Geocaching is a GPS-enabled treasure hunt. After only about twelve years from its birth, Geocaching has attracted over five million geocachers all around the world. The goal of this study is to understand psychological motivations of Geocaching practices within the community of worldwide geocachers. Understanding Geocaching motivations could lead to improvements in location-based games and also aid in promoting the Geocaching community. Results of two online surveys indicate a variation in Geocaching motivations.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Farvardin, Amirhossein
• Forehand, Elizabeth M.

Subject

• Culture
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-053013-154501

Keyword

• Educational games--Design and construction

Advisor

• Lindeman, Robert W.

Year

• 2013

Date created

• 2013-05-30

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved