Use Of Virtual Technology Research Articles

Technologies of virtual reality and perspectives of their application in mortgage lending

The article discusses issues related to the development trends of the Russian mortgage lending market, reveals the essence and substantiates the relevance of the introduction of virtual technologies in the process of providing mortgage loans. The main purpose of the study is to analyze current trends in the Russian mortgage lending market, identify existing problems in the process of providing mortgage loans, and develop proposals for further development and improvement of this type of lending. Particular attention during the study was paid to the peculiarities of the use of virtual technologies in the banking business. The implementation of the research goal is due to the solution of the following tasks: the current state and current trends in the Russian mortgage lending market are analyzed; shortcomings of client banking services in the organization of mortgage lending are indicated; analyzed the features of the use of virtual technologies in mortgage lending and the practice of individual Russian banks using virtual reality technologies when applying for a mortgage; the key business indicators of banks that have implemented virtual technologies are given, and the impact of the increase in the share of mortgage lending on the efficiency of their activities is analyzed. To accomplish these tasks in the course of the study, methods of scientific knowledge were used: logical, analytical, the method of comparative analysis, statistical methods of information processing. As the study showed, at present, mortgages are a key driver of growth in retail bank lending, being a reliable, high-quality and profitable asset in the loan portfolios of Russian banks, and the mortgage lending market itself is promising, dynamic, but still not sufficiently technologically advanced. The use of virtual technologies by banks will improve the quality of customer service, will contribute to the growth of mortgage lending and the further development of technological innovations in the banking sector.

Mobile Gyro Control for Intuitive Manipulation of Virtual Anatomy Specimens

The VanVR APP (Vancouver Virtual Reality Anatomy and Pathology Project) is an anatomy educational tool developed as a response to the Covid‐19 pandemic. The web app provided 3D models of scanned prosections to accommodate students with their virtual anatomy lab courses at UBC. The web interface means that interactions with the 3D specimens are controlled by mouse movements, which can be less intuitive and confusing. We have developed a technology that allows students to manipulate and turn the 3D specimens with 6 degrees of freedom using their mobile phones as a controller.The VanVR APP was created using multiple development tools such as Unity Engine for the overall environment setup and UI implementation, C# scripts for the interactive functionalities, 3D photogrammetry for specimen visualization, MongoDB for database, render Unity built WebGL and deployed the web app on Azure app service. To improve the interactivity and increase the intuitive design of the application, a new functionality of mobile gyro control was implemented using Photon to connect with the 3D specimens in WebGL using generated pairing code to match the web app and the mobile device in a virtual room. The orientation of the phone is transmitted to a spherical model in WebGL, which accordingly transforms the coordinates of any chosen specimen displayed in front of the user. This means that simply by tilting a phone like a gyro controller, users will be able to intuitively mirror how the specimen rotates in the virtual lab with significantly more freedom than the traditional mouse movement control. Along with the functionality of zooming in/out and comparing different models side by side, the app simulates the feeling of handling a specimen physically. In addition, learners can view the documented annotations tailored to each specimen illustrating details of various regions on the model.The addition of the mobile gyro control gives a more natural way to examine the specimen. This new feature highlights our student‐centred approach with an emphasis on intuitive and accessible design approaches.The acceleration in the use of virtual technologies during the pandemic has increased the use of related tools and their acceptance in anatomy education. The further development of technologies to improve the student learning experience in AR/VR will certainly broaden accessibility. Some future implementation includes haptic touch feedback on mobile phones which better simulates physical labs, and a mobile AR function that extends the current gyro controller feature, deploying AR rendered specimens assigned from the WebGL end on multiple mobile devices, which can be utilized in a classroom setting.

USING TECHNOLOGY AS A WAY OF ENHANCING VISITORS’ EXPERIENCE IN MUSEUMS. A CASE STUDY IN ALBANIA

INTRODUCTION
 The digital area has affected various sectors of the economy; both commercial and non-commercial. Successful organisations are those that are able to adapt their processes and activities relating to these digital innovations.
 This article focuses on museum sector development in Albania and the way that the use of digital technology contributes to the visitor experience, as well as to analyse the extent to which new technologies are being used in museums in Albania.
 Albania reveals sufficient potential in cultural tourism products (Caca et al., 2016). The usefulness of our research results from the fact that cultural tourism development is closely related to museum product development, and museums are considered as main cultural tourist attractions.
 This article begins with the assumption that museums can use digital technology and enhance visitors’ experience.
 The research carried out so far has proven that the use of virtual reality (VR) provides an immersive environment that can enhance the storytelling process (Suroto, Dewantara, and Wiradarmo 2020), and technology can create a communication bridge that contributes to the process of transmitting knowledge to visitors in current ways that depend on modern technologies.
 Augmented Reality (AR) is increasingly being used in museums as a way of providing added value to the museum experience by attaching virtual content on physical evidence (Ming 2018).
 MATERIALS AND METHODS
 The purpose of this paper is to analyse the way digital technology has affected the visitor experience and how the use of digital technology can capture visitors’ attention and interests. This paper also analyses the current situation of museums in Albania. In this regard, this paper discusses the possibilities of incorporating digital technology for visitors as a way of increasing public appreciation and accessibility. The new technologies adopted in the museum sector form a new relationship between cultural heritage objects and the public.
 This research was carried out in Albania, as Albania is considered a country distinguished for the development of cultural tourism and museum experience and is considered a main attraction in this regard. The usefulness of our research results from the fact that cultural tourism development is closely related to museum product development, and museums are considered main cultural tourist attractions.
 20 museums were visited and given a set of questions designed to analyse the current situation of their management, the implementation of digital technologies, the way their visitors interact with these new technologies and the evaluation of their experiences.
 We believe that this study will not only be useful for the museums analysed, but for all museums in Albania. The collected data were correlated with the conclusions presented in the literature and with our experience as visitors in the selected museums.
 RESULTS
 The results of this paper show that the use of virtual technologies positively contributes to enhancing the visitor experience and interactivity, but we found out that there are still museums which do not use digital technologies. This is because these technologies are not cheap and also require special knowledge and accurate planning. The application of new technologies in museums is a MUST.
 DISCUSSION
 New technologies adopted in museums help form a new relationship between the public and cultural objects, make them more visible and offer new approaches in reinforcing the role and importance of museums. Therefore, it is easy to notice from the results of the survey that technological innovations positively impact exhibitions of cultural products and thus the visitors’ experience. New technologies also influence the decision to visit museums. This study points out the fact that with technological changes, there is a possibility to increase the number of visitors and become a key economic and social actor.
 CONCLUSIONS
 Museums today are required to explore the great potential offered by digital technology and demonstrate the ability to understand visitors’ needs and expectations. In order to become more visible to the public there is a need to implement changes in the development strategy and mission of museums.
 There is a need to understand how to use and fully benefit from the digital technologies as a way to communicate their products and contents to the public.

Virtual Technology's Critical Role in Sustaining Coordinated Specialty Care in Texas During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This report examined challenges and adaptations to sustaining multidisciplinary team-based coordinated specialty care (CSC) for early-onset psychosis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas. In June 2020, team leaders from 23 Texas CSC sites participated in semistructured phone interviews about CSC implementation barriers and adaptations. Transcripts were analyzed with thematic analysis. CSC implementation barriers included difficulty delivering critical CSC components (i.e., community education and vocational exploration) and client recruitment limitations. Virtual technology integration (i.e., texting and videoconferencing) largely sustained CSC outreach, service delivery, and client engagement. However, sites faced virtual competency and accessibility issues, exhaustion from virtual technology use, lack of structural support, and unanticipated disengagement. The surveyed sites rapidly integrated virtual technology into CSC delivery. This integration promoted CSC engagement during the pandemic, especially in rural areas, and increased insight into what resources and policies are needed to sustain virtual technology use among community mental health providers.

VIRTUAL AND ACCESSIBLE REALITY TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TRENDS OF MODERN ENTERPRISE COMPETITIVENESS

In today's dynamic business environment, any business organization strives to maintain its own competitive advantage in the market. Therefore, each company develops and implements methods that allow not only to maintain a stable position, but also to develop and increase the scale of activities in a particular area. Such methods include various innovative solutions, attraction of highly qualified personnel, improvement of management system, changes in technological processes in production and many other things. Recently, however, so-called virtual reality technologies (VR-technologies) have become increasingly popular among companies. They are becoming increasingly important due to the rapid development of information and communication and digital technologies, which greatly facilitate and diversify the lives of most people and organizations. Virtual reality technology is slowly entering the workplace and is used in many fields such as medicine, construction and design, automotive, military, logistics, architecture and design, education, sports, engineering, design, tourism, and more. The main advantage of such technologies is the possibility of complete immersion into the created reality, additionally acquired ability to feel and analyze both positive aspects and negative consequences of planned actions, as well as to simulate options for future events. Therefore, the use of modern VR technologies by more and more organizations plays an important role in the development of their competitiveness. According to scientists and practitioners, the benefits of using such technologies are, first, to create added value for consumers through a new set of skills and knowledge; second, to give the organization a virtual competitive advantage; third, the achievement by the company of greater flexibility, dynamism and persuasiveness when using virtual reality to demonstrate its product (for example, to disassemble and assemble its own products in order to explain the internal mechanism or something else); fourth, reducing the duration of the production process, which uses VR technology; fifth, reducing costs and increasing profits for the organization by optimizing processes, which will save resources and time, and others. The aim of this publication is to investigate the main theoretical and practical aspects of virtualization of organizations, in particular, the impact of VR-technologies on their competitiveness, to analyze foreign experience in the use of virtual technologies in business and to summarize proposals for competitive advantage based on virtual reality technologies.

ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗРАБОТКИ И ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ VR-СИМУЛЯТОРОВ В СИСТЕМЕ ПОДГОТОВКИ УЧИТЕЛЕЙ

Introduction. In the era of digitalization, the tasks of developing and using pedagogical simulators, as well as analyzing the effectiveness of the use of virtual technologies in teacher training, are becoming increasingly important. It is important to understand what exactly and how will be practiced with their help. What exactly and how will be measured with their help? Research objectives. The aim of the study is to determine the degree of study of the feasibility and methodology for introducing digital simulations of pedagogical activity into the teacher training system; determine the priority tasks facing thedevelopers of virtual simulators of pedagogical activity; to determine the prospects for scientific research on the use of digital simulations of pedagogical activity for educational and diagnostic purposes. Methodology, methods and techniques. The descriptive method and the classification method were used at the first stage of the search for publications in the e-library, Scopus, Web of Science databases. At the same time, a critical analysis of the articles was carried out for the presence in them, first of all, of the authors’ exit to the problematic level of understanding the issue of introducing digital simulations of pedagogical activity into teacher training. At the second stage, the method of comparative and aspect analysis of the selected materials was applied. The method of constructive problematization was used at the third stage in order to formulate the problem of developing a digital simulator of pedagogical activity to identify and/ or eliminate pedagogical deficits. Results. It was found that scientific research on the possibility of using digital simulators of teacher activity for educational or diagnostic purposes in our country and abroad has not been carried out. Scientific novelty. We have identified and systematized the problems that have arisen in connection with the attempts made around the world to develop digital virtual simulators of pedagogical activity. We also state a new problem of conceptualization of digital simulation of pedagogical activity used to identify and eliminate teachers’ pedagogical deficits. Practical significance. With the solution of this problem, the obstacles to the creation of pedagogical simulators for teacher training and their use for educational and measuring (diagnostic) purposes will be removed.

COVID-19 pandemic: Virtual technology applied to higher education at CU UAEM Valle de México and Ecatepec

One of the most important challenges in the education system are the technological advances in the educational models at a higher education, achieving a transformation of the student's thinking, in an approach of analysis and innovative construction based on interdisciplinary processes and creativity. The Autonomous University of the State of Mexico is aware that its teachers must have a comprehensive training in communication and creativity with a social and humanistic commitment with transcendence of technological research. Due to COVID-19, pandemic caused by an infectious virus that produced a total closure of educational facilities, in which the only teaching alternative is online, this technology has been integrated by necessity to the educational system with a different pedagogical approach, which has been questioned by the type of knowledge acquired by students. Finally, this research awareness among the teachers of Valle de México and Ecatepec that they must face the challenges in the use of virtual technology.

Virtual Visitation and Microethical Decision-making in the Intensive Care Unit During COVID-19.

Virtual Visitation and Microethical Decision-making in the Intensive Care Unit During COVID-19.

Deployment of Software-Controlled Distributed Laboratory Complex for a Higher Educational Institution

The intensive development of information systems and communication infrastructures has led to the emergence of new approaches and new tools for their management. Cloud services, virtualization technologies and software-based management tools are actively used today for building modern information systems which provides additional opportunities for managing components of these systems and for expanding such systems abilities. The use of such approaches and tools can provide a solution to the complex of problems faced by education institutions today, presenting new methods of distance learning and new forms of practical training. The balanced use of virtualization technologies and software-based control tools allows building distributed laboratory complexes of a new generation which will provide new possibilities for using the equipment that is available in educational institutions. The use of such complexes in the educational process allows not only to instill in students the skills of managing the confgura-tions of communication infrastructures that are especially relevant today, but also to organize, in addition to traditional laboratory work, new forms of contactless practical classes. When conducting such classes, students get the opportunity to fully-functional remote access to the virtual and physical components of the complex, which is especially important for organizing the educational process in modern conditions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.The article discusses modern approaches to the construction of software-controlled communication infrastructures, tools for software-based management of their components and also, an example of the implementation of these approaches and such tools usage in the construction of a distributed laboratory complex for a higher educational institution. The main advantages of the approach based on the use of hypervisors and emulators are presented, the experience of its deployment in the modernization of the laboratory complex for a IRIT-RTF UrFU is considered.

Embedded VR Video Image Control System in the Ideological and Political Teaching System Based on Artificial Intelligence

With the increasing development of multimedia teaching, the combination of virtual reality (VR) and video image control has very attractive development prospects in ideological and political teaching, for example, the use of virtual technology in games and so on. However, most virtual reality environments are currently built, and the functional development of artificial intelligence multimedia teaching systems is not comprehensive. An artificial intelligence VR video image control system is constructed for the multimedia teaching system. This article analyzes the development of artificial intelligence multimedia teaching systems and compares the detection performance and efficiency of traditional methods and artificial intelligence multimedia VR ideological and political teaching. Research shows that, in the use of VR to control the images of ideological and political teaching, the average accuracy of these ten video images is 75.68%. This shows that the video image classification and detection algorithm model based on artificial intelligence in this paper can extract deeper and more abstract features to classify the target. The artificial intelligence VR video image control algorithm constructed in this paper can reduce the maximum failure rate by 49.16%, 61.02%, and 66.94%, respectively. Compared with the traditional algorithm, the artificial intelligence VR video image control algorithm constructed in this paper can reduce the storage access delay time of 10 different video images by an average of 15.93%, can obtain about 9.37% performance optimization, and can reduce the video image control time by 7.28% and 10.63%, respectively. For pictures, the artificial intelligence VR video image control system in this article can increase the performance by up to 28.49%.

Does Vivid Imagination Deter Visitation? The Role of Mental Imagery Processing in Virtual Tourism on Tourists’ Behavior

The digital transformation of the tourism industry influences tourists’ behavior. Grounded in dual-processing theory, this study developed a holistic framework to explain the underlying psychological mechanisms of virtual tourism. The study’s overarching objectives were to (1) examine how mental imagery processing (MIP) of sensory stimuli in virtual tourist attractions influence cognition (learning) and emotion and (2) contribute to prior research that focused on the positive effect of MIP. This study aims to explore the potential negative impacts of MIP on future behavioral intention to visit actual tourist attractions. Two rounds of surveys in China show that MIP influenced cognition and emotion, which together may affect future visitation. MIP inspired a desire to visit through learning, although it also decreased interest because of negative emotions. The current study contributes to the virtual tourism literature and MIP theory and suggests implications for the use of virtual technologies in tourism marketing.

TECHNOLOGY TO THE RESCUE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: IMPLEMENTATION OF VIRTUAL TECHNOLOGIES OPENS NEW AVENUES FOR CLINICAL EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND CARE OF CLINICIANS WHO PROVIDE CARE TO PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

Education and training opportunities for child and adolescent psychiatrists to gain experience treating individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) remain limited in many practice environments. This Clinical Perspectives session will highlight efforts by the Autism and Intellectual Disability Committee (AIDC) to expand these opportunities through the use of virtual technologies. Presenters will discuss how the use of teleconferencing and telemedicine virtual technology enabled the members to pivot quickly during the pandemic to maintain educational efforts and clinical care experiences.

Learning lessons from the paediatric critical care response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in England and Wales: a qualitative study

ObjectivesTo explore the experiences of clinical leads in paediatric critical care units (PCCUs) in England and Wales during the reorganisation of services in the initial surge of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic...

Integrating virtual realities and psychotherapy: SWOT analysis on VR and MR based treatments of anxiety and stress-related disorders

ABSTRACT The use of virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) technology in clinical psychology is growing. Efficacious VR-based treatments for a variety of disorders have been developed. However, the field of technology-assisted psychotherapy is constantly changing with the advancement in technology. Factors such as interdisciplinary collaboration, consumer familiarity and adoption of VR products, and progress in clinical science all need to be taken into consideration when integrating virtual technologies into psychotherapies. We aim to present an overview of current expert opinions on the use of virtual technologies in the treatment of anxiety and stress-related disorders. An anonymous survey was distributed to a select group of researchers and clinicians, using an analytic framework known as Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT). Overall, the respondents had an optimistic outlook regarding the current use as well as future development and implementation of technology-assisted interventions. VR and MR psychotherapies offer distinct advantages that can overcome shortcomings associated with traditional therapy. The respondents acknowledged and discussed current limitations of VR and MR psychotherapies. They recommended consolidation of existing knowledge and encouraged standardisation in both theory and practice. Continued research is needed to leverage the strengths of VR and MR to develop better treatments. Abbreviations: AR: Augmented Reality; MR: Mixed Reality; RCT: Randomised Controlled Trial; SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats; VR: Virtual Reality; VR-EBT: Virtual Reality Exposure-Based Therapy

Integration of dynamic Docker containers and kuberneters with advanced cloud and Internet of Things

The problems linked to overheads and resource usage have long been investigated with the increased use of virtualization technologies. Virtualization includes first instance expenses, security, software licensing and complexity. The whole virtualisation environment is directly affected by these characteristics. The virtual machines used in typical cloud implementations employ a whole operating system together with the separate memory that is not working in the high-performance distributed computing environment.

Adapting and Enduring: Lessons Learned from International School Educators During COVID-19

With the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, school buildings across the globe closed, leading educators, students and families to transition rapidly to online education. It is clear that schools will in the future continue to employ online learning, even as students and educators return to school buildings. While the education community has over a number of years generated a range of practical tips and guidance about online education—especially since the onset of COVID-19—many are not supported by research (DiPietro et al., 2010) and neglect international school settings (Barbour, 2014). This study investigates the experiences of sixty-one K-12 international educators via nineteen focus groups, contributing to the literature base on pedagogical, leadership and practical strategies needed to support effective online learning. Four lessons learned emerged from the data: technological challenges are exacerbated during a crisis; educators adapted to revise pedagogical strategies when under pressure; student and parent experiences were inconsistent and complex; and school leaders play an important role during a transition to online education. Although COVID-19 posed challenges, educators are resilient, adaptable, and deeply committed to student learning. School leaders now have an opportunity to reconstruct a model of education which offers students the best of face-to-face learning augmented by the most effective use of virtual technologies. This is more than planning for potential crises; this is reimagining the future of education.

Virtual Production: a New Approach to Filmmaking

The purpose of the research is to investigate the components of virtual production, identify the structure, basic tools of virtual technologies and their benefits, to define differences between virtual processes and traditional filmmaking. The research methodology is based on general scientific methods of complex analysis of the processes that take place in virtual production, and analysis of basic virtual tools, computer programs; use a comparative method for virtual production and traditional film production technology; generalization of the work of virtual technologies, determination of their advantages and disadvantages, research of their influence on modern cinematography. The scientific novelty of the obtained results lies in the systematic analysis of modern virtual technologies components and tools, determined the features of virtual production and its impact on the film industry, proven the relevance and rationality of the use of virtual technologies, both today and in the future. Conclusions. In the course of the research, numerous advantages and new opportunities offered by virtual production were revealed. The essence of virtual processes in film production is analyzed, it is shown how modern computer tools can be creatively applied at each stage of film production. Virtual production is the next logical step in the constant evolution of the film industry, which is changing the film industry today.

APPLICATION OF VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITALIZATION OF EDUCATION

Today, education is influenced by many factors. Educational institutions face budget cuts, outdated information technology, data security management, and a push to integrate distance learning. Virtualization technologies offer innovative solutions to the problems that arise in this direction. In particular, the extensive use of virtualization in implementing remote and traditional teaching with the use of various e-learning materials, digital learning resources, educational portals, websites, cloud-based technologies. The article presents the directions of the organization of the original educational infrastructure with the use of virtualization technologies implemented by the university in the educational process. This infrastructure provides students and university staff with access to virtual workstations and applications over the Internet, both for working in computer labs at the university and for extracurricular work. Virtualization technologies that characterize the infrastructure functions are presented, which reflect the advantages of this direction, and the final results of research experiments conducted to identify infrastructure problems are presented.

Implementation, relevance, and virtual adaptation of neuro-oncological tumor boards during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide provider survey

PurposeNeuro-oncology tumor boards (NTBs) hold an established function in cancer care as multidisciplinary tumor boards. However, NTBs predominantly exist at academic and/or specialized centers. In addition to increasing centralization throughout the healthcare system, changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic have arguably resulted in advantages by conducting clinical meetings virtually. We therefore asked about the experience and acceptance of (virtualized) NTBs and their potential benefits.MethodsA survey questionnaire was developed and distributed via a web-based platform. Specialized neuro-oncological centers in Germany were identified based on the number of brain tumor cases treated in the respective institution per year. Only one representative per center was invited to participate in the survey. Questions targeted the structure/organization of NTBs as well as changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.ResultsA total of 65/97 institutions participated in the survey (response rate 67%). In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, regular conventions of NTBs were maintained by the respective centers and multi-specialty participation remained high. NTBs were considered valuable by respondents in achieving the most optimal therapy for the affected patient and in maintaining/encouraging interdisciplinary debate/exchange. The settings of NTBs have been adapted during the pandemic with the increased use of virtual technology. Virtual NTBs were found to be beneficial, yet administrative support is lacking in some places.ConclusionsVirtual implementation of NTBs was feasible and accepted in the centers surveyed. Therefore, successful implementation offers new avenues and may be pursued for networking between centers, thereby increasing coverage of neuro-oncology care.

Effectiveness of virtual technologies in relieving pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Purpose: tto assess the possibility and feasibility of using virtual technologies to reduce the intensity of pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in real clinical practice.Materials and methods: we observed for 2 weeks 48 women with rheumatoid arthritis verified by modern methods during inpatient treatment at the State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Research Institute-KKB No. 1 n.a. prof. S.V. Ochapovsky. The patients were divided into two groups according to the case-control principle, of which 1 out of 28 patients constituted the intervention group, and 2 out of 20 patients were observed as controls. The study included only women from 20 to 75 years old, signed informed consent. According to clinical data and indicators of the course of rheumatoid arthritis, the groups were comparable. The severity of pain manifestations of the articular syndrome, quality of life, and duration of pain during the day were analyzed. All patients received comparable standard basic therapy. Patients of the 1st group were additionally conducted daily 20-minute lessons according to the method of "distracted involvement" using virtual games through VR-glasses.Results: the using of computer games with VR glasses led to a decrease in the severity of pain by 29,62% in patients of group 1 versus 18,97% in the comparison group. They had a significant decrease in intense pain 3 days earlier and by the end of the course of virtual therapy they recorded a significant (by 37.5%) reduction in the duration of pain during the day (with a 26% effect in the comparison group). A positive aspect of the use of virtual technologies was the reduction in the total dose of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs taken in the observation group by 48% (versus 26% in group II). This fact creates conditions for reducing the drug load in the total volume of therapy and prevents the development of side and unwanted iatrogenic reactions.Conclusion: the application of the method of "distracted involvement" with the use of games through VR-glasses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is an effective method of analgesic non-drug action in complex therapy. The low cost and high analgesic efficacy of the method makes it possible to recommend its use in the inpatient treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. At the same time, a number of issues of safety and effective duration of course use of virtual games in order to reduce the severity of pain syndromes require further study.