The Vesuvius Group, LLC is an international collaborative of creatives specializing in developing online environments for community-building, whose mission it is to support institutions and companies that are engaging in projects that make a difference in their member communities and the larger world. Our experience includes design and implementation of virtual simulation and educational spaces for companies such as Morpheus Media, BeliefNet, Ymere; institutions like the San Francisco Exploratorium and the Chicago Field Museum; educational organizations like the University of Southern California, Ramapo School District, Global Kids, and Kids Connect; and non-profit entities like Virtual Ability. This work has also included integrating virtual spaces with web 2.0 tools, social media web portals and streaming of multimedia content.