I-geocaching (ebizwa ngokuthi i-jee-oh-kash-ing), ezingeni layo eliyisisekelo, iyindawo yokulondeka egciniwe yendawo. Abahlanganyeli kuwo wonke umhlaba bafihla izigcawu ezindawo zomphakathi (futhi ngezinye izikhathi impahla yangasese ngemvume) futhi ushiye izinkomba kwabanye ukuze uzithole. Kwezinye izimo, i-cache izoba ne-trinket, futhi kwezinye izimo, iqukethe i-logbook ukurekhoda ukuthi ubani ovakashele isayithi.
Yiziphi Izinto Ezidingekayo Ze-Geocache?
Okungenani, udinga indlela yokuthola izixhumanisi zendawo (ubude nobude) kanye nepeni ukuze ubhalise i-logbook. Lapho i-geocaching iqalile kuqala, abadlali abaningi basebenzise i-GPS ephathekayo ukuze bathole izixhumanisi. Lezi zinsuku, i-smartphone yakho isivele inenzwa ye-GPS eyakhelwe ngaphakathi, futhi ungasebenzisa ngokunenzuzo izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-geocaching.
Ibukeka kanjani i-Geocache?
Ama-caches ngokuvamile aneziqukathi ezingenanzi amanzi. Amabhokisi ezinhlamvu namapulasitiki ase-Tupperware-style avamile. Zingaba zinkulu noma zingaba ezincane, njengebhokisi le-mint elinomshini. Ama-caches akufanele angcwatshwe, kodwa ngokuvamile okungenani afihliwe ukuze agweme ukuhlangana okungahleliwe nabangewona abadlali (ama-muggles). Lokho kusho ukuthi angeke abe phansi noma ngezinga leso. Kungenzeka ukuthi bangaphakathi kwamadwala amanga, ngaphansi kweminye amaqabunga, noma ahlanganiswe ngenye indlela.
Ezimweni ezimbalwa, ama-caches "amacacas" angenawo ibhokisi lomzimba, kodwa i-Geocaching.com ayisekho i-caches entsha ye-virtual.
Ezinye, kodwa akuzona zonke, amakhodi anezintambo ngaphakathi kwazo. Lawa ngokuvamile imiklomelo eshibhile ekhonza njengezinto zokuqoqa ezifunayo. Kuyinto evamile ukushiya ngemuva kwe-trinket yakho uma uthatha eyodwa.
Imvelaphi Yegeyimu YeGeocaching
I-Geocaching iguquke njengomdlalo ngo-Meyi ka-2000 ukuze isebenzise imininingwane ecacile ye-GPS eyayisanda kutholakala emphakathini. UDavid Ulmer waqala lo mdlalo ngokufihla lokho akubiza ngokuthi "Great American GPS Stash Hunt." Wafihla isitsha esihlathini esiseduze neBeavercreek, e-Oregon. U-Ulmer unikeze izixhumanisi zendawo, futhi wabeka imithetho elula yabatholi: thola okuthile, ushiye okuthile. Ngemuva kokuthi kutholakale "stash" yokuqala, abanye abadlali baqala ukufihla umcebo wabo, owaziwa ngokuthi "ama-caches."
Ezinsukwini zokuqala ze-geocaching, abadlali babezoxhumana nezindawo ze- Usenet zezinkundla ze- intanethi nezinhlu zokuposa, kodwa kungakapheli unyaka, isenzo sathunyelwa kuwebhusayithi ephakathi, Geocaching.com, eyenziwe ngumthuthukisi we-software e-Seattle, eWashington futhi igcinwe yinkampani wasungula, Groundspeak, Inc. Umthombo oyinhloko we-Groundspeak wemali engenayo yi-membership premium ku-Geocaching.com. (Ubulungu obuyisisekelo namanje bukhululekile.)
Iziphi izinhlelo zokusebenza okufanele ngizisebenzise nge-Geocaching?
Iwebhusayithi esemthethweni ye geocaching i-Geocaching.com. Ungabhalisa i-akhawunti yamahhala futhi uthole ibalazwe le-geocaches eyisisekelo eduze nawe. Uma ufuna ukuqala ukusebenzisa i-tracker ye-GPS kuphela ephathekayo esikhundleni se-smartphone, ungaphrinta noma ubhale phansi izindawo nezinkomba kusuka kuwebhusayithi futhi uhambe lapho.
I-Geocaching.com isebenzisa imodeli yamahhala / i-premium. Kumahhala ukubhalisa i-akhawunti, kodwa ababhalisile be-Premium bayakwazi ukuvula amakhekhe amaningi anselele futhi bafinyelele izici eziningi zokusebenza zokusebenza ezisemthethweni. Njengokunye kwewebhusayithi ye-Geocaching.com nohlelo lokusebenza, i-OpenCaching iyisayithi yamahhala kanye nedatha yezinombolo eziningi eziningi ezifanayo. AbakwaGeocacher bangase babhalise amacacas abo ezindaweni zombili.
Uma usebenzisa ifoni yakho, kulula kakhulu ukufaka izinhlelo zokusebenza. I-Geocaching.com inehlelo lokusebenza olusemthethweni lwe-Android ne-iOS. Zombili izinhlelo zokusebenza zinikeza izici eziyisisekelo futhi zivule ukunikeza izici eziningi kubasebenzisi be-premium Geocaching.com. Abanye abasebenzisi be-iOS bakhetha ukusebenzisa i-$ 4.99 Uhlelo lokusebenza oluhle, olunikeza ukukhonjiswa okungcono nokulanda okungaxhunyiwe ku-intanethi (ngakho-ke usakwazi ukuthola amachinki uma ulahlekelwa uxhumano lwakho lwedatha.) I-GeoCaching Plus isebenza kumafoni e-Windows.
Uma unquma ukusebenzisa i-OpenCaching, c: uhlelo lokusebenza le-Android lusekela i-Geocaching.com ne-Opencaching yolwazi, futhi uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-GeoCaches lusebenza nge-iOS. Ungasebenzisa futhi i-GeoCaching Plus nge-Geocaching.com ne-OpenCaching yolwazi.
I-Gameplay eyisisekelo
Ngaphambi kokuqala: Bhalisa i-akhawunti yakho ku-Geocaching.com. Lona igama lomsebenzisi ozolisebenzisa ukuze ubhalise izingodo bese unikeza impendulo. Ungasebenzisa i-akhawunti eyodwa njengomndeni noma irejistri ngayinye. Ngokuvamile, awufuni ukusebenzisa igama lakho langempela.
- Thola isilondolozi eduze kwakho. Usebenzisa i-Geocaching.com noma uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-geocaching ukuze ubuke imephu yamacacas aseduze.
- I-cache ngayinye kufanele ibe nencazelo yokuthi ingatholakala kuphi nendawo. Ngezinye izikhathi incazelo izofaka ulwazi mayelana nobukhulu be-cache noma izinkomba mayelana nendawo ngaphandle kwezixhumanisi. Ku-Geocaching.com, ama-caches alinganisiwe ngenkinga, indawo, nobukhulu bebhokisi le-cache, ngakho-ke thola i-cache elula ye-adventure yakho yokuqala.
- Uma usuhamba ibanga lokuhamba, qalisa ukuhamba. Ungasebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Geocaching ukuze uvakashele kusayithi ebalazweni. Lokhu akufani nezikhombisi-ndlela zokushayela, ngakho ngeke utshelwe ukuthi uzophendulela nini. Ungabona nje ukuthi isilondolozi sitholakalaphi emephini nasendaweni yakho yesihlobo. Uzothola i-ping uma usondelene ne-cache.
- Uma usesezixhumanisi, faka ifoni yakho bese uqala ukubuka.
- Uma uthola isilondolozi, bhalisa i-logbook uma unayo. Thatha futhi ushiye i-trinket uma itholakala.
- Ngena ku-Geocaching.com bese urekhoda ukuthola kwakho. Uma ungatholi i-cache, ungayibhala lokho.
I-Gameplay ethuthukisiwe
I-Geocaching iyamanzi kakhulu, futhi abadlali baye bangezela imithetho yezindlu nokuhlukahluka endleleni. Ngamunye wale midlalo ethuthukile izofakwa ekuchazeni kwe-cache ku-Geocaching.com.
Amanye ama-geocaches anzima ukuthola. Esikhundleni sokuthumela izixhumanisi eziqondile, umdlali udala iphazili okumelwe uxazulule, njenge-scramble noma i-riddle, ukuze uwavule.
Abanye abadlali badala uchungechunge lwezinzuzo. Thola isilondolozi sokuqala ukuze uthole izinkomba zokuthola isilondolozi sesibili, njalonjalo. Ngezinye izikhathi lezi zinqolobane zilandela isihloko, njenge "James Bond" noma "I-Old Town trivia."
Izinto ezihamba phambili
Okunye ukuhluka kwegeyimu ye-gameplay " okulandelanayo ." Izinto ezihamba kahle ziqukethe ikhodi yokulandelela eyingqayizivele esetshenziselwa ukulandelela indawo yento njengoba ihamba, futhi ingahle ihlotshaniswe ne-mission, njengokuhambisa i-Travel Bug kusuka kolunye uhlangothi ukuya kolunye. Lokhu kwenza kube yindlela enhle yokwakha umdlalo-ngaphakathi-umdlalo.
Izinto ezihlukumezayo zivamise kakhulu izinto zesitayela zenja yensimbi okuthiwa i- Travel Bugs . Bangase banamathele kwenye into. Ama-bugs wokuhamba ahloselwe ukuthutha ukusuka kwenye indawo kuya komunye ngaphakathi kwemingcele ye-mission futhi ayikho imikhumbuzo yokugcina.
Uma uthola i-Travel Bug, kufanele uyilobe. Ungathumeli inombolo ye-tracking njengempendulo evulekile ku-cache. Kufanele ingene ngemvume ngasese engxenyeni yebhokisi lokulandelela lokusebenza.
Uma ungafuni ukwamukela i-mission, kufanele usungene ngemvume i-Travel Bug ukuze uvumele umuntu owabeka ukuthi azi ukuthi i-Bug Bug isendaweni.
Enye, into efanayo, elandelanayo yiGeocoin. Ama-geocoins angenziwa noma athengwe. Abanye abadlali bashiya ama-Geocoins angasebenzi-for nezinye abadlali ukuze bathole futhi basebenze. Ungasebenzisa i-Geocoin yakho ngeGeocaching.com. AmaGoocoins amaningi azosungulwa futhi ahlanganiswe nomsebenzi.
Uma ungena ngemvume, ungacacisa ukuthi uwutholile futhi ubhala inothi kumnikazi we-trackable. Izenzo eziyinhloko ongayenza ku-cache yizi:
- Buyisa: susa i-trackable kusuka kusigciniwe (ngokuvamile ngenhloso yokuyibeka kwesinye isilondolozi)
- Vakashela: Uyabona i-trackable kodwa ungakhethi ukuthatha (isibonelo, awukwazi ukufeza imishini ehlanganiswe kuyo).
- Yehla: Ushiya i-trackable endaweni entsha ye-cache.
Ama-Muggles
Ukubolekwa kusuka ku-Harry Potter, ama-muggles ngabantu abangadlali umdlalo we-geocaching. Bangase bakhathazeke ngokuziphatha kwakho okusolisayo eduze kwebhokisi elidala lamakhompi, noma bangathola ngengozi futhi bachithe isilondolozi. Uma i-cache ilahleka, kuthiwa "isetshenziswe."
Imidwebo ye-Cache izovame ukukutshela amathuba okuhlangana nama-inggles, ngamanye amazwi, ukuthi indawo ethandwa kakhulu. Esinye isilondolozi esiseduze, isibonelo, sisehlangothini lesitolo sekhofi, okwenza kube yindawo esindayo ye-muggle futhi kusho ukuthi kungadingeka ulinde kuze kube yilapho indawo isula ukuze ithole isilondolozi bese isayina ibhulogi.
I-Souvenirs
Ngaphandle kwama-trinkets, i-Bug Trackers, ne-Geocoins, ungathola izindawo ngezikhumbuzo. I-Souvenirs ayizona izinto ezingokwenyama. Esikhundleni salokho, yizinto ezibonakalayo ongazihlanganisa nephrofayela yakho ye-Geocaching.com. Ukuze ube nombukiso obhalwe ohlwini, kufanele ubhalise ngaphakathi kwendawo yokukhumbula, ngokujwayelekile njengokuthola isilondolozi, ukuya emcimbini, noma ukuthatha isithombe (Ukuthole, Ukubanjelwa, Isithombe seWebhamera esithathwe.) Nansi uhlu lwazo zonke izinkumbulo. Amazwe amaningi anemkhumbuzo yawo, ngakho-ke uma uhambela phesheya, qiniseka ukuthi uya geocaching njengoba uhamba.
Ukufihla isilondolozi sakho siqu
Uma ungathanda ukunweba umdlalo, shiya isitoreji sakho esiteshini somphakathi (noma ngasese ngemvume). Ungashiya isilondolozi esimisiwe esitsheni esingenawo amanzi nge-logbook, noma ungazama ama-caches amakhulu, njengama-caches emfihlakalo noma ama-caches enselele. Konke okudingeka ukwenze ukubhalisa i-cache yakho ku-Geocaching.com futhi ugcine imithetho yabo yeziqukathi nokubekwa.