History, horizons and countdown pt. 1

The re-launch of Pop Art Lab sim is set for April 16. Designs will be completely removed.
We hope machinima contest will help us save the history of our beloved immersive 3D space. April 9 the contest submission ends and PAL might be closed down till opening.

Previous weeks PAL supporters have told me they’ll be crying the day it’s gone. We are sorry! But as soon they see what to come we’re pretty sure the tears turn into lovely smiles.

When we opened back in 2008 I had no idea how PAL would evolve. First many months my counter read 75 visits a day and PAL wasn’t really set for this sudden growth. Due to lack of time we experienced a backclash during 2009 well summer and all that (most stats obsessed people forget RL weather have a huge impact on virtual living!). Anyway the lab kept rolling at daily snooze and huge traffic at events though. And now to the point. Pop Art Lab was never intended to be a traffic fueled club. Infact one of the main reasons I started the lab was I wanted a place to find peace inbetween the hectic, dramatic social Second Life. Maybe others felt same way or well they did and kept support us.
Lastly PAL as it looks now was originally scaled for a 6 parcel design. When we got our own sim we simply did the copy move till we felt ready for a full sim rollout.
OK. Time is up.
The new Pop Art Lab won’t tell ur eyes or make u feel u enter a club! Pop Art Lab is about music and a hybrid of many impressions and I think most designs inworld underestimate the importance of immersive impact. Well we partly did hence my club ramblings.

3-4 weeks to go and meanwhile I would love to hear ur comments on Pop Art Lab during its first few years of existence.

Found this wonderful video done by Jason Chen.

The End of Existence: A Tribute to the Flying Saucer Houses from Jason Chen on Vimeo.

The modern-looking UFO houses were actually built over 30 years ago. Originally developed as a vacation resort, but the building company was forced to stop the construction because of financial problems. This site was abandoned since.
Recently, the local authority announced that the demolition of these buildings has been planned. This desicion makes people coming to see this place for the last time.