PHYSICAL SECURITY AND CYBER THREATS IN VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS: ENSURING THE BEST USER EXPERIENCE

The rapid development of virtual reality (VR) technologies opens up wide opportunities for their application in various areas of human activity. VR systems are being actively implemented in the entertainment industry, professional training, healthcare, education and many other sectors. Immersing users in a virtual environment allows them to gain a unique experience that is unattainable with traditional technologies. Along with the undoubted advantages of VR, such as the ability to simulate dangerous situations, training skills in a safe environment, distance learning, etc., there are also certain problems that need to be carefully studied and addressed. One of the key aspects of concern when using such systems is ensuring the physical security of users, equipment and software solutions. The purpose of the study is to formulate a comprehensive approach to ensuring the security of virtual reality systems in order to maximize the user experience. It involves solving such tasks as analyzing existing research in the field of physical security of VR systems, identifying the main cyber threats faced by these systems, developing recommendations for comprehensive security, and evaluating the effectiveness of the proposed measures to improve the user experience. The object of the study is virtual reality systems, and the subject is measures for the physical and software security of these systems. The objectives of this research are to analyze existing studies of physical and software security of VR systems, identify its main cyber threats, develop recommendations and solutions for comprehensive physical and cyber security, evaluate and analyze the effectiveness of the proposed measures for virtual reality tools and solutions. The scientific novelty of the results is the development of an integrated approach to ensuring physical and software security of VR solutions. The study is based on the application of a set of general scientific and specialized methods, including the analysis of literature sources to identify trends and problems in the field of VR systems security, systematization and generalization to develop an integrated approach to security, as well as modelling scenario of software threats and analyzing their possible consequences to assess the effectiveness of the measures taken. The practical significance of the work lies in the fact that the developed recommendations can be used in the design, installation and operation of virtual reality systems and tools in various fields of application, since the implementation of the proposed measures will ensure a high level of safety and comfort for any users of such solutions. Thus, the presented research work is aimed at developing an integrated approach to ensuring the physical and software security of VR systems, which will minimize the risks of their use and create the best experience for users. The results obtained are of great theoretical and practical importance for the development of modern technologies in the field of virtual reality.