Preview lets you play your simulation exactly as a learner will see it. You can preview the whole simulation from the Simulations page or the editor, play a single scene, or open the simulation's share link.
Ways to preview
From the Simulations page: click the ▶ button on a simulation's card, or open More actions (three lines) and click Preview. The simulation opens in a window on the page. Click X to close it.
From the editor: click Preview at the top right. The editor preview has extra tools for testing (see below).
One scene only: click the ▶ button next to the scene's text on the canvas, or click Play this scene in the scene's content window.
With the share link: click Publish (rocket icon). On the Live Link tab, click the copy icon next to the direct link (the first field) and open the link in your browser. Others can open this link only while the simulation is published (Live). If it is private, click Publish simulation first.
The preview window on the Simulations page, opened with the ▶ button on a card. It shows the simulation "ID Control: Person Assessment [demo]" as learners see it. The close button (X) in the top right corner is highlighted.
The content window of scene #1. On the right, Play this scene is highlighted. It opens a preview of this scene.
Scene #1 open on the canvas. The ▶ button next to the character’s text is highlighted, with the tooltip “Play this scene”.
The Publish window of a live simulation, on the Live Link tab (highlighted). The first field, highlighted as Direct link, holds the simulation’s link (https://app.branchtrack.com/p/…) with a copy icon next to it. The second field holds the embed code (iframe). At the bottom is the Make simulation private button.
Testing tools in the editor preview
Device view: switch between Desktop, Mobile portrait and Mobile landscape with the icons above the player.
Scene info bar below the player: the current scene number, the character's emotion, the score and the number of comments.
The icons in the top right corner let you restart the simulation, go back, and close the preview.
The preview in the editor. Highlighted: the Desktop, Mobile portrait and Mobile landscape icons above the player; the restart, back and close icons in the top right corner; and the bar below the player showing Scene #1, the emotion Normal, the score (“-”, no score yet) and 1 comment.
Which previews count in Insights
Counted: plays from Preview on the Simulations page and from the share link. Keep this in mind if you follow your results in Insights.
Not counted: Preview in the editor and Play this scene. Use these when you test your simulation.
Editing while you play
When you are signed in and open your simulation's link, you'll find Edit simulation in the player's menu. It takes you straight to the editor. Learners don't see it, and it is hidden when the simulation is embedded on another page.
What learners see
On any device and screen size, learners see the character, the speech bubble with the character's text, and the reply choices. Depending on your settings, they also see the emotion meter, choice numbers, a progress bar and a replay button at the end. You can hide any of these in Settings (gears icon) — see Player Settings and Customization.