Create branching scenarios
Make interactive branching scenarios with Genially’s intuitive scenario builder. Let learners make decisions, see the consequences and practice real situations in a fun format. Fast, free, and no coding required!
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Branching scenarios
What is a branching scenario?
A branching scenario is an interactive learning activity where learners face a realistic situation and choose what to do. Unlike a quiz, it doesn’t just check what people know: it lets them practice making decisions in a safe environment.
Decision points
Learners face a realistic situation with two or more possible responses and choose what to do.
Different paths
Each choice leads to a different consequence, follow-up question or ending, so every learner follows a path of their own.
Instant feedback
Learners see why a decision worked or didn’t, and can go back to explore another path.
A branching scenario is a good fit if:
You want people to practice judgment, not just recall facts: handling an unhappy customer, leading a sales call or reacting to a security incident.
The right answer depends on context, and wrong choices have consequences worth showing.
You train soft skills such as feedback, negotiation, ethics or conflict resolution.
You need learners to practice in a safe, low-stakes environment before facing the real situation.
A branching scenario is not the right format if:
You only need to check knowledge: a quiz or a survey is faster to build and easier to grade.
The content is a fixed procedure with a single correct order. A step-by-step guide or an interactive presentation is clearer.
You need to share information, not practice decisions: an infographic, a presentation or a microsite will work better.
Templates
Free branching scenario templates
Start from a ready-made branching scenario and make it yours. Replace the content, adjust the paths and share it with your learners.
Simulate real life situations
From customer service training to soft skills practice, it’s easy to make scenario-based learning (SBL) experiences in Genially. Encourage students to think critically and explore the consequences of their decisions in a virtual, low-stakes environment.
- Build realistic online training scenarios and role plays.
- Include dialogs, audio, video, animations, questions, and interactive activities.
- Use branching to give learners a safe space to explore different paths and outcomes.
- Help learners develop confidence in their abilities with positive reinforcement and real-time feedback.
Built for Learning professionals
Developed with Instructional Designers and L&D professionals in mind, Genially is easy enough for anyone to get the hang of – even if you don’t have experience in eLearning design. Set up interactions and animations in one click and preview the scenario as you go.
- No-code course authoring and interactive content creation tools, and intuitive drag-and-drop Editor.
- Extensive resource library, precision design tools, 1,500+ professional templates.
- Export the finished scenario to your LMS or embed on your website. No learner login required.
- Smooth collaboration with SMEs: Real time co-editing, team templates, commenting, version and permissions controls.
Storytelling and gamification tools
Use gamification to make your training scenarios even more engaging. As well as humanizing abstract or technical concepts, game-based narratives increase learners’ emotional investment in the outcome, boosting motivation and retention.
- Game features include countdown timers, drag-and-drop, unlockables, flip-the-coin, click-to-reveal, and more.
- Unlimited creative freedom: Recreate real locations like the office or build a fantasy world.
- Design adventure-style quests and online escape rooms with the help of templates.
- Get kudos from your students! Learners consistently rate Genially as more fun and engaging than traditional eLearning formats.
Free
You can make learning scenarios for free in Genially. Upgrade for more powerful features like engagement metrics and advanced customization.
Branching
Make interactive scenarios with decision points, instant feedback, and custom paths based on learner actions and choices.
Multimedia
Bring your storyline to life with video, sound effects, voiceover, background music, and click-to-play audio.
Animations
Build dynamic experiences with entrance and exit, timed, and click-trigger animations, and custom slide transitions.
AI Tools
Generate voiceovers, images, and quiz questions in 1 click, or translate the material into 150+ languages without external tools.
Questions & Challenges
Test knowledge with questions and activities like multiple choice, open response, fill-in-the-gaps, match the pair, and more.
Assessment
Access live reports on every student’s engagement, responses, and progress in the Activity dashboard.
Multi-device
Genially works on any device including phone, tablet, and laptop. It’s easy to adapt and optimize learning content for mobile learning.
Accessible
All published Genially content meets WCAG standards. Add ALT text to make sure that users of assistive tools can understand what’s in the images.
Step by step
How to create a branching scenario
Plan the decisions and pick a template (or let AI draft it)
Define the goal, the situation and the key decisions, and sketch a map of the paths. Then sign up for a free Genially account and pick a branching scenario template, start from a blank canvas or describe your idea and let AI draft it for you.
Build the paths
Write the situation, the choices and the consequence of each one. Then connect every answer to the page it leads to using interactivity: buttons and click or hover triggers can take learners to another page, reveal feedback or open a pop-up. Add voiceover, characters, images and animations to make it feel real.
Test every path and share
Use the Preview button to play every path and check that each choice leads where it should. Then click Share to get the unique link: send it to learners, embed it, or add it to your LMS. It works on any device, so learners can practice at their own pace.
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Why choose Genially for branching scenarios
| Genially | Articulate Storyline | BranchTrack | Adobe Captivate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get started | ||||
| Free plan | Included | Not included | Included | Not included |
| Works in the browser, no installation | Included | Not included | Included | Not included |
| Create faster | ||||
| Generate a scenario from a prompt with AI | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
FAQ
Branching scenarios: frequently asked questions
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