In this live replay, I show you how I’m building AI-powered simulations inside Articulate Storyline in minutes using the new devlin.ai simulation builder (public beta). The traditional way to build branching scenarios is slow, messy, and usually turns into multiple-choice conversations that don’t feel like real work. In the real world, people don’t have four options floating around in their head—so I wanted a way for learners to respond in their own words and get dynamic, realistic responses back. I demo an “interview the retiring SME” simulation where you have to extract real, usable details from a skeptical subject matter expert (Frank) before he leaves in two weeks. Then I pull back the curtain on what powers it: character instructions, behavior triggers (like “if the learner asks a vague question, give a vague answer”), and evaluation criteria with scoring, deductions, and full transcript tracking. You can see pass/fail, score distribution, and which criteria learners are struggling with. Then we build it together: generate the sim from a prompt, embed it in Storyline as a web object, create a handful of Storyline variables (like Frank_mood, sim_score, sim_feedback), and wire it up so the character’s states change based on the conversation. The goal isn’t to replace instructional design—it’s to give you way more flexibility to prototype, test scenarios fast, and create portfolio-ready work that goes beyond traditional eLearning.