-RIP-The fall of "the lost gardens of Apollo": The end of a mythical place in Second LIfe

[ccm800]

pre flex...premesh...Blue boy in the sky!

[MysticalGem1]

=( i used to love stoping in my own home ...sad it was sooolovely

[ZedDreppelin]

How sad...The Lost Gardens of Apollo was not only one of the most beautiful sims in SL, but it was one of the reasons why it was worth logging inworld in the first place. It will always be a testimony to the creative and artistic talent of its builders. It will be missed.

[EmiOfBrie]

I was glad to hear on The Bot Zone that Dane backed the sim up. Hope for the future. "Apollo" simply lies dormant, not dead yet. :)

[ihatestupidsignups]

Was tempted to muck around with Second Life again, so I downloaded it and logged back in, but the one sim I truly loved is gone. The one sim that didn't have the ambiance of a porn theater or a dance club, the only sim that didn't leave my soul feeling sticky like a theater floor and more alone than when I logged in. Now all I can feel for SL is a big load of "why bother?"

[MaryWickentower]

LL is supposed to have established an endowment to the arts. If a SIM is a work of art and is there for the enjoyment of all and it a great source of advertisement for SL, then make it tier free. Those of us who do machinima in particular, really on having beautiful sites to film in, which in turn, is only more advertizing for SL. LL could even host a contest once or twice a year for SIMS to be judged and then win tier free status. That in itself would be a great promo.

[hayleyscomet256]

@MaryWickentower I agree whole heartedly with this - it is only the work of the sim and 'object' builders that keep people in and exploring SL. A contest and prize like that would inspire and probably increase spend in world.

[CandyFayray]

Well if anyone which is in Secondlife and want to help to bring Apoolo back then call me inworld.It would be great when we can share the tier.

when i have all together then i will get this done.

hope you can help

Candy Fayray

[MaryWickentower]

Beautiful, heartrendering machinima. This does seem to be a season of sorrow & loss...chou chou, now the Gardens of Apollo. Others beautiful SIMS are going belly up in the fishbowl as well. That LL would allow this to happen, is a disgrace. Maybe all that will remain standing in the end are the slezy adult sites. What kind of statement will that be about LL & SL

[Bogajo2]

My heart is in pain. Thank you Dane, for creating the Lost Gardens. Thank you Samlowry for creating this video.

All the best

[CandyFayray]

Awesome and sad, but I hope I can still save apollo.

If anyone want help then call me inworld. *candy fayray*

[Djnaima]

very beautiful scenes and light settings. Pity, always enjoyed the gardens of Apollo so as other places like Black Swan (I spent days and days over this sims) pretty peaceful and inspiring. Great work!

[StellaTheGreat1]

Beautifully created Samlowry.....oh but what pain I feel.

[Bajadreamers]

Beautiful video so caught the essence of a place whose loss shall leave a hole in the hearts and souls of those of us who have spent time there. And sadder yet knowing that no one else will ever get to enjoy those experiences . . Brought such heartfelt tears to my eyes. Thank you so much for saving this memory for us all.

[joyfellini]

Merci mon cher ami pour ces images emouvantes...un lieu magique de plus qui disparait...une chance que ayez pu immortaliser ce lieu qui représente tant pour de nombreuses personnes, que ce soit la beauté ce cet endroit, les personnes rencontrées qui ont changé des vies...ou les évenements vécus par chacuns...les images sont magnifiques et la musique subtilement choisie...comme toujours...

[draxtordespres]

...nice one Sam! All us machinima folk should focus on documenting our favorite places in this fragile world!!!

[GlaszDeCuir]

Is a pity Lost Gardens of Apollo are closing in SL. I think you are the machinimator most publi had done to SecondLife online with your great machinimas "Breathe I & II" showed in a lot of websites through the wrold. So should be great if you find a help from Linden Lab to keep Gardens of Apollo.

Good luck and... we are waiting for your new machinimas, anyway :)

[krisk77]

Thank you, sam, for this beautiful video!