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Downing CARLA KING'S "INDIAN SUNSET DISPATCHES" WEBSITE LAUNCHES 1995 Author of First Complete Real-Time Multimedia Web Travelogue Begins Her Next Motorcycle Adventure In India SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 6, 2000) -- Travel and technology writer Carla King launches her "Indian Sunset Dispatches" website (http://www.indiansunset.com) today in conjunction with her latest motorcycle journey in India from January through March 2000. Carla, author of 1995's "American Borders" (http://www.americanborders.org) and 1998's "China Road" (http://www.chinaroad.org) dispatches, will ride a Royal Enfield Bullet 500cc motorcycle through southern India as she explores the juxtaposition of new and old, of hi-tech and low-tech as they merge and clash. She plans to interview corporate leaders, women in technology, entrepreneurial web developers, and also spiritual seekers and gurus. She'll visit computing centers such as Bangalore, temples and ashrams in some of the world's most sacred sites, and the forgotten hippie havens of the sixties. Through Carla's travelogue, visitors will experience the sights and sounds of the Indian highway, of beaches and cool mountain hill stations, jungles, yoga centers, temples and more in this multimedia documentary of a wild ride in the exotic near east. For Carla's fans who prefer to be kept informed by email, there will be an Indian Sunset newsletter. To subscribe, send a blank email to: carlaking-subscribe@listbot.com Several media organizations have already signed on to provide updates or stories tied to Carla's trip, including Women.com, ZDTV Internet Tonight, AsianConnections.com, Journeywoman.com, WomenAsia.com, Asia-Links.com, motoworld, and MCguide. Links for all of these sites can be found in the "Media Index" area of the "Contacts" section of the Indian Sunset site and more will be added as the trip progresses. Carla's pre-trip interview with ZDTV Internet Tonight is scheduled to air on January 13, 2000. Design and production for this latest live interactive adventure is being directed by artist and filmmaker MD Dundon. Following Carla's return from India, Carla and MD plan to enhance the "Indian Sunset" site using Macromedia's Flash animation technology to build a new paradigm for educational sites. Tour sponsors include Classic Motorworks Ltd. (Royal Enfield USA distributor; http://www.enfieldmotorcycles.com), Macromedia (http://www.macromedia.com), and Teledapt (http://www.teledapt.com). About Carla King Carla King is a San Francisco-based travel and technology writer, who has written for publications as diverse as PC World, Women.com, Quokka.com, Traveler's Tales, and Rider Magazine. In the summer of 1995, Carla was the first person to create a multimedia web travelogue in real-time of her entire trip around the U.S. "American Borders" captured her adventures on World War II-style sidecar motorcycle. In 1998, her "China Road" dispatches described her adventures motorcycling from Beijing to Tibet and back. These previous dispatches received rave reviews, which are highlighted on her website. When she returns from her "Indian Sunset" trip, she will begin working on a book about her adventures. http://www.carlaking.com/ About MD Dundon Throughout her career, MD Dundon, Founder of Flash411, has explored issues of interactivity in documentary photography, psycho-biology, film directing, techno installations and interface design. As a experiential interface designer, she has been responsible for design through implementation of web-based experiences, such as Carla King's "Indian Sunset Dispatches," and CD-ROMs, e.g. the Smithsonian Institute. MD participated in pre-site production of Quokka.com's Great Trango Tower website. She also developed and directed several short experimental narrative films. Merging state of the art teaching techniques with emerging technologies, MD designed the first series of Macromedia Flash animation classes, which she teaches at San Francisco State University. She is currently working on a self-paced instructional book and video about Flash. http://www.flash411.com/ RETURN TO HOME RETURN TO CONTACT
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