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Big Brother Second Life (BBSL) was a virtual version of Big Brother, produced by Endemol Netherlands in the virtual world of Second Life. [1]

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Fifteen Second Life contestants from three time zones were chosen to participate. The contest to become a contestant began on December 1, 2006. Contestants have to spend at least 8 hours a day in the transparent virtual Big Brother house for a total of one month, [2] and completed various tasks such as building replicas of famous buildings. Their fate was decided by other Second Life residents, who voted on which contestants would be allowed to stay.

The Big Brother island, where residents applied to become contestants, contained five transparent residential units, and a Big Brother nightclub. [2] During the course of the competition, several BB competitors kept online diaries of their participation. [3]

The contest ended on January 4, 2007, with the winner receiving their own virtual island. [1] The winner was Madlen Flint.

Housemates

The Fifteen Virtual Big Brother Participants were:

NameCountryGenderStatus
Phaylen Fairchild United States Female8th Evicted
Lillani Lowell Canada FemaleRunner-up
Golda Stein United States Female3rd Place
Gideon Television Canada Male1st Evicted
Kit Maitland United States Female5th Evicted
Allatu Augustus United States Female4th Place
Madlen Flint Hungary FemaleWinner
Simon Walsh United Kingdom Male7th Evicted
TheDiva Rockin United States Female6th Evicted
Warda Kawabata Japan Female3rd Evicted
Lorita Laguna Spain Female4th Evicted
PrincessNina Prefect Mexico Female9th Evicted
Rencius Herber Germany Male11th Evicted
Pannie Paperdoll United States Female10th Evicted
Simone Spicer Brazil Female2nd Evicted

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