Stornaway.io

Stornaway.io is an interactive video platform designed by Stornaway Productions to create and publish interactive video experiences for various purposes, including business, marketing, training, education, film, TV, and game projects. According to the vendor, this platform caters to a wide range of users, from individuals and small businesses to large enterprises and production studios. Professionals in the fields of filmmaking, marketing, training and education, game development, as well as e-learning and online course providers can all potentially benefit from the features and capabilities offered by Stornaway.io.

Plan, write, edit and test - without coding: Stornaway.io allows users to visually plan their interactive video stories using the Story Island feature, providing a clear visualization of the entire story. Users can edit and play back their projects immediately, even without uploaded videos, using placeholder videos for instant feedback.

Add story layers without adding confusion: Stornaway.io enables users to add different variants of each Story Island without cluttering the interface. These variants can be neatly layered into one tabbed box, maintaining a clean and organized workspace for writing, shooting, and editing.

Write and read non-linear scripts: Stornaway.io provides a script editor designed specifically for non-linear navigation, making it easy to write and read interactive scripts. The script pages display the choices to move forwards or backwards, ensuring seamless navigation within the interactive video.

Choices and Button Settings: Stornaway.io allows users to add clickable text and image buttons to their interactive videos. Up to four onscreen choices can be added, optimized for both mobile and desktop viewing. Users can customize button styles, positions, text, and background colors.

Invisible Hotspots: Stornaway.io enables users to make any buttons invisible and set any area of the frame to be clickable. This feature enhances the interactive experience by allowing people, objects, and complex graphics in uploaded files to be clickable without adding visible buttons.

Countdown Timers: Stornaway.io provides the option to add countdown timer bars to inform the audience about the remaining time to make a choice. Users can customize the colors of the timer bars and choose to invert the colors or use transparent backgrounds.

Click Timing: Stornaway.io allows users to control the timing of what happens when the audience makes a choice in the interactive video. Users can choose to cut to the next clip immediately after a choice is clicked or set it to wait until the end of the current clip, creating a seamless flow between choices.

Default Choices: Stornaway.io offers the ability to set up autopilot choices for situations when the audience leans back or can't decide. The story continues based on the author's predetermined path. Hidden paths can also be set up that are only followed if no choice is made.

Game Logic: Stornaway.io introduces a game-changing mechanic that allows users to add advanced settings to their choices. Users can keep track of scores, adjust character relationships, manage inventories, and more using variables that can be stored, changed, and checked across the project.

Publishing: Stornaway.io offers easy no-code publishing options, allowing users to make their interactive videos public on the Stornaway player and streaming platform, embed them on their own websites, and share them on social media. Integration with YouTube enables exporting of interactive stories directly to the platform with interactive links.