Geocaching (pronounced jee-oh-kash-ing), thaum nws theem pib, yog qhov chaw ua si khoom siv tua tsiaj tua tsiaj. Cov neeg koom tes thoob plaws lub ntiaj teb nkaum caches nyob rau hauv qhov chaw pej xeem (thiab qee zaum cov khoom ntiag tug nrog kev tso cai) thiab tawm tswv yim rau lwm tus los nrhiav lawv. Qee zaum, qhov cache yuav muaj ib lub qhov daig, thiab lwm yam, nws tsuas muaj phau ntawv teev npe nkag uas tau mus xyuas lub vev xaib.
Koj Yuav Tau Khoom Siv Li Cas?
Yam tsawg kawg nkaus, koj xav tau ib txoj hauv kev nrhiav thaj chaw sib txuas (latitude thiab longitude) thiab tus cwj mem los kos npe rau phau ntawv sau. Thaum pib qhov pib, feem ntau cov neeg siv siv lub GPS ntsuas los nrhiav haujlwm. Hnub no, koj lub smartphone twb muaj GPS sensor los ua ke, thiab koj tuaj yeem coj kom zoo dua ntawm cov uas tsim cov qauv siv geocaching.
Ib Geocache zoo li cas?
Caches feem ntau waterproof ntim qee yam. Mos txwv cov thawv thiab yas Tupperware-style thawv muaj ntau. Lawv tuaj yeem ua tau loj lossis lawv tuaj yeem ua tau me me, xws li ib lub thawv me me nrog ib tus hlau nplaum. Caches yuav tsum tsis txhob faus, tab sis lawv feem ntau tsawg kawg ntawm me ntsis kom tsis txhob muaj kev sib ntsib nrog cov neeg tsis yog-cov neeg (muggles). Qhov ntawd txhais tau hais tias lawv yuav tsis nyob rau hauv av los yog ntawm qhov muag. Lawv tuaj yeem sab hauv lub pob zeb fake, hauv qee nplooj, los yog lwm yam khi.
Hauv ob peb zaug, caches yog "virtual" caches tsis muaj ib lub thawv rau lub cev, tab sis Geocaching.com tsis pub cov tshiab virtual caches.
Ib txhia, tab sis tsis yog txhua tus, caches muaj trinkets hauv lawv. Cov no yog feem ntau pheej yig prizes uas yog ua tus khoom collector cov khoom rau cache finders. Nws yog txoj kev cai yoojyim tawm hauv qab lub trinket ntawm koj tus kheej yog tias koj nqa ib qho.
Lub hauv paus ntawm Geocaching Game
Geocaching evolved raws li ib qho kev ua si hauv Tsib Hlis ntawm 2000 los ua kom zoo dua ntawm ntau dua GPS cov ntaub ntawv uas tau nyuam qhuav tau muaj rau cov pej xeem. David Ulmer pib qhov kev ua si los nkaum nws hu ua "Great American GPS Stash Hunt." Nws nkaum hauv ib lub thawv rau tom hav zoov ze Beavercreek, Oregon. Ulmer muab cov duab thaj chaw, thiab teem caij cov kev cai yooj yim rau cov neeg tshawb xyuas: nqa dab tsi, tawm ib yam dab tsi. Tom qab thawj zaug ntawm "stash", lwm tus players pib nkaum lawv cov khoom muaj nqis, uas tau los ua lub npe hu ua "caches."
Nyob hauv cov hnub nyoog pib ntawm kev sib tham, players yuav sib txuas lus nyob rau hauv Usenet internet forums thiab xa cov npe, tab sis nyob rau hauv lub xyoo, qhov kev txiav txim tau tsiv mus rau ib qho chaw hauv paus loj, Geocaching.com, tsim los ntawm ib tug software tsim tawm hauv Seattle, Washington thiab tswj los ntawm lub tuam txhab nws tau tsim, Groundspeak, Inc. Groundspeak yog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm cov nyiaj tau los yog cov koom haum ua tswv cuab rau Geocaching.com. (Tiag tswv cuab tseem yog dawb xwb.)
Cov Apps zoo li cas Kuv yuav siv rau Geocaching?
Lub website ntawm qhov chaw geocaching yog Geocaching.com. Koj tuaj yeem sau npe rau ib tus account pub dawb thiab nrhiav tau ib daim duab qhia txog cov kev siv geocaches nyob ze koj. Yog hais tias koj xav tau pib siv ib tug handheld GPS tracker xwb tsis muaj lub smartphone, koj tuaj yeem luam tawm los yog sau cia cov chaw thiab cov ntsiab lus los ntawm lub website thiab mus los ntawm muaj.
Geocaching.com siv ib qho qauv dawb / hwm. Nws yog dawb mus sau npe rau ib tug account, tab sis hwm subscribers muaj peev xwm account ntau nyuaj caches thiab nkag ntau nta nyob rau hauv lub xeem apps. Raws li ib qho kev qhia rau Geocaching.com lub website thiab app, OpenCaching yog ib qhov chaw dawb thiab database nrog ntau tus nta tib yam. Geocachers yuav sau lawv cov caches hauv ob qhov chaw.
Yog hais tias koj siv koj lub xov tooj, nws yooj yim heev rau nruab apps. Geocaching.com muaj ib tug nom app rau hauv thiab iOS no. Ob lub apps muab cov nta yooj yim thiab cov account qhib cov nta ntxiv rau Geocaching.com cov neeg siv. Qee cov neeg siv iOS no tsuas siv $ 4.99 Cachly app, uas muaj ib qho zoo interface thiab offline daim ntawv qhia downloads (yog li koj tseem nrhiav tau caches thaum koj plam koj cov ntaub ntawv txuas.) GeoCaching Plus ua haujlwm ntawm lub xov tooj ntawm tes.
Yog tias koj txiav txim siab siv OpenCaching, c: Geo hauv app txhawb nqa Geocaching.com thiab Opencaching databases, thiab GeoCaches app ua haujlwm rau iOS no. Koj tuaj yeem siv GeoCaching Plus nrog ob Geocaching.com thiab OpenCaching databases.
Basic Gameplay
Ua ntej koj pib: Sau npe rau koj tus account ntawm Geocaching.com. Qhov no yog lub username koj yuav siv los kos npe rau cov cav thiab muab cov lus taw qhia. Koj tuaj yeem siv ib tus as khauj tam li ib tsev neeg los yog sau npe ntawm tus kheej. Feem ntau, koj tsis xav siv koj lub npe tiag.
- Nrhiav ib cache nyob ze koj. Siv Geocaching.com los yog app geocaching mus saib ib daim ntawv qhia ntawm cov caches ze.
- Txhua cache yuav tsum muaj qhov kev piav qhia ntawm qhov uas nws tuaj yeem nrhiav tau nrog rau qhov chaw. Qee lub sij hawm cov lus piav qhia yuav muaj xws li cov ntaub ntawv hais txog qhov loj ntawm lub cache los yog cov ntsiab lus hais txog qhov chaw tshaj li ntawm cov hauj lwm. Nyob rau Geocaching.com, cov caches yog nyob rau nyuaj, struts, thiab me me ntawm lub thawv cache, yog li nrhiav tau ib qho yooj yim cache rau koj thawj kev nyuaj.
- Thaum koj nyob nraum taug kev ntawm kev cache, Pib navigation. Koj siv tau qhov Geocaching app los mus rau tom qhov chaw hauv daim ntawv qhia. Qhov no tsis zoo li tsav tsheb qhia, yog li koj yuav tsis raug qhia thaum twg tig. Koj tuaj yeem pom qhov twg lub cache nyob rau hauv daim ntawv qhia thiab koj qhov chaw nyob ze. Koj yuav tau txais ib lub ping thaum koj nyob ze ze ntawm lub cache.
- Thaum koj nyob ntawm tus tuav, tso koj lub xov tooj thiab pib ntsia.
- Thaum koj pom tus cache, kos npe rau hauv phau ntawv yog tias lawv muaj ib tug. Coj thiab tawm ib lub thawb yog tias lawv muaj.
- Nkag mus rau hauv Geocaching.com thiab sau koj cov lus. Yog tias koj tsis pom cov cache, koj tuaj yeem sau tseg tias zoo li ntawd.
Advanced Gameplay
Geocaching yog cov kua dej, thiab cov players tau ntxiv cov cai hauv tsev thiab cov kev hloov ntawm txoj kev. Txhua yam ntawm cov kev ua si zoo no yuav muab tso rau hauv qhov kev piav qhia ntawm qhov cache ntawm Geocaching.com.
Ib co geocaches yog qhov nyuaj rau nrhiav. Es tsis xa tawm qhov chaw khiav dej num, tus neeg uas ua ntawv tsim ib lub puzzle uas koj yuav tsum daws, xws li lo lus los yog kev txav txim, kom tau qhib lawv.
Lwm cov neeg tsim tau cov kev tawm tswv yim. Nrhiav thawj cache thiaj li pom cov lus qhia kom nrhiav tau qhov thib ob cache, thiab ntxiv rau. Qee zaum cov caches ua raws li lub ntsiab lus, xws li "James Bond" lossis "Lub zos qub trivia."
Cov Khoom Taw
Lwm cov variation hauv gameplay yog " trackable ." Cov khoom siv hauv qab no muaj cov cim kev cai siv los nrhiav qhov chaw ntawm qhov khoom raws li nws mus ncig, thiab lawv tuaj yeem txuam nrog lub hom phiaj, xws li txav mus txawv tebchaws ntawm ib sab mus rau ib qho. Qhov no ua rau lawv txoj kev zoo los tsim kev sib tw-hauv-ib-kev ua si.
Trackables yog cov khoom feem ntau hlau coj lossis cov khoom hu ua Travel Bugs . Lawv tuaj yeem txuas rau lwm yam khoom. Cov Yoov Tshaj Tawm yog npaj txav los ntawm ib qhov chaw mus rau lwm qhov hauv cov phiaj xwm ntawm lub hom phiaj thiab tsis muaj khoom plig rau.
Yog tias koj pom ib daim pib mus rau Tebchaws, koj yuav tsum teev nws. Tsis txhob tso tus naj npawb xov tooj raws li qhib tawm tswv yim rau ntawm ib qho cache. Nws yuav tsum muab tso tawm tsis pub leejtwg paub nyob rau hauv lub boxing tracking ntawm lub.
Yog tias koj tsis xav txais lub hom phiaj, koj tseem yuav tsum tau sau Daim Ntawv Tos Tawm Tsuas yog tias cia tus neeg uas muab nws paub tias Tebchaws Taug Txhav tseem nyob hauv qhov chaw.
Lwm, yam zoo li, yam khoom yuav yog qhov Geocoin. Geocoins tuaj yeem tau los yog yuav khoom. Qee cov players tawm tsis tau qhib lub koom haum Geocoins rau lwm tus players nrhiav thiab qhib. Koj tuaj yeem qhib koj lub Geocoin mus txog Geocaching.com. Feem ntau cov Geocoins yuav raug qhib thiab koom nrog lub hom phiaj.
Thaum koj teev cov phiajcim, koj tuaj yeem hais kom meej tias koj pom nws thiab sau ib daim ntawv mus rau tus tswv tsev. Lub ntsiab tseem ceeb uas koj tuaj yeem ua tau ntawm ib qho cache yog:
- Retrieve: tshem cov lus ntawm qhov cache (feem ntau nrog lub hom phiaj ntawm muab tso rau hauv lwm cache)
- Mus saib: Koj pom cov lus nrawm tiamsis tsis xaiv los coj nws (piv txwv li, koj tsis tuaj yeem ua tiav lub hom phiaj nrog nws).
- Tee: Koj tawm hauv qhov chaw tshiab ntawm qhov chaw cache.
Muggles
Txais los ntawm Harry Potter, muggles yog cov neeg uas tsis ua si qhov kev ua si. Tej zaum lawv yuav txhawj xeeb txog koj txoj kev coj tus cwj pwm puag ncig lub thawv ntawv qub, lossis lawv yuav nrhiav tau thiab tua tau ib qho cache. Thaum lub cache ploj, nws hais tias tau ua "muggled."
Cov ntawv sau cache yuav qhia rau koj tias yuav muaj feem xyuam nrog muggles, ua lwm yam lus, qhov chaw nrov npaum li cas. Ib qho ze cache, piv txwv li, yog nyob rau ntawm ib lub kav kas fes, uas ua rau nws muaj qhov chaw loj muggle thiab txhais tau hais tias koj yuav tsum tau tos kom txog thaum lub cheeb tsam tov mus muab cov cache thiab kos npe rau hauv phau ntawv sau npe.
Souvenirs
Tshaj Plig Tshaj Tawm, Kab Trackers, thiab Geocoins, koj yuav nrhiav tau cov cheeb tsam nrog cov khoom plig. Souvenirs tsis yog yam khoom siv lub cev. Xwb, lawv yog cov khoom virtual uas koj tuaj yeem siv nrog koj tus Profile Geocaching.com. Yuav kom koj tau txais daim ntawv sau npe, koj yuav tsum rau npe rau hauv thaj chaw hauv qab no, feem ntau yog tau pom ib qho cache, tau koom nrog ib qho kev tshwm sim, los yog thaij duab (Pom nws, Koom nrog, Webcam Photo Taken.) Ntawm no yog ib daim ntawv teev tag nrho cov khoom plig. Muaj ntau lub teb chaws muaj lawv tus kheej khoom plig, yog li yog koj tawm mus txawv teb chaws, nco ntsoov mus geocaching thaum koj mus ncig.
Cia Koj Cov Khaub Ncaws
Yog tias koj xav kom ncua qhov kev ua si, cia koj tus kheej cache hauv ib qho chaw pej xeem (los yog ntiag tug nrog kev tso cai). Koj tuaj yeem tawm hauv cov ntawv pov tseg hauv lub thawv tsis muaj dej uas muaj lub npe tsis zoo, los yog koj tuaj yeem sim ua caches siab dua, xws li kev caches tsis paub lossis sib tw caches. Txhua yam koj yuav tau ua yog tso npe rau koj cov cache ntawm Geocaching.com thiab ua raws li lawv cov cai rau cov thawv thiab qhov chaw kawm.