Editing Geocaching (section)

====Wherigo cache====
A multi-stage cache hunt that uses a Wherigo "cartridge" to guide players to find a physical cache sometime during cartridge play, usually at the end. However, not all Wherigo cartridges incorporate geocaches into gameplay. Wherigo caches are unique to the geocaching.com website.<ref name="geo_types"/> Wherigo is a [[GPS]] location-aware software platform initially released in January 2008. Authors can develop self-enclosed story files (called "cartridges") that are read by the Wherigo player software, installed on either a GPS unit or smartphone. The player and story take advantage of the location information provided by the GPS to trigger in-game events, such as using a virtual object or interacting with characters. Completing an adventure can require reaching different locations and solving puzzles. Cartridges are coded in [[Lua (programming language)|Lua]].  Lua may be used directly, but a builder application is usually used. The Wherigo site<ref name="Wherigo website">{{cite web |url=https://www.wherigo.com/about.aspx |title=Wherigo > About the Wherigo Platform |work=Wherigo.com |publisher=[[Groundspeak]] |access-date=20 November 2011 |archive-date=February 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223020436/http://www.wherigo.com/about.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> offers a builder application and a database of adventures free for download, though the builder has remained in its Alpha version since its last release in May 2008.<ref name="builder">{{cite web |url=https://www.wherigo.com/builder/default.aspx |title=Wherigo Builder |work=Wherigo.com |publisher=[[Groundspeak]] |access-date=3 November 2013 |archive-date=February 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223074158/http://www.wherigo.com/builder/default.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>  The official player is only available for [[Pocket PC]].  A built-in player is available on [[Garmin]] Colorado and Oregon GPS models. The Wherigo Foundation<ref name="Wherigo Foundation">{{cite web |url=https://wherigofoundation.com/foundation/ |title=Wherigo Foundation |work=WherigoFoundation.com |publisher=WherigoFoundation |access-date=13 March 2014 |archive-date=February 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223074232/http://wherigofoundation.com/foundation/ |url-status=live}}</ref> was organized in December 2012.  The group is composed of all Wherigo application developers who, up until that time, had been acting and developing separately.  Their goal is to provide a consistent Wherigo experience across platforms, connect Wherigo applications via an [[API]], and add modern features to the Wherigo platform.  While Groundspeak is aware of this project, the company has yet to take a position.

=====Reverse Wherigo=====
An RWIG provides three lines of code composed of 9 digits each that a player can type into the RWIG cartridge. Instead of following a story or interacting with characters, and RWIG gives you the distance to the final cache, but not direction. It requires geocachers to get closer to the final geocache by process of elimination. Once you are within 25 metres, the final coordinates are given to provide a more accurate location for the geocache.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Geocaching |title=Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site |url=https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC857WG |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=www.geocaching.com |language=en-US}}</ref>