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We want to see your best high resolution photos taken in Heritage Key Virtual, and will reward the most sublime shots with non-virtual cash. Heritage Key Grid - running on OpenSim with some extra magic added to it - and shows ancient Egypt, the Valley of the Kings, the treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb and most recently added the Stonehenge. It is easy to REGISTER and have a look at what we have created, an area well worth of 'snapshotting'.

 Taking good, quality, high-resolution photographs anywhere in the metaverse takes quite a bit of time, effort and creative genius, so we are offering 100$ for the most fabulous high resolution shots taken in King Tut Virtual. Here are the rules:

At Heritage Key Virtual we have a calendar full of live events and guided tours to give you and your friends the best experience. We are always adding something new to our events schedule, and we also we have new games and quests at the Valley of the Kings - with even more to follow soon. This weekend we have a packed schedule for you, starting with some live music on Friday night, followed by a Virtual Skills workshop all day on Saturday and Sunday.

Friday Night: Live Music From Thumper Boucher

The live music events start today at 7pm London Time with Thumper Boucher live at Valley of the Kings. THUMPER BOUCHER is unique artist blending brilliant song-writing with amazing visuals. He's a must-see in a virtual environment.

London is home to a massive bronze statue of the legendary Queen Boudicca in her chariot, which was proudly erected in the Victorian era. Leading her chariot into battle, Boudicca – or Boudica, or Boadicea, as she’s sometimes known – looks capable of grabbing any victory for the city.

But rather than London's fierce defender, Boudicca was actually its enemy. This competition invites you to discover this controversial statue in London, and win points and prizes for sending us your photographs of the warrior queen.

The statue was made by the English artist Thomas Thornycroft from 1856 until 1885, and wasn’t erected in its current position until 1902. But where is it?

Photographers - thank you for getting your cameras out in support of our photography competition 'Ancient Spotted Photo Contest'.

There were a lot of really great photos submitted, and it has been incredibly hard to choose a winner. But after a lot of consideration we have decided on the winner of the first photo competition of the Ancient World in London series of quests.

Are you one of the romantic ones who adores red roses, champaigne and celebrates Valentines Day by doing something quite extraordinary? Here is a chance for you to do something absolutely stunning... and freeand really it doesn't need to be Valentine's Day for a real romantic. Take your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or partner somewhere truly special this year - Stonehenge Virtual.

Stonehenge is one of the most amazing, and spiritual, ancient sites in the world, and a fantastic venue for fine dining - William Stukely famously ate out on top of a lintel stone in 1723. Since then, it's become a little more tricky. The stones are protected and one can not get too close to them.

But for one special night only in Stonehenge Virtual you can have a private candle-lit virtual dinner with your loved one with live music (for more ideas of how to spend your time at the stones read this top 10).

So last week you registered and earned your 47 points, so you are well on your way. Great! From now on, things get really exciting. It's time for Virtual Quest Part 2: Dig Your Own Artefacts in the Valley of the Kings.

If you're not already up to date with Virtual Quest Part 1, there is still time to catch up. Here's what you had to do.

Virtual Quest Part 1:

• Download the viewer
• Create your avatar
• Customize your avatar
• Find Stonehenge Virtual and Pick up your souvenier
• Take a photo of your avatar in Stonehenge
• Upload your photo to Heritage Key's Ancient World in London Flickr group and/or tweet it using the hashtag: #heritagekey

Once you've completed part 1, you can move onto our latest quest. It's time to roll up your sleeves and get stuck into part 2.

Our Ancient World in London series consists of events in London, virtual quests and online events. Our first-ever lecture series started yesterday with famed astronomy writer Paul Murdin. Paul started the lecture based on his latest book Secrets of The Universe, which explains how man has discovered the cosmos: it's is a very popular topic which interests many of us in all levels.

We have partnered with Turkey holiday specialist HolidayMate to offer you a grand prize - a week's holiday for two in Turkey. One lucky competition participant will win the prize at the end of our 12 week Ancient World in London series. For those of you suffering the grey London weather, here are some details to mull over:

Heritage Key challenges you to help recreate the collections of the British Museum and Ashmolean Museum... and win Heritage Key points.

This is a month-long competition starting on Monday February 15th, 2010, and running till March 14, 2010. If you love visiting ancient sites and museums and care about heritage and world culture and at the same time love taking photos then this is definitely for you to enjoy and be part of.

The British Museum holds a collection of seven million objects representing the rich history of human culture. It's range and diversity mirrors that of the city of London itself.

Virtual Explorer Mission One Week One:

Dates: February 8, 2010 Monday until Sunday February 14, 2010 midnight.

Total Points : 30 max points can be earned

This is the first part of the Virtual Quest Series, so this week we would like to focus on getting you signed up and acclimatised to Heritage Key's virtual environments. Once you've accomplished this week's quest you will be ready to immerse yourself in the ancient world, start exploring new experiences, and challenge yourself to more quests.

The good news is, you have already registered and earned your 47 points, so you are well on your way. Great!

Now, here are the list of challenges for this week's Virtual Quest:

    * Download the viewer
    * Create your avatar
    * Customize your avatar
    * Find Valley of The Kings Valley of the Kings and Pick up your Axe as seen on the photo
    * Take a photo of your avatar in Valley of the Kings with the Axe
    * Upload your photo to Heritage Key's Ancient World in London Flickr group and/or tweet it using the hashtag: #heritagekey