Training Simulator Builder

Part of the worlds-biggest-software-project initiative.

An AI-powered authoring platform that enables subject-matter experts to build realistic, branching training simulations for compliance and skills development -- without specialized instructional design skills or weeks of production time.

Training Simulator Builder is a scenario-based simulation authoring tool for corporate L&D teams, compliance officers, and instructional designers in regulated industries. It addresses the central bottleneck in simulation training: the time, cost, and technical skill required to produce branching scenarios with realistic dialogue, consequence logic, and scoring. By combining a visual authoring interface with AI-assisted content generation, it compresses simulation production from weeks to hours and makes the format accessible to non-technical authors.

Why Training Simulator Builder?

Existing tools are expensive and enterprise-only. Articulate Storyline 360 costs ~$1,749/user/year, Talespin is sales-led enterprise pricing, and most AI simulation platforms (SymTrain, Virti, Mindtickle) target narrow verticals with closed ecosystems. Mid-market teams and freelance instructional designers are priced out.
General authoring tools lack AI-native simulation features. Storyline and Adobe Captivate require manual construction of every branch, trigger, and variable. Building a compliance scenario with dozens of decision points takes weeks of skilled authoring effort.
Purpose-built simulation tools are vertically locked. SymTrain serves contact centers. Mindtickle serves B2B sales. Virti is healthcare-focused. No single platform covers the breadth of compliance and skills training scenarios that organizations need.
No open-source option exists with full capability. H5P offers a branching scenario content type under MIT licence, but it lacks AI authoring assistance, character libraries, voice synthesis, and analytics dashboards. There is no open-source foundation that can be extended and self-hosted by organizations with data privacy constraints.
AI-generated content is generic, not policy-accurate. Current AI tools generate plausible dialogue but cannot ingest an organization's actual policies to produce legally defensible compliance scenarios. A harassment training simulation must reflect the company's specific policy, not a generic script.

Key Features

Visual Scenario Authoring

Node-graph branching editor for creating decision points, character responses, and consequence paths without code
Support for complex branching logic including multiple paths, converging threads, and looping
Consequence and scoring logic with points for correct choices and feedback on incorrect paths
Post-scenario debrief with per-path feedback messages

AI-Assisted Content Generation

Generate realistic dialogue and scenario branches from a brief training objective or uploaded policy document
AI-suggested response options and consequence paths during authoring
Dialogue quality review that flags unrealistic, legally inaccurate, or policy-inconsistent content
Automatic scenario variation generation from a master scenario

Character and Voice System

Configurable character library with customizable appearance and voice profiles
Text-to-speech voice generation via API integration (ElevenLabs or equivalent)
Multi-character interaction support for realistic scenario dynamics

Compliance and Skills Templates

Pre-built scenario structures for workplace harassment, workplace safety, data privacy, and code of conduct
Additional template packs for sales conversation, clinical communication, and leadership/coaching
Templates customizable with organization-specific policies and context

LMS Integration and Standards

SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, and xAPI export for deployment to any compatible LMS
cmi5 export for environments supporting the newer standard
LTI 1.3 deep integration for native LMS embedding
Hosted learner delivery with completion tracking for organizations without an LMS

Analytics and Collaboration

Learner analytics dashboard: path frequency, decision-point error rates, completion time
Multi-author collaboration with role-based access (author, reviewer, publisher) and comment threads
Version history for scenario content
Regulatory evidence reports linking simulation completion to specific compliance requirements

AI-Native Advantage

The core production bottleneck in simulation training is authoring: manually writing realistic dialogue for every branch, anticipating learner responses, and constructing consequence logic. AI generation compresses this from weeks to hours by producing policy-grounded dialogue from uploaded documents, suggesting branching paths the author may not have considered, and evaluating free-text learner responses semantically rather than requiring rigid branching trees. This enables an open-ended conversational practice mode where learners type or speak naturally and the system assesses their response -- a capability currently limited to narrow verticals like contact center training.

Tech Stack & Deployment

Deployment modes: Self-hosted (for organizations with data privacy constraints) and cloud-hosted
Open standards: SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, xAPI (Tin Can), cmi5, LTI 1.3 -- all open specifications with no patent encumbrances
AI integration: LLM APIs for dialogue generation and semantic response evaluation; TTS APIs for character voice synthesis
Learner experience: HTML5 responsive output for desktop and mobile; touch-friendly interaction patterns
Accessibility target: WCAG 2.2 Level AA for learner-facing output

Market Context

The global eLearning market is projected to exceed $400 billion by 2030, with simulation training growing faster than the overall market as organizations recognize the limits of passive content for behavioral change. Corporate compliance training alone represents a multi-billion-dollar annual spend driven by regulatory mandates across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and energy. Incumbent authoring tools range from ~$499/year (Rise 360) to ~$1,749/year (Storyline 360) per author seat, with enterprise simulation platforms like Talespin and Virti priced significantly higher on custom contracts. Primary buyers are corporate L&D teams in regulated industries, HR compliance functions, and eLearning agencies building simulation content for enterprise clients.

Project Status

This project is in the research and specification phase. Contributions, feedback, and domain expertise are welcome.

Contributing

We welcome contributions from developers, domain experts, and potential users. See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Important: All contributions must be your own original work or clearly attributed open-source material with a compatible licence. Copyright infringement and licence violations will not be tolerated and will result in immediate removal of the offending contribution. If you are unsure whether a piece of code, text, or other material is safe to contribute, open an issue and ask before submitting.

Licence

Licence to be determined. See discussion for context.