Geocaching.com is trying out something with a "beta" period of sorts, allowing augmented reality geocaches: https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.p ... 7&pgid=921
As a fan of augmented and mixed reality this is very exciting to me! I definitely plan on creating one in the near future, but if you create one in the region, please post about it here. I want to try them all.
Thanks!
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Official Augmented Reality caches
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Re: Official Augmented Reality caches
Interesting...it doesn't list any potential apps that work on both platforms. Do you know of any? We might consider trying this...
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Here you go:WJ family wrote:Interesting...it doesn't list any potential apps that work on both platforms. Do you know of any? We might consider trying this...
AR apps
To be allowed in Mystery Cache designs, an AR app must
Be available on Android and iPhone (iOS)
Be free to download and create account
Allow users to upload their own AR overlays
Allow location based AR experiences
Example apps that currently fulfill these requirements: HP Reveal (for iOS and Android), Metaverse (for iOS and Android).
Example of an app that currently doesn’t fulfill these requirements: Holo (doesn’t allow users to upload their own AR overlays).
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Re: Official Augmented Reality caches
This sounds like so much fun!! I would love to try one myself, but there are none in Maryland yet and im not driving 600+ miles to find one...though that may be kind of a fun road trip of sorts....oh well.
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Re: Official Augmented Reality caches
A couple have published regionally:
By Shalacknar: https://coord.info/GC7R7CC
By robbitandpaul: https://coord.info/GC7R7ZE
By Shalacknar: https://coord.info/GC7R7CC
By robbitandpaul: https://coord.info/GC7R7ZE
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Another from the prolific Shalacknar: https://coord.info/GC7T3J7
And here's mine finally completed: https://coord.info/GC7R51E
And here's mine finally completed: https://coord.info/GC7R51E
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Re: Official Augmented Reality caches
I compiled a bookmark list of the ones I have seen publish. Feel free to send me more if you see them.
Mid-Atlantic AR Geocaches
Mid-Atlantic AR Geocaches
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Re: Official Augmented Reality caches
I'm surprised there haven't been any other finders on PatientRock's cache https://coord.info/GC7R51E. To entice some people to go try it, I dropped a Ducktales trackable in it this morning.
Jeff