Media Upload

Overview

HyperSkill allows adding media such as images, audio, and PDF documents to be used in their simulations. Authors must upload these files to their media repository before they can be added to simulations. HyperSkill support the following media files.

Images

Images can be attached to virtual object surfaces like a display monitor or a poster. Accepted files: .jpg, .jpeg, .png

Audio

Audio can provide immersive sounds related to the simulation environment, or a more customized system sounds (chimes, alarms, etc.). Accepted files: .wav

Documents

Documents uploaded to HyperSkill can be included as supplementary material (such as manuals or user guides) to assist learners with performing tasks in the simulation. Documents are also used in QA answering in SimGPT. Accepted files: .pdf

How to Upload Media in HyperSkill

1. To access the media repository, click on the menu icon from the home page labeled Media Library.

Select between the tabs to upload images, audio files, or PDF documents.

1. Click on + New and selected a file to upload.

1. To delete an image, click on the Trash icon.

How to Upload Media in the web portal

1. To access the media repository, navigate to id.siminsights.com in your web browser. After login, click on "HyperSkill > Media"

1. Select between the tabs to upload images, audio files, or PDF documents.

1. Click on Upload and drop a file to upload.

1. To delete an image, click on the Trash button.

Displaying Media in your Simulation

In order to display media in your simulation, you can use the Display Image state action and Play Audio state action. More information can be found in Display Image and Play Audio documentation.

Display Image state action

Play Audio state action

Adding Documents to your Simulation

To add documents to your simulation, navigate to Settings. Under Global Settings, click on + Add next to Documents.