Ulrika Zugzwang was born into Second Life on the 10 June 2004. Within a week of her arrival in SL, she was creating and uploading animations, a new feature then just supported by the SL client. Within a month, she won first prize in the Second Life New Moves for a New World contest with her "Thriller" dance video. Coding of the synchronized dance machine was performed by Eggy Lippmann and Christopher Omega.