Solution: I designed one reusable variable-and-trigger pattern for the gate rather than a bespoke build per scenario. Variables tied to each answer button check the selection on click, route to the matching feedback layer, and unlock "Continue" only when the correct variable evaluates true. Reapplying it to a new scenario meant reindexing variables and swapping content, not rebuilding the logic.

Result: One variable-and-trigger pattern covers all six gates and one layer pattern covers all five feedback states. Instead of building 48 slides, I built three. Adding a scenario meant extending a system, not duplicating a bunch of slides. 

Solution: I used a single layer-and-variable pattern for every decision slide that closely follows the logic of the gate slide. Layers house each feedback state on the base slide instead of spawning a new slide per outcome. Custom button states (Normal, Visited, Correct, Incorrect) reflect the learner's answer history using the same variable logic each time.

Result: Result: I architected this as a compromise between a very complex variable-and-trigger pattern and a massive number of slides. I built and tested the first three decision slides with custom triggers and five results layers each. From there, duplicating those slides carried the trigger logic forward automatically. The remaining 15 decision slides needed only content and variable-reference edits rather than anything built from scratch. Instead of building 90 decision slides, I built 18.