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SECOND AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Second  Amendment  to  Employment  Agreement  entered into as of the 17th day of
January,   2001  between  HydroChem  Industrial   Services,   Inc.,  a  Delaware
corporation, ("Employer"), and Donovan Boyd, an individual ("Employee").

WHEREAS,  Employer and Employee are parties to an Employment  Agreement dated as
of September 26, 1997 and a First Amendment to Employment  Agreement dated as of
June 28, 1999 (collectively, the "Employment Agreement"); and

WHEREAS,  Employer  and  Employee  desire to amend the  Employment  Agreement as
hereinafter set forth;

NOW  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises and other good and valuable
consideration,  the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:

               At the  end of the  second  line  in  section  5  (a)(ii)  of the
               Employment  Agreement,  the phrase "six months" shall be deleted,
               and the phrase "twelve months" shall be substituted therefor.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  Employer and Employees have signed this Second Amendment to
Employment Agreement as of the date first hereinabove set forth.

EMPLOYER                                           EMPLOYEE

HydroChem Industrial Services, Inc.                /s/ Donovan Boyd
                                                   ----------------
                                                   Donovan Boyd

By: /s/ B. Tom Carter, Jr.
    ----------------------
    B. Tom Carter, Jr., Chairman
    and Chief Executive OfficerSETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of this 14th day of March, 2001 by and
between Eduverse.com, a Nevada corporation (the "Company") and Investor
Communications International, Inc. ("Investor").

                                    RECITALS:

     WHEREAS, the Investor has performed consulting and management services for
the Company in the past whereby the Company is indebted to Investor in the
aggregate amount of $456,896.55 for certain financial, administrative and
managerial services performed by Investor, and/or advances provided by Investor,
and/or accrued interest on unpaid amounts due to Investor thereunder; and

     WHEREAS, the Company is indebted to Investor for repayment of such
aggregate amount of $456,896.55; and

     WHEREAS, the Company and Investor acknowledge that the aggregate amount of
$456,896.55 is due and owing Investor (the "Debt"); and

     WHEREAS, the Company agrees to issue to Investor 15,230,000 shares of its
restricted common stock at $0.03 per share (the "Shares") as full and complete
satisfaction of the Debt pursuant to Company Board of Directors authorized
resolutions dated March 14, 2001.

                                    AGREEMENT

     1. The Company shall issue to Investor 15,230,000 Shares in full and
complete satisfaction of the Debt.

     2. Investor agrees to accept the issuance and delivery of 15,230,000 Shares
in full settlement and satisfaction of the Debt, and further agrees to release
and forever discharge the Company from any and all causes of action, debts, sums
of money, claims and demands whatsoever, in law or in equity, related to the
Debt, which Investor now or hereafter can, shall or may have.

     3. Investor is aware that the Shares are not being registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Investor understands
that the Shares are being issued in reliance on the exemption from registration
provided by Section 4(2) thereunder. Investor understands that it may be
required to bear the economic risk of this investment for an indefinite period
of time because there is currently no trading market for the Shares and the
Shares cannot be resold or otherwise transferred unless applicable federal and
state securities laws are complied with or exemptions therefrom are available.

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     4. Investor represents and warrants that the Shares are being acquired
solely for Investor's own account, for investment purposes only, and not with a
view to or in connection with, any resale or distribution. Investor understands
that the Shares are nontransferable unless the Shares are registered under the
Securities Act and under any applicable state securities law or an opinion of
counsel satisfactory to the Company is delivered to the Company to the effect
that any proposed disposition of the Shares will not violate the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
Investor further understands that the Company has no obligations to register the
Shares under the Securities Act or to register or qualify the Shares for sale
under any state securities laws, or to take any other action, through the
establishment of exemption(s) or otherwise, to permit the transfer thereof.

     5. Investor has had an opportunity to ask questions of and received answers
from the officers, directors and employees of the Company or a person or persons
acting on its or their behalf, concerning the financial position of the Company.

     6. This Settlement Agreement shall be effective as of March 14, 2001, and
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective assigns and successors.

                                         EDUVERSE.COM,
                                         a Nevada Corporation

                                         By: /s/ Grant Atkins
                                         --------------------
                                         President

                                         INVESTOR COMMUNICATIONS
                                         INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                         By:
                                         --------------------
                                         PresidentSETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of this 14th day of March, 2001 by and
between Eduverse.com, a Nevada corporation (the "Company") and Vaughn Barbon
("Barbon").

                                    RECITALS:

     WHEREAS, the Barbon has performed consulting and management services for
the Company in the past whereby the Company is indebted to Barbon in the
aggregate amount of $127,630.30 for certain financial, administrative and
managerial services performed by Barbon, and/or advances provided by Barbon,
and/or accrued interest on unpaid amounts due to Barbon thereunder; and

     WHEREAS, the Company is indebted to Barbon for repayment of such aggregate
amount of $127,630.30; and

     WHEREAS, the Company and Barbon acknowledge that the aggregate amount of
$127,630.30 is due and owing Barbon (the "Debt"); and

     WHEREAS, the Company agrees to issue to Barbon 2,989,000 shares of its
restricted common stock at $0.0427 per share (the "Shares") as full and complete
satisfaction of the Debt pursuant to Company Board of Directors authorized
resolutions dated March 14, 2001.

                                    AGREEMENT

     1. The Company shall issue to Barbon 2,989,000 Shares in full and complete
satisfaction of the Debt.

     2. Barbon agrees to accept the issuance and delivery of 2,989,000 Shares in
full settlement and satisfaction of the Debt, and further agrees to release and
forever discharge the Company from any and all causes of action, debts, sums of
money, claims and demands whatsoever, in law or in equity, related to the Debt,
which Barbon now or hereafter can, shall or may have.

     3. Barbon is aware that the Shares are not being registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Barbon understands
that the Shares are being issued in reliance on the exemption from registration
provided by Section 4(2) thereunder. Barbon understands that it may be required
to bear the economic risk of this investment for an indefinite period of time
because there is currently no trading market for the Shares and the Shares
cannot be resold or otherwise transferred unless applicable federal and state
securities laws are complied with or exemptions therefrom are available.

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     4. Barbon represents and warrants that the Shares are being acquired solely
for Barbon's own account, for investment purposes only, and not with a view to
or in connection with, any resale or distribution. Barbon understands that the
Shares are nontransferable unless the Shares are registered under the Securities
Act and under any applicable state securities law or an opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company is delivered to the Company to the effect that any
proposed disposition of the Shares will not violate the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
Barbon further understands that the Company has no obligations to register the
Shares under the Securities Act or to register or qualify the Shares for sale
under any state securities laws, or to take any other action, through the
establishment of exemption(s) or otherwise, to permit the transfer thereof.

     5. Barbon has had an opportunity to ask questions of and received answers
from the officers, directors and employees of the Company or a person or persons
acting on its or their behalf, concerning the financial position of the Company.

     6. This Settlement Agreement shall be effective as of March 14, 2001, and
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective assigns and successors.

                                      EDUVERSE.COM,
                                      a Nevada Corporation

                                      By:
                                      --------------------------
                                      President

                                      VAUGHN BARBON

                                      By:
                                      --------------------------

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