+Ortisprincess Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I was thinking....Has anyone ever thought of making a some type of video game for people who want to play the game but can't get out of the house, to run around town or hike through the woods? I mean with tech. these days it seems it could be made. They have Deer hunter. LOL Just wondering, I know that my mom really loves caching but due to some problems with her legs she cant' do all the walking and getting in and out of the car. And sure wouldn't be very stealthy limping along. LOL And for example Myself, I am a cancer survivor thus far, however they have already told me it is basically chronic. They will never tell me I am in remission. I will periodically have to do chemo. The first time I had to go through chemo for 6 months it put my caching completely on hold. Can't be out in the weather (due to catching colds) Can't be around poison oak, (allergic and immune system won't fight it) I know that I would pay pretty good money for a caching video game. And it certainly wouldn't make people quit caching in the "real world" that is way too much more fun. I am not no computer whiz so don't ask me HOW you would make it, just throwing the idea out there for someone else to do that stuff. What about making it interactive, like you could pay to use it online, Kinda like the sims....you can hide, find, meet others. What do you think?? Ortisprincess Link to comment
+nfa Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I think you should consider checking out "The Armchair Treasure Hunt Club" ( http://www.treasureclub.net/ ). Jamie Link to comment
+carleenp Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 The Geocaching Simulator (English version) Link to comment
+ODragon Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 The Geocaching Simulator (English version) Use it to log this cache: Änglamarken Link to comment
+WitzAbout Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 While there is some overlap in the lists, I found some people had put together lists of caches-from-home bookmarks: Couch Caching (11) by ODragon http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.a...35-caff28a22b7e Armchair Caches (52) Haggis Hunter http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.a...0d-247765c51c2e Couch Caches (57) by Packman5 http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.a...93-e018de74b5dd No Need To Leave Home Cache (8) by pascoa http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.a...7a-b71b21c381e0 Couch Caching (64) by chstress53 http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.a...4e-318c1fde3ce0 Angie's Arm Chair Caches (13) by AngieTheHiker http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.a...1d-c877e8f7b26d Rainy day caches (3) by cainrcc http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.a...36-210c890e0fa0 Google Caches (61) by hulmgulm http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.a...b7-63c3999d5bb4 --- A home-video game does sound interesting. Maybe it would be allowed as a whole sub-topic of Waymarking: log locations found on a video - or perhaps famous locations by movies (or is there one already?) Mr.WitzAbout Link to comment
+Markwell Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 But I thought the idea WAS to get us out of the house and into the world (GEO-caching). At least that's what it did for me. Kidding aside - I don't know how long I'd be involved in a game that simulates walking in the world and enjoying nature. But my disinterest doesn't necessarily preclude the demand for it. It's kind of like the Dilbert cartoon where he bemoans Dogbert for playing a tiny video game of golf: Wait - you're playing a video game about a sport that has liesurely walks and gets you outside? That seems barely to be a sport and it's now a video game? What are you doing on there right now? Learning to drive the golf cart ba-DUM *CHING* Link to comment
+budd-rdc Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I've thought about it, and have joked about it in other threads in the past. Deer Hunting and Fishing games are quite popular, so I say why not. There are people who prefer to enjoy Geocaching via the computer screen (armchair logging, virtual TBs and coins) so if the software is written correctly, I can see this being a good money maker. Link to comment
BRTango Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 If you like the idea of leisurly walking around in a virtual world, I'd check out the Myst series of games. It isn't geocaching, but it is an incredible experience where you can go in just about any direction with the goal of solving puzzles in order to find clues and hidden objects. It's got aspects of many different types of caching (multi's, puzzles, traditionals, virtuals) some can be easy to find and/or solve, while others can take a significant amount of time and brain power. I highly recommend it as being very close to computer caching. There are 5 games in the series: Myst Myst II: Riven Myst III: Exile Myst IV: Revalation Myst V: End of Ages Here are some screen shots: Link to comment
+Team Trail Walker Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 The Geocaching Simulator (English version) Use it to log this cache: Änglamarken I know their must be an easy way to have this page translated into English. Help me out! Link to comment
+eigengott Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I know their must be an easy way to have this page translated into English. Help me out! Learn Swedish. It's easy! Link to comment
+guinea gal Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I haven't clicked on the above link yet to see what it's like or if there is an English button, but I swear by altavista dot com! Cut and paste...maybe that will help! The first evening after I bought my GPSr, I was too excited to read the directions and learn how to work it. I was too determined to figure it out for myself. My sister-in-law (who is by NO MEANS a rocket scientist) picked it up and started using it with no problem. Apparently her Nancy Drew computer games has a "gpsr" on the monitor for helping solve crimes? I haven't seen it so I can't verify it. Link to comment
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