Another Way to Play in Public

I just posted that last post, and thought of another “Public Playing” example, which I think is relevant. It is Geocaching.

This involves hiding metal boxes across the country (well, the world!) and then posting the GPS coordinates for them on the web. The boxes have a record card (so you can sign that you have visited) and some “treasure” in them. You can take the treasure so long as you leave another piece of treasure in return.

I did my first cache at Christmas, and have really got into it since. I think the attraction is that there are all these secrets across the country that not everyone knows about.

Add to that the treasure hunt aspect and they are onto a winner! Most Geocaches seem to be in the countryside, but I wonder if there is a way we can bring the concept into urban areas…

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