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Great contribution, I love reading these answers
I prefer software simulations, its just a little bit harder than creating a simple videoturial but its better, however I don´t know how cost-effective it would be.
I prefer simulations, for the interactivity. It’s closer to ‘experiencing’ than a demo.
They both have their own purpose. A demo is fine, if the learner has access to what is being demonstrated, to practice with.
The reason I prefer simulation is because I like that it can introduce learners, hands on, to something they don’t currently have access to.
I stopped using Video Demo a couple of years ago when I discovered Camtasia. Other than the addition of webcam recording, Video Demo has not remained competitive in this space and Camtasia has rocketed past the Video Demo quality and experience. Video Demo is probably ten years behind what Camtasia is capable of. Besides, I haven’t been able to run Video Demo on my machine due to a hardware conflict with my Logitech webcam. Captivate simply crashes when I try. I have been working with Adobe Support on and off for almost a year now with no resolution in sight.
I still use Adobe Captivate for Software Simulation. I have not seen a competing product in this area that surpasses the simplicity of Captivate at recording sims.
I prefer software simulations to video demos because they are easier to manipulate, and I can reuse them for assessments. If creating a full course using the “Tell me, show me, let me, test me” method, I set up the software simulation slides’ with no pausing. This gives the appearance of a video.
I don’t have Snagit or Camtasia, so I have used video demos to create animated GIFs for simple tasks like drag and drop from folder to folder in File Explorer.
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