Do you remember Habbo Hotel? I remember it for being one of the first, really original communities online. To some degree it still is I think. This 3D pixelworld that invites you in for things like chats, a swim in the pool, live music concerts or sex education (!) is a weird mix of a game, what feels like an actual, physical environment and virtual reality. They have an amazingly 75 million users registered! Now they also do sushi! They recently had a competition where you were to build your own sushi restaurant. From the invitation for the competition:

- To be a great sushi chef, many skills must be mastered: preparation, presentation and knowledge of flavors. But it doesn’t stop there. Restaurant design and layout is essential to good food service. Why, you ask? Well, not only should your restaurant be clean, but your customers should feel comfortable and at ease. A happy customer is just good business. Now, here is your challenge. Using the new Japanese Furni, create your very own Japanese restaurant.

And they got lots of designs in. Many people wanted to make their own sushi place. The Habbo jury were to pick out five of these designs to go to the next round - but they were so impressed with all the effort, planning and designs that they picked eight. Here are the winners of that first round of the challenge. I am impressed too. Think I have to log back in just to go have some yummy pixelsushi! Take a look.

Which one is your favorite? I think I like the private room in the number five design. With the crowd. We are now looking forward to the sushi chef competition!

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