OVERVIEW
This scenario-based, gamified training teaches employees how to recognize and respond to cardiac emergencies using an AED. It was designed to create confidence through decision-making, storytelling, and immediate feedback.
Workplace Safety Training
This scenario-based, gamified training teaches employees how to recognize and respond to cardiac emergencies using an AED. It was designed to create confidence through decision-making, storytelling, and immediate feedback.
Audience: General staff in a corporate or retail environment
Responsibilities: Sole developer (design, development, visuals, and voiceover scripting)
Tools Used: Articulate Storyline 360, Adobe XD, Audacity, and Canva
Workplace Safety and CPR Training
This training was developed to teach employees how to respond in an emergency using an AED device. The goal was to turn a life-saving process into something memorable, interactive, and easy to practice.
Audience: General staff in a corporate or retail environment
Responsibilities: Sole developer (design, development, visuals, and voiceover scripting)
Tools Used: Articulate Storyline 360, Adobe XD, Audacity, and Canva
Employees are often unaware of how close they are to a life-saving device or how to use one. While many workplaces are equipped with AEDs, people don’t feel prepared to act under pressure. Traditional CPR training is often passive, technical, or forgettable.
To solve this, I created a gamified eLearning experience that places learners in a scenario where someone collapses at work. Learners make time-sensitive decisions, get immediate feedback, and experience both successful and failed outcomes. It’s immersive, visual, and designed to reinforce action through experience—not lecture.
Problem and Solution
Process
I started by identifying key actions using the Action Mapping approach such as recognizing a cardiac emergency, locating an AED, and using it quickly and effectively. From there, I mapped a branching scenario that allowed learners to explore outcomes based on their choices.
I wrote custom dialogue, designed branded assets in Canva, and built the full experience in Articulate Storyline.
Action Map
The goal was to make the experience action-first and emotionally impactful. I focused on what learners needed to do—not just what they needed to know.
Key learner actions included:
Assessing the scene
Managing an emergency situation
Using the AED with step-by-step guidance
Understanding the consequences of improper action
Each interaction was mapped directly to these core actions to keep the focus on practical, real-world application.
Once the map was finalized, I wrote a full text-based storyboard including all dialogue, prompts, and feedback paths. I checked for clear pacing and tone, making sure everything would feel natural and easy to follow once built in Storyline.
Text-Based Storyboard
Prototype
The prototype included two decision branches and placeholder visuals to gather early feedback on tone and pacing. Based on user testing, I streamlined the visuals and on-screen prompts to avoid overload and keep learners focused and engaged.
Final Product
The final product is an interactive, gamified course that puts learners in control of the outcome. When they make a wrong decision, they see the consequences. When they act fast and correctly, they save a life.
Takeaways
This was one of my favorite builds because it combined storytelling, critical thinking, and emotional engagement in a high-impact scenario. The interactive format gave learners a chance to make decisions, reflect, and try again—which is exactly how real behavior change starts.
Biggest takeaway: Life-saving training doesn't have to feel clinical or overwhelming. It can be visual, memorable, and accessible to everyone.
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Problem and Solution
Employees are often unaware of how close they are to a life-saving device or how to use one. While many workplaces are equipped with AEDs, people don’t feel prepared to act under pressure. Traditional CPR training is often passive, technical, or forgettable.
To solve this, I created a gamified eLearning experience that places learners in a scenario where someone collapses at work. Learners make time-sensitive decisions, get immediate feedback, and experience both successful and failed outcomes. It’s immersive, visual, and designed to reinforce action through experience—not lecture.
Process
I started by identifying key actions using the Action Mapping approach such as recognizing a cardiac emergency, locating an AED, and using it quickly and effectively. From there, I mapped a branching scenario that allowed learners to explore outcomes based on their choices.
I wrote custom dialogue, designed branded assets in Canva, and built the full experience in Articulate Storyline.
Action Map
Text-Based Storyboard
Once the map was finalized, I wrote a full text-based storyboard including all dialogue, prompts, and feedback paths. I checked for clear pacing and tone, making sure everything would feel natural and easy to follow once built in Storyline.
The goal was to make the experience action-first and emotionally impactful. I focused on what learners needed to do—not just what they needed to know.
Key learner actions included:
Assessing the scene
Managing an emergency situation
Using the AED with step-by-step guidance
Understanding the consequences of improper action
Each interaction was mapped directly to these core actions to keep the focus on practical, real-world application.
Prototype
The prototype included two decision branches and placeholder visuals to gather early feedback on tone and pacing. Based on user testing, I streamlined the visuals and on-screen prompts to avoid overload and keep learners focused and engaged.
Final Product
The final product is an interactive, gamified course that puts learners in control of the outcome. When they make a wrong decision, they see the consequences. When they act fast and correctly, they save a life.
Takeaways
This was one of my favorite builds because it combined storytelling, critical thinking, and emotional engagement in a high-impact scenario. The interactive format gave learners a chance to make decisions, reflect, and try again—which is exactly how real behavior change starts.
Biggest takeaway: Life-saving training doesn't have to feel clinical or overwhelming. It can be visual, memorable, and accessible to everyone.
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