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The ''WiloStar3D-Epic Academy'' is a public virtual [[charter school]] for grades 6-12. It offers an online homeschooling programme that utilises 3D virtual worlds and avatars to enhance the learning process for students located in the [[US]] state of [[Oklahoma]]. 

WiloStar3D-Epic is a programme of the [http://www.epiccharterschools.org/ Epic One on One Charter School] within the Graham Public School District. All tuition, materials and services are free to Oklahoma students. Non-residents pay up to $3000 per year.

Students attend synchronous classes in the Wiloworlds 3D campus, complete daily lessons with their classmates and meet course deadlines. 

The WiloStar3D-Epic Academy web site is at http://www.wilostar3d.com/default.asp?iId=HILHG

==More Details==
The WiloStar3D-Epic Academy utilizes 3D graphics so a good video card or a computer that is capable of playing "online gaming" products is needed.

Students spend an average of 40 minutes a day in the virtual classroom, two to three hours online researching the current class topic, and about thirty minutes talking with their peers. This averages out to about four hours and 30 minutes a day online.

== References ==
* "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf
* "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice", Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/
* WiloStar3D-Epic Academy web site, http://www.wilostar3d.com/default.asp?iId=HILHG

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