Roleplay Assessment Creation Platform

Streamlining Assessment Design Workflows

Author supports instructional designers in creating, delivering, and scaling assessments with real-world scenarios for skills application.

Rethinking assessment for a changing world

AI has exposed a weakness in traditional assessment: it mostly measures whether students can recall information, not whether they can apply their skills. When AI answers a standard test question in seconds, it's clear we need better ways to assess real skill. 
 
Muzzy Lane Author is the answer. It supports instructional designers across the entire production and delivery process, so experiential learning in real-world scenarios can finally be created and scaled across institutions.  
 
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With Author, you can:

Create, Customize, Scale, and Score authentic learning

The Production Assistant

A proven 8-step playbook

Author's Production Assistant uses the Generate Playbook to create pedagogically sound roleplay assessment, one step at a time.

Generate Playbook

Why instructional designers choose Author

Our impact

6.2 Million

Students Served

53 Million

Assessments Completed

531 Million

Decisions Made

Built for every kind of learning

Trusted across education, training, and publishing.

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Higher Education & K-12

Create immersive roleplay assessments for authentic, impactful learning outcomes at scale.

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Corporate L&D

Engage learners with immersive environment and skills-development pathways.

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Publishers

Blend course materials with cutting-edge technology to prepare learners for any career.

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Making a real-world impact

We're dedicated to scaling our impact by delivering an intuitive design experience that makes high-quality, immersive roleplay assessments accessible to every learner.

Customer Testimonials

See what our happy clients have to say about working with us and the results they achieved.

"Muzzy Lane's tools are a game changer. With the use of a solid prompt and concept, the tools create an engaging interactive simulation in minutes with the ability to fine-tune and edit as needed. I was able to create simulations that allow learners to practice their skills in a real-world scenario without spending countless hours developing the content from scratch. It allows open-response interactions that require learners to think critically and provides the opportunity for honesty in a safe space."
Nicol Dunn
Nicol Dunn
Colorado State University Global
"I've used Author in Teacher Education courses, Nursing courses, and General Ed courses, and it's great for engaging students with complicated, abstract concepts in fresh and compelling ways."
Kelly Morris
Kelly Morris
Western Governors University
"As an instructor, I have used Muzzy Lane simulations because they promote critical thinking and problem-solving, which are important career readiness skills. The activities allow students to analyze information, make decisions, and quickly see outcomes - something I couldn't do in my classes in the past!"
Patrick Soleymani
Patrick Soleymani
George Mason University
"I had a great experience working with Muzzy Lane on the development of three simulations for our course HIS350: World War I. It is a credit to their development process and the Author tool that the simulations have continued to run smoothly for each group of students in the course since 2016, even as we changed our LMS."
Mary Berkery
Mary Berkery
Excelsior University
"Muzzy Lane's tools and capabilities for creating interactive simulations have helped us solve two critical issues. First, the simulations have dramatically enhanced the learner experience. Perhaps more importantly for our institutional partners, they have helped us scale assessment, which is a game-changer in the world of digital badging."
Don Fraser
Don Fraser
Education Design Lab
"Open response changes everything."
Julianna Stockton
Julianna Stockton
The University of Kansas

Ready to start creating?

Schedule a free 30-minute workshop with us to discuss your personalized experience using Author.