"NICE" and "Dream Grrrls" were demonstrated at the ThinkQuest Contest award ceremony in Washington DC, November 22-25, 1996. ThinkQuest Inc. is a non profit organization which offers programs designed to advance education through the use of technology.

ThinkQuest was founded by Advanced Network & Services and began offering the ThinkQuest Internet Challenge contest in 1996.

"NICE" is a learning environment for children and was networked between three remote sites. "Dream Grrrls" is a real-time, interactive, virtual art piece.