Abstract: Comply, Adapt or Get the HLA Out of the Way

SIW Thought Paper

Abstract:  It would difficult -- in fact impossible -- to count the number of man-years that has been spent on building enabling technology such as HLA or TENA or DIS.   However, to be honest, isn't it even more difficult to hear at the end of the day that a technology is insufficient -- not good enough?   That it missed the mark?    Isn't technology supposed to be an enabler not a barrier?  If progress has been made,  then at what point can we say we are better off?   

This paper explores these questions and examines some of the hard stops that we have faced with our current set of interoperability standards and technologies. We learn that the hard stops aren''t always due to technical hurdles.  There are also other factors: politics, people, paralyzing processes, proprietary lock-in, budget constraints (i.e., price), and more. 

This paper cuts through all of that -- and gets down to the heart of defining why, when and how we should begin to apply technology for the right reasons.  And while we specifically touch on issues related to LVC interoperability – we explore some practical approaches that we can take to overcome some of our interoperability obstacles.  Principles for leveraging what we have in a way that we can individually and corporately move forward and build proper momentum. 

Paper:  coming soon


Discussion Questions:  coming soon