Tar Heel Gameplay

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On this tab you can quickly create a basic interactive gameplay with a fixed interval between prompts.

Find a video you like on YouTube and copy the URL for the video from the URL bar of your browser. Then paste that URL into the box below and click the Load button.

  • Enter the number of seconds you want the video to play between pauses into the Pause every field.
  • Enter the prompt message in the Prompt field.
  • You may optionally adjust the start and end time by clicking in the field and either typing a number or by using the up and down arrow keys. Pressing up arrow will increase the time by 0.1 seconds, holding shift while pressing it will increase the time by 1 second. The video will advance as you adjust the time so that you can get it to just the right place.

Pressing the Play button will open a new browser window where you can try your gameplay. You may share your newly created game with anyone simply by copying the URL from that window and sharing it with others. No one without the URL will be able to see it.

On this tab you may create a Gameplay where you control the time and text for each prompt.

Find a video you like on YouTube and copy the URL for the video from the URL bar of your browser. Then paste that URL into the box below and click the Load button.

  • Once your video is loaded a box will appear below with the label "Start at". You may click in the box and type a time, or better yet, use the up and down arrow keys to adjust the start time of your video. Hold the shift key to make adjustments in 1 second steps.
  • Once you have set the start time, click the play arrow () inside the YouTube video window to start the video playing. As it plays, click the Add a Pause button to add a pause point to your gameplay whenever you want. When the video is finished you can go back and fill in the Prompt text for each pause.
  • You will also be able to adjust the times using the arrow keys so don't worry about getting them in exactly the right places on the first play through.

Pressing the Play button will open a new browser window where you can try your gameplay. You may share your newly created game with anyone simply by copying the URL from that window and sharing it with others. No one without the URL will be able to see it.

On this tab you may create a Gameplay with multiple prompts that continue, start over, quit, or jump to a time you specify. You might use this tab for example to create a choose your own adventure style gameplay.

Find a video you like on YouTube and copy the URL for the video from the URL bar of your browser. Then paste that URL into the box below and click the Load button.

  • Once your video is loaded a box will appear below with the label Start at. You may click in the box and type a number of seconds, or better yet, use the up and down arrow keys to adjust the start time of your video. Hold the shift key to make adjustments in 1 second steps.
  • Once you have set the start time, click the play arrow () inside the YouTube video window to start the video playing. As it plays, click the Add a Pause button to add a pause point to your gameplay whenever you want. When the video is finished you can go back and fill in the Choice text for each pause. You may also adjust the response to the user's choice using the Action selector.
  • You can add additional choices for any of the pause points by clicking the little button in the Choice box. This way you can present a player with multiple choices that result in either continuing, starting over, quitting, or jumping to a new point in the video. If you choose to jump to a new time, you can click in the box that appears after the "Jump to" label and again use your arrow keys to adjust the time.

Pressing the Play button will open a new browser window where you can try your gameplay. You may share your newly created game with anyone simply by copying the URL from that window and sharing it with others. No one without the URL will be able to see it.