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MaslowsMazeon Show HN: Mazetec – Introducing group synced interactive branching presentations

Free Tools for interactive group and remote scenario-based training.

Engineered for user's with low bandwidth and mobile ready. The best learning comes from experience, create interactive learning games with branching decisions and consequences.

See who is paying attention without the camera. Automatically capture attendence and every action for each learner.

Create interactive branching presentations

Branching choices to consequenses for a dynamic real-world experience.

Gamify with points and time Show impact with points and time penalties or bonuses. Simulate real-world pressures.

MaslowsMazeon Show HN: Mazetec – Create text-based adventures with a timer and points

We made how a bill becomes a law in collaboration with political science professor from Colorado State University she really wanted to capture her student's attention. But the decision tree and how it's displayed is anything that you want it to be I felt nice that is a platform so users can sign up create your own scenarios generate a link and send it out so students can explore.

As far as linking to study guide or external resources we built a hint node to offer additional information to students exploring that allows students to pause the timer.

We are capturing a tremendous amount of analytics like for example we can see when the student leaves the tab during play.

We capture every decision the amount of time on that decision the sequence and the number of tries as well as abandonments and the abandonment nodes.

In the future we're planning an app resource guide.

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MaslowsMazeon Show HN: Mazetec – Create text-based adventures with a timer and points

I'm also happy to discuss any of the technical details. Mazetec is the result of my Master's in computer science. I've made a lot of updates since last sharing on Reddit but you are welcome to see the post there: https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/hgugsj/after_4_year...

MaslowsMazeon Show HN: Mazetec – Create text-based adventures with a timer and points

Formatting is a little difficult to adjust, but I think you get the point. Give it a try.

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MaslowsMazeon Show HN: Mazetec – Create text-based adventures with a timer and points

Driving Questions

How do you teach someone something they think they already know or who is ADHD and can't focus?

You make them do it, but what if doing it is dangerous or puts someone else at risk?

You create a safe environment for them to do it and practice.

Overview

The original goal of Mazetec was to make online learning more engaging. Rather than telling the learner what to do, create a scenario and let them try it for themselves.

For example, you're a knight, do you fight the dragon or run from the dragon? What are the consequences of each decision? Give points for different choices.

Application Features

Build branching scenarios in the visual editor that people can play with a link.

Ability to limit the time, thus creating a race against the clock and time pressure.

Pressure changes the way people make decisions, give ppl 5 seconds to make a decision or 50 seconds or no timer at all.

Create your own points you can have prefix and suffix on your scenario credits and you can start a user with 100 and only subtract and fail them when they reach 0.

e.g. points can be

50 Latnum

10 knuts

$5.00

100 Points

Life force 100%

Node types

Scene - branching node

Warning - sends the user back and subtracts points or time.

Hint - can pause the timer if enabled, sends the user back to the previous node. This is meant to serve as a point of reflection.

Form - collect data using a survey or form at any point

Fail - Fails the user, but encourages them to restart.