Dear Friends,

80+1 ( http://www.80plus1.org ) around the Dhaka: live bits for virtual World tour, has been started from 17 June, 2009.

With the spirit of Jules Verne, the virtual journey “80+1 days around the Dhaka” would be arranged. One by one the major market spots would be visited, however will guide the audience during live bits virtual tour. The live video from the spot would be web cast via wireless internet connectivity. A favorable mode would be created to unite the audience with the people, culture and lifestyle of Dhaka which never done before. By overcoming the time and space limitations during the tour an unprecedented friendship and neighborhood would be establish between Dhaka, Linz as well as the world Tour. In a way the audience would be travelers of Dhaka and surly once would be proved, “we are all citizen of One World, we are the member of same Global Family” 1st day the journey would be started from New Market and would be end at ULAB ( University of Liberal Arts ) on 81 day’s victorious closing ceremony.

The market spots of the journey would be selected based on goods and popularity with the special consideration to the diversity of Dhakai life styles. Along with formal markets, entertainment spots, performance and contemporary art and culture, event and practices would be web cast. In the tour we will do unique live bits event by riding on a rickshaw (non motorized eco friendly tricycle vehicle) in new Dhaka; and in old Dhaka riding on a “Tom Tom” ( horse car). By this event the audience will get the unique experience of rickshaw and tom tom riding , however looking the scenarios of Dhakai streets. Moreover we will do live bit from Dhaka’s famous restaurants to stream Dhaka’s food market, culture and hospitality.     

Along with regular daily Live Bits schedule, we will do fresh bit in the same day by uploading video clip in online ( at http://www.80plus1.org and artist’s blog )  on the same market place with caption story and photographs. Moreover with the footage collected in 81 days a complete video documentary with 81 minutes duration would be produced. The videos, photographs and content of Dhakai Market would be available at 80plus1.org, however the final video ‘cannet bits’  production would be available as DVD both in Dhaka and Linz. For the live bits high speed wireless internet connectivity with portable devices and multimedia set up would be used.

Schedule:  The Dhaka tour would be started on 17th June to 4th August. The Live Bits duration is for one hour from 4-5 P.M. of Bangladesh time that is 11-12 A.M. in Linz with hour’s time difference.

Video and blog posting are available at

http://www.80plus1.org
http://www.youtube.com/basecampmarkets

Best regards

Siraj






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Shahjahan Siraj
Multimedia Designer and Editor
Lecturer, University of Liberal Arts

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