TLE will be back and will be stronger and bigger and .............

Some days ago we were suddenly aware of the fact that Kitviel Silberberg was getting back online. Kitviel is the founder of TLEeducational Network. Due to a really bad experience with sim-owners and other SL related badness they had to close down all of their projects. Over 3 months it was very quiet. But ................. TLE Educational Network is coming back to Second Life. And we are very happy with that. Not only because we had a very good business-relationship with them. Mainly it's because of their profounding and never ending optimism. TLE Educational Network is a free university for anybody who has acces to the internet. They provide classes on so many different levels and interests. They publish books on a great varity off  topics. By using the internet they try to bring "Art" closer to the audiance. Their World History Museum and Zoo are an interactive way to provide knowledge about our life on earth and it's history. Stay tuned on what will come soon .............

TLE Educational Network we welcome you all back to Second Life and we hope your return will be an even bigger succes then it already has been!

IMF InSync Music Factory is opening soon ...............

Told ya that we are working on something new? Long, Long time ago Fred was a DJ in SL. But the DJ-ing got him into a lot of drama. So after we ended up he slowly got out of that. Not that I wanted him too but he did. I know he misses it. He knows so much about music. He also is capable to make wonderfull sets. he can capture his feeling at that moment with the music he chooses. So after me nagging on him he decided to get back. Well if he has time for it. So we decided to get out the factory and remodel it. It's becoming a great club. It won't have the purpose to get it running for the whole week. It will be a place where Fred can run his sets and maybe some of his friends will have some sets there aswell............. it's a growing thing and we don't have excact idea of what it will going to be.we will go with the flow! We will anounce our sets through facebook and twitter become friends with us and you will know when it is happening. It will be impromtue and there will be no real timeing for it. Just for enjoying music and having fun together!

Follow the SLURL and come and have fun!!!!!!

Halloween spot at InSync

In order to show of our animated- mirrors, our creepy girl and our scary family portrait we got a small halloween spot too. As you can see we have some other stuff for sell there too. Even the Steampunky Kinda Fun Jet is out there. It's only 55L$ and believe me it's all worth it. You also can join our group wich will inform you with the newest stuff and we're not big spammers so don't hesitate!

Thanks to Torley's great sky setting it even looks creepy don't ya think? ok time to grap the
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Halloween is peeking .......................

YaY!!!! We are in time this time!! We always forget to make things for the holiday seasons. We are always way to late with cool ideas like steampunk eggs way after Easter. Not this time then!!!!!!

We have made several animated pictures for you to add to your spooky houses or gohst towns .................. We'll leave that up to you!! Have fun with them!!

Machinima, a new place to discover

I suddenly realised I have never even tried to make a movie in SL. It seems to be possible so I had to find out a lot. Of course there is the abfab Torley Linden with the most fantastic tutorials I have ever seen in SL. But heck that's why he gets payed for it I guess :) So after a day of swearing and shouting (that's quite normal when I start something new I don't have the patience to learn) I came up with something. So here it is!!! The first InSync machinima. It's a promo for our TinCan.

Enjoy it!!!!!!

Halloween is peeking .......................

This year we are in time!! I am the most awfull planner one could even imagine. Every year I get the most wonderfull, inventive and creative idea's to make AFTER the holidays. I thougth of an SteamPunk Egg AFTER easter. I Thought of a heart-emmitting love cardAFTER V-Day and this way I can add some of my great idea's ...................... all after the days they supposed to be for! But not this years Halloween. To start we wanted to highlight our Haunted House. And I made a new animated add for it!!!!! The house speaks for itself!! If you want to buy it? It's on SLX but you can also see it inworld!!

Follow the ghost to XStreet!!!

Take bat to our inworld shop ................................

-InSync- TinCan

We finally were able to finish our own project. Because we have been busy so much working fro TLE Educational Network our building was getting less attention. And although we like to build for TLE we also like to make our own things. Frederic and I have a kindof strange way to start with new projects. We start to look around the web at RL pictures. At RL buildings that inspire us. We are sending urls over to each other and slowly it starts to grow in our heads. The -InSync- TinCan is an inspiration on a building but rather more on a tincan that is rolling on it's side. The textures make that imagination even more complete. Next to that we have been able to use animated textures aswell. They are so much fun to make. The -InSync- TinCan is a 5 floor building. The hallway has a nice dark and welcoming feeling. Next floor has a small mezanine. The third floor is dominated by the two big turning gears on both sides of the windows. They are animated and give the room something majestic. The 4th floor is almost as big as the 3rd and leads up to the roofroom. this one has two big sliding, stained glass doors/windows wich can be opened by a mouseclick. It can be your terras under the shining stars. The TinCan has all handmade textures and scripts. Due to our smart way of using textures and building skills the primusage is very low.

This is our place inworld where you even are able to rez our TinCan and all the other projects we builded sofar...........................

And we are also available on XStreet .........................

Second Life's 6th Birthday-Event

We have been working with Ktiviel Silberberg now for several weeks. His way and ours are very simular. We say what we like, what we dislike but most of all we have great respect for each others idea's. So when TLE Educational Network asked us to make their representive building for Second Life's 6th Birthday-Event we were quite honored. We had to make a centerpiece on a plot not bigger then 30 to 30. This time we were restrained to the rules LL set for all the sims that are going to host this big event. Allow me to copy and paste a little bit of the story. Then you will have an idea of what the feeling will be.

"800 Light Years away we are spiraling through outer space on a Meteor disovered by Space Explorer Ghorman Dallier in 2499 while searching for new worlds to inhabit! Although we're too far away from the sun to see it and any flora has to be kept in an AEC (Artificial Environment Chamber.) we still know how to throw a party!"

If you want to read more about SL6th birthday, the events and about LL's view into the future then visit second-life-wiki.

Come and have a view what TLE Educational Network has to offer at this great exhibit and let us celebrate SL's 6th Birthday together...............................................

-InSync- The Steamplant Factory

Another project has come to an end. The factory is ready to be sold and we boxed the whole lot of it. It is a grungy factory. Kids threw in all the windows. There are fires all over to keep the place a bit warmed. The animated textures with gears and clocks make it look even more real. There is plenty space to have your rawking party’s. The Loft can be your special place to be with your loved one. Windows can be closed or half-closed. Next to that the both big roofs can be multifunctional to. Make it your terras-garden, danceplace or your breakfast-outside spot. Doors are squeeking and for those who are bad with stairs there is an elevator with animations. The Steamplant Factory has been build with our own sculpties and textures. Except for the stairs everything is homemade and custombaked.

Come and see The Steamplant Factory for yourself and follow this ....................

Here you can find it on our XStreet-page.............................

-InSync- Another TipJar

Savasha asked us to make a tipjar for her Friend Red Verwood. It had some specifics and we tried to make the best out of it. But for the most it needed to be simple and tastefull. It was a great  -InSync- project and we enjoyed it!

-InSync- Worship an extraordinairy club

Katelynn Dastardly has one of the sweetest and greatest clubs in SL. So when she asked us to build it we were right up to all of it. Fred has done a great job and he even started to learn things about texturing wich makes the whole project look absolutely fabulous.!!!!!!

This southern-style church is now a great place to hang out. For the looks, the people, the music and defenitly because off Katie!!!!

Follow the link to visit this place .....................

-InSync- Animated Textures

When we were exploring Second Life once we found something we never saw before. Well We probably did see it before but we didn't ever thought of what it was or how it was made. But when you are creating things in SL you get a weird eye for things. What we basically saw was a animated texture. It was on on side of a prim and it moved. After some googling we basically found out that this was a scripted texture................

As of the fact that I have made banners in RL before I know how to make an animated gif wich is the actual base for this gadget. Since we are building a factory at the moment we decided that these animations would be a perfect match .........

-InSync- Party RiverBoat syncronicity III

While they were trying to build up their sim to get it ready for the Grand Opening suddenly they came up with a new idea. If we would be able to make a Missisippi Steamboat ........................ Well certain things you shouldn't ask Fred. And one of the things is: Could you make ...............? He was right on the project. He digged up some photo's of his own. Went on the web and before I even could blink half of the boat was already builded. All he could add was: I need good textures!!!! Sometimes you cannot stop him, not even me. So he dragged me to photoshop to bake all the textures and we did it again.

Da Vinci Isle is so generous not to make it a one piece. So we will be able to resell it and you will be able to make it yours too. 

Come and see the Party RiverBoat inworld and follow this ................................

It will be sold at XStreet and if you  want to check out the Idylls and the beautifull Da Vinci Isle that will be possible too just follow the link .................................

Marketing Tutorial: How To get Your name Branded in SL

I am in no way a marketing guru. What I am about to write here is just something I am trying at the moment. These comments or idea's are in no way a must but I think it is working very well for us at the moment so that is why I wanted to share it with you.

As we are building big things we would need a big space to sell our things. So we still don't have that. most of the houses we have builded we live in. so through IM people could see it. that isn't ideal but we are for now not sure it will be of any use to buy a plot to get our houses on. 

If we get something new I use the following steps to get it known out there.

* First is off course the packaging and listing in XStreet. I try to use a simular way to make all the selling photo's we get onto Xstreet aswell.

*As it is out there I make a post at the What is New @ blog. this is a great way to get out your new made items.

*Then I add it to our own blog aswell. with links all over the place of course.

*I also have a Flickr-Account. I post photo's about our buildings our sellings and about fun thins aswell. But Flickr has a very big Second Life community. So there are hundreds of groups out there. They give you the opportunity to join and to add photo's. That makes it possible to join specific groups that can give you specific customers and lovers of what you make. In this case I joined groups like SL-Steampunk community, builders and photographers groups.

*Next to that I joined some blogs of people that arein SL too and who are bloggin about specific subjects. For exsample the New Babbage community.

*I always wandered a lot around the SL forums. There is a big community behind that. It gives you so much opportunities. To see whatever others do, what they make, what they want to learn and most of it want to share with you. it is a great way to exhibit your items there as well to find people that could need your knowledge or help.

All that you want to do is to get  to be known. that people will ask you for help. that people want to do business with you. Untill now we did most of our jobs through people we already knew. But as we are expanding more poeple will know us and will be able to find us. we are in the lucky position that we have had very nice assignments untill now. But most important thing off all is that we are doing this because we like to do it. It is our passion, it runs through our vains ................. we are -InSync-

-InSync- BagEndLike

Our way of building is kindof weird.  I came along when he was building the Haunted House. so when it was finished we needed something new to work on. I wanted to give an idea and I searched the web and came up with the SteamPunk TreeHouse. when we got that boxed and out on Xstreet it was Frederic's turn for an idea again. We both like the book and movies with 'The Lord of The Rings' saga's. and after some idea's Frederic had his inspiration with the Bag End houses that are at Hobbiton, the place were both Frodo and Bilbo Baggins live. Of course we just took the idea and turned into our own fantasy. And as we were building and texturising the flood of idea's started and we were barely be able to stop it. The house is build around a big main tree. It's roots are part of the big living area. Sun is shining through the sweet wooden windows and brighten up the floor in it's lovely pattern. This house gives you the feeling like that you are part of mother nature. You are surrounded by rocks and plants. The big terrace at the upperfloor is imbedded and enclosed and makes you feel secure. The box comes with the main rock-green-texture so you can add some of it to the house surroundings. It is easy rezzable with the Faux-Rez. As you probably are reading this we are already making our next project wich will be fun again .................................................

Come and see BagEndLike just follow this link ..................................

 Look at XStreetSL for more pictures you also can purchase the BagEndLike there aswell all other -InSync- products .......................

I Hazz The Power!!!!!!!!

Sometimes fun is just within lil things. we were discussing the textures for the rocks outside of the BagEndLike hobbit house. And Fred started to fool around with it. No comment needed ........

-InSync-: SteamPunk TreeHouse

What can I say ...... this is the most amazing project we ever did. I once lived in a treehouse in SL and I always enjoyed that. It just reminds you of your childhood. I know that sounds so heavy but to me SL isn't more then playing barbies or actionman. We had some rough idea's when we started. In the beginning it was a simple platform, some roots and a tree. But it became a wonderfull trip. We aked the best of the both of us. Fred is always thinking out of the box and the handmade textures completed this. It is so much fun to walk around in this Treehouse. The changing pathways. The movable bridges. The amazing sounds and not to forget the hidden rooms wich you enter by the openable 'notso secret' hedges ......... This house is never dull. Rooms can be fully private. Playing tag is just too much fun here ...................And if you are in a very romantic mood: you can dance under the moonlight at the top platform.

Come and see the Steampunk Treehouse inworld and follow this...........................................

 Look at XStreetSL for more pictures you also can purchase the SteamPunk Treehouse there aswell all other -InSync- products .......................

-InSync- Haunted House

The Haunted House was already halfway build when Fred showed it to me the first time. It was also the kick-start of  working together. At first he was building and I was looking cute. Well at least I could try ...................... but I got quickly bored with that. It's awfull to virtually 'stand' next to somebody who doesn't speak unless you calll mumbling numbers speaking and who's keyboard is rattling like an angry rattlesnake. Then he said that he needed a texture for the inside and  I offered my help. It worked out great. Fred was building, thinking outloud about what he would like and I tried to visualise his thoughts. That is how we still work together.

The Haunted House was a very special project because we had to change a lot of the textures everytime. And eventhough we didn't know eachother very well we had a deadline to finish it. It made us see that we could work together. Even under stress.........

InSync SteamPunk BunkerHouse

Fred was already building long before I knew him. Of course his textures wheren't that faboulous as they are now (just kidding ...........) Obviously his love for SteamPunk was already there. The first time he took me to his home I didn't even know what SteamPunk was............... so I had to google that first. And of course i didn't tell him otherwise he would think I was/am utterly stupid.

Thankfully Wiki knows something about it .................................. 

Steampunk is a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date.

The SteamPunk BunkerHouse has nice views. Great for party's, fantastic to watch the sunset/sunrise on the top deck ...........

We have lived in it with fun untill we finished the SteamPunk Treehouse. 

Come and see the Steampunk Bunkerhouse inworld and follow this...............................

 Look at XStreetSL for more pictures you also can purchase the SteamPunk BunkerHouse there aswell all other -InSync- products .......................

-InSync- TipJars: Frederic's

As I prolly never mentioned (and it is totally boring and it doesn't even interest you at all) Fred and I met at the SubClub where my Sis Jade and my BIL (Brother In Law) where ruling. Fred was a DJ and I liked to hang out with my family there. One of the things a DJ need to have is of course a tipjar. And Fred who is still an excelent DJ (for now is totally addicted to building) had made his own. It's a ............................. well you can see what it is. Sometimes I just ask myself what he is thinking 0-0.............................madman!!