Dues Machinae, also known as DeMaIn and often miss-pronounced Domain, was originally a program developed by Ivy League students to help aid in studying by compiling previous test and quizzes, and to keep track of GPA. As time went on, and data was compiled into the program, they found that by scanning their textbooks into the data bank, they could study easier and did not have to pay the ridiculous fees that books often are charged. Hearing upon the virtual library of sorts, the College campuses library sought to aid in the development of the program by allowing every single book they possessed to be scanned in and accessed, at a cost of a small fee, to the students. Many students, content with the easy functions of the online-library and the study aid, used the program for years before it was picked up by another group of students and put into a new development which incorporated gaming into the programs. Lovers of Sci-Fi and Fantasy, the group of students developed many new games to play, as well as transferred old favorites into the new program. Eventually this lead to the development of 3D games and virtual headsets for the over-enthusiastic gamer. Driven by the need for advancement, as well as too many Sci-Fi stories, the group of students graduated and soon formed their own cooperation, known as Dues ex Machina Inc. Their development consisted mostly of virtual interaction, artificial intelligence advancement, as well as sociology placement in the virtual world. Each year they produced the most top graphic, player-friendly interaction MMO games on the web until three years ago a private investor approached DeM Inc. with the offer to fund the corporation if they could develop a new type of virtual interaction that places the actual user into the virtual setting without the aid of a virtual helmet. Driven by the challenge of something new, the team went into development to work on a “super scanner” which used the concept that if you could scan a picture into a computer, why not a human being? As far-out there as the concept was; theories were made, plans drawn and even the medical field was introduced into the company to aid with side-effects of the new type of virtual reality that often cause the brain to over-load with so much data at once. Simple inanimate objects were introduced to the scanner to test the theory. Progress was made and advanced till lab rats were introduced to the virtualization of the super scanner, due to cellular structure being very similar to that of a human. They were closely observed in the virtual world for a year, eating as normal upon whatever virtual food was programmed into the world, and continuously virtualized and devirtualized by the super scanner to observe any side effects. Success was found and larger animals were introduced, all found to live normal lives in the virtual world with little worry of negative side effects. The private investor, pleased by the progress, instructed the programmers to create a virtual campus that students may attend, like in the real world. The concept was to offer students who could not easily afford college a way to get a degree easily and quickly, as well as leisure time by adding DeM Inc.'s famouse MMO's to the virtual user. Thus the Beta Testing has begun, and DeM Inc. is seeking testers to try out their new virtual college for free at the Ivy League campus where it was originally developed, and to the public around the campus. Glitches are, of course, common in a Beta test and medical staff is always on stand-by in case an emergency is imminent.