Applied Physics and Mathematics Annotation << Back THE USE OF MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY TO TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS B.S. DOLGOVESOV, M.M. LAVRENTYEV, I.V. BELAGO, K.F. OBERTYSHEV, B.S. MAZUROK, M.A. GORODILOV The article shows the evolution of virtual reality systems, created in the Institute of Automation and Electrometry of the SB RAS for the training and educational complexes of the Cosmonauts Training Center Yu.A. Gagarin. Promising ways of using the virtual reality technology for space trainers are outlined. New technology solutions for the educational process and material presentation with the use of the integrated virtual reality, technology and the concept of a virtual educational platform on the cloud architecture are presented. Effi cient hardware and software solutions for real-time processing and rendering of distributed multimedia. Keywords: virtual reality, simulator trainer, virtual learning platform, multimedia. Contacts: E-mail: bsd@iae.nsk.su Pp. 31-39.