Hihaho
Hihaho
Collaboration tools
Overview
Hihaho is an interactive video platform that allows creators to layer engagement elements—quizzes, hotspots, branching menus, overlays, and focus effects—on top of existing video content. It is used by educators and L&D teams to turn standard recordings into active learning experiences.
The Panopto Hihaho integration connects Panopto’s video creation and management capabilities with Hihaho’s interactive layer. Instructors and content creators record multi-source video in Panopto, then bring that content into Hihaho to add interactive elements—branching scenarios, pop-up menus, hyperlinked images, focus effects, text and sound overlays, and more. The finished interactive video is embedded back into Panopto using Hihaho’s embed URL, giving learners a single governed destination for all course content.
The integration is suited for higher education instructors and corporate L&D teams who want to extend standard video content with interaction that supports active learning, without requiring specialist production skills or additional software to install.
Benefits
- Add interactive elements to Panopto recordings without rebuilding content from scratch
- Extend Panopto’s native interactivity with Hihaho’s full range of engagement tools
- Embed completed Hihaho interactive videos back into Panopto sessions via embed URL
- Combine multi-source Panopto recordings with Hihaho’s branching and overlay capabilities
- Access Hihaho analytics on how learners engage with interactive elements
Features
- Embed Hihaho interactive video inside a Panopto session
- Branched viewing with pop-up menus and hyperlinked images
- Hotspots, highlights, and digital zoom focus effects
- Text and sound overlays
- Hihaho engagement analytics
- Retention policies and content governance
- Developer API for custom ingestion workflows
- Viewer analytics
Support and documentation
Frequently asked questions
How does the Panopto Hihaho integration work?
Instructors record video in Panopto and bring that content into Hihaho to add interactive elements. Once the interactive version is ready, it is embedded back into a Panopto session using Hihaho’s embed URL—so learners access the full interactive experience from within Panopto, in the same place they access the rest of their course content.
Setup and configuration guidance for connecting the two platforms is covered in the support documentation linked on this page.
What interactive elements can be added to Panopto videos through Hihaho?
Hihaho supports a range of interactive elements that go beyond Panopto’s native in-video quizzing. Creators can add branched viewing paths with pop-up menus and hyperlinked images that trigger different actions based on viewer choices. Focus elements—including hotspots, highlights, and digital zoom—draw attention to specific parts of the screen. Text and sound overlays add contextual information on top of the video at specific moments.
These elements are created and configured in Hihaho, then delivered to learners through the Hihaho player embedded inside Panopto.
Does Hihaho replace Panopto’s native interactivity, or complement it?
Hihaho complements rather than replaces Panopto’s native interactive features. Panopto includes its own in-video quizzing, notes, and discussion tools, which remain available on all Panopto content. Hihaho extends that capability for creators who need branching scenarios, overlay effects, or the specific engagement formats that Hihaho specializes in.
Organizations that need basic in-video assessment can use Panopto’s native tools without the Hihaho integration. Those who want a more comprehensive interactive layer—particularly for scenario-based learning or attention-focusing techniques—can use Hihaho alongside Panopto for those use cases.
Can instructors track how learners engage with Hihaho interactive elements?
Yes. Hihaho provides analytics on how learners interact with the interactive elements added to a video—including engagement data on branching choices, hotspot interactions, and other in-video activity. This data is available within Hihaho rather than within Panopto’s analytics dashboard.
For organizations that need completion and engagement data in one place, it is worth noting that Hihaho and Panopto analytics are accessed separately.
Does using Hihaho require additional software or technical skills?
No additional software installation is required. Panopto records video in the browser or with the desktop recorder, and Hihaho’s interactive authoring tools are browser-based. Creators add interactive elements in Hihaho and generate an embed URL without needing specialist production or development skills.
The integration is designed to be accessible to instructors and L&D professionals who create their own content, rather than requiring a dedicated media production team.
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Collaboration tools