SCORM and MMOGs

I just read an article in Military Training Technology about how the Joint Advanced Distributed Learning (JADL) Co-Laboratory is working on a project to "research methods for enabling interoperability, accessibility, and reusability of SCORM compliant learning content in 3-D virtual worlds". Although this article was published in the October issue, I went to the JADL website and found that the project kicked off in May 2007. Regardless, this effort promises to advance the integration of SCORM and MMOGs by researching training opportunities, the characteristics of learning content for delivery in MMOGs, and user interface issues. The developers will build a prototype of the interaction.

Hopefully, this will be a successful way to blend the billions of $$$ invested in conventional CBT/WBT with the promises of interactive game worlds. However, it remains to be seen whether or not shareable content objects can be incorporated into a game and still maintain the characteristics of games (i.e. fun, challenge, competition, engagment, etc.).