Viv Trafalgar wanted to give me a sneak peek at some of the new content coming for Heritage Key. I'd cast some doubt last fall on how well it worked for my class. So now I'll begin a few dispatches on what we found, on my return visit. This post focuses on the Tomb of Tut. I'll turn soon in another post to the orientation experience for Heritage Key.

I'm pleased that on almost all fronts that worried me, Rezzable's team has made some dramatic improvements to the areas I'd ticked off: lag, navigation, avatar customization, and stability.

Location: Virtual Valley of the Kings

I was amazed that we got 18--or 17, with someone crashing frequently--into Rezzable's Virtual King Tut Experience. It was our group's first foray outside Second Life. It will not be our last. We plan visits to Metaplace and Reaction Grid soon.

Both photos taken by Prad Prathivi at Heritage Key King Tut Virtual

If you have missed our King Tut Exhibit in Second Life or think you would like to see it again you can now visit us  in Heritage Key.  I will be organising hour long tours of the King Tut Virtual in the Heritage Key Grid. It takes only couple of clicks to have a sneak peek  or you can, of course, register yourself  in couple of minutes to have the luxury  of customising your avatar while exploring the great exhibition. Do you want to  know more about the virtual exhibition please read more here ... Also you will be the first ones to know what we have more coming up in the very near future. As you can read at Iggyo's blog we have been busy.

 Register so you can customise your avatar pretty

If you are enthusiastic about ancient worlds, artifacts and archeology as Honour is then you must read her latest blog  at Honour's Post Menopausal View about Heritage Key . As she says to visit us on Heritage Key is simple as couple of clicks away and is absolutely Free.

Location: Rezzable's Valley of the Kings in Open Sim

On my first tour of Rezzable's Heritage Key site dedicated to King Tut, and when the entire project was quite new, I was taken by the South Wall of the young king's tomb. It was an immersive moment; I felt that I was as close to the actual site in Egypt as I'd ever get.

Digital Alchemy - Designs Inspired by Ancient Egypt

Needless to say, Rezzable is pretty proud of the King Tut sim.  It's a sheer virtual wonder that really captures the essence of the Egyptian dig and the treasures found.  It seems this exhibit has inspired much of the SL blogosphere as well.   Since it's now closed (but you can go visit King Tut Virtual on the Heritage Key Grid), I want to present to you some excerpts, links, photos, and machinma from those of you that posted about the display. Additionally, I wanted to say a GREAT BIG THANK YOU from Rezzable for taking the time to write, photo or film.

"In grand Rezzable style, the experience includes a visit to the afterlife of Tutankhamen, his treasures transformed to giant size amid a constellation of stars and a walkway composed of DNA strands." - Sponsor Partner, Hamlet Au