The platform that's simplifying roleplay assessment creation
Why Author?

Production Assistant Tool
Creating story-based assessments has never been easier. Production Assistant is an AI-powered engine that creates impactful assessments for over 100 course areas in just minutes.

Boosts Storytelling
Author's Production Assistant streamlines the storytelling process, making it easier to create impactful assessments that foster meaningful learning experiences.

Engages Learners
Roleplay assessments created using Author immerse learners with open-response style questions and compelling storylines, resulting in impactful learning outcomes.

Backed by Research
Author emerged from a year-long research study, sponsored by the Gates Foundation, to address the challenges encountered by educators, learners, and administrators. Download our report to gain more insight!

Easy to Deploy
Assessments built with Author can be delivered directly or embedded into your LMS using LTI 1.1/1.3, providing single sign-on and gradebook integration. Assessments run natively in browsers on any device, meet WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility guidelines, and generate rich data on learner behavior.
Product Benefits
Production Assistant
Stay in the designer role while our AI Production Assistant creates and refines your content
Accessible
Meets or exceeds WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards
Open Response
Author now auto-assesses open response answers with personalized feedback
Integration
Supports LTI 1.1/1.3 for easy integration
Browser Based
Assessments run natively in the browser on any device, including phones and tablets
Analytics
Detailed analytics available to both authors and instructors
Find Your Lane

What Education Leaders Are Saying About Author
“Open Response changes everything.”
Julianna Stockton
University of Kansas
“Muzzy Lane's tools and capabilities 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 Frasier
Education Design Lab
“As an instructor, I use 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
George Mason University
“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
Western Governors 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
Excelsior University
“We needed to create a high-quality experience quickly, at scale, and efficiently. Enter Muzzy Lane – not a vendor but a true end-to-end solutions partner in every sense. Accessible, mobile, integrated simulations went live across multiple disciplines within a very short period of time by leveraging Muzzy Lane tools and training services; a remarkable accomplishment with an incredible partner.”

Sankha Basu
Product Development Executive