THE USE OF IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN HIGHER MILITARY EDUCATION OF UKRAINE: HISTORICAL ASPECTS AND MODERNITY

Abstract

The article highlights historical aspects of the experience in using immersive technologies in the preparation of future military training inhigher educational institutions of Ukraine.
It is emphasized that today immersive technologies are widely used in all fields, including military education. It is stated that the analysis of the scientific achievement of domestic scientists on the use of immersive technologies in military training showed the insufficient development of this problem, which emphasized the relevance of the topic of the article.
The essence of the concepts "immersive technologies", "virtual reality", "arugmented reality", "mixed reality" is revealed. Milgram’s continuum "reality – virtuality" is highlighted, in which virtual reality acts as an environment of complete immersion in a synthetic world with the possibility of interaction.
The history of use in the military sphere in Ukraine and abroad of simulators and simulators is outlined. The emphasis is on the meaning and necessity of immersive technologies in the training of military specialists, especially the maximum approximation of virtual conditions to real ones, the possibility of simulating any details, taking into account physics, creating an infinite number of scenarios and their combinations.
Information is provided about the enterprises that now produce full-featured simulators for the military sphere and their separate types for different types of military training. The experience of using immersive simulators and simulators at the Military Institute of Tank Forces of the National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute," Kharkiv Aviation University, Military Institute of Telecommunications and Informatization named after Heroes Krut is highlighted.
It is noted that the use of immersive technologies in military education leaves a certain imprint on the activities of scientific and pedagogical personnel of institutions of higher military education. In particular, the key task of military specialists providing educational process is the administration of virtual educational environment.
It is concluded that simulators and simulators using immersive technologies contain a huge potential for the military training system of Ukraine, because they are able to influence their consciousness and train future specialists in conditions as close to reality as possible, thereby increasing the efficiency of training.