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Pleiades works on mixed systems of delivery for educational material, on the balance of personalization with accountability for educational institutions, and on the application of virtual worlds as a transformational educational technology. This work involves both the creation of learning environments and of better tools to build and access those, and other, virtual environments.

Pleiades licenses its software to individuals and to institutions. Some of this is free and open source. Pleiades also builds and integrates specific educational systems for institutional clients. Inquiries of any kind are welcome.

Meerkat Viewer Meerkat Viewer

Meerkat is an open source viewer used to access virtual worlds such as Second Life and OpenSim. Meerkat offers enhanced building tools, cross-grid teleportation, and classroom management features.

Virtual Harlem The Apollo Club in Virtual Harlem

Virtual Harlem is a virtual world based on the golden age of Jazz in Harlem, New York City. By offering an environment where fans and students of history can interact, Virtual Harlem has become a vibrant learning community within Second Life.

Virtual Montmartre Virtual Montmartre

Virtual Montmartre is a virtual world based on Montmartre, Paris in the 1930s. Like Virtual Harlem, Virtual Montmartre is open to the public, allowing interaction between students and regular users in a broad learning community.

Virtual Astronomy Laboratory (VAL) Virtual Astronomy Laboratory

VAL is a virtual world for learning about astronomy. With links to the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute’s (PARI) radio telescope, VAL offers students and teachers a chance to learn about the cosmos through the virtual manipulation of real data.