+SuperGoober Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 (edited) I sent an E-mail to Groundspeak a while ago stating that I think it would be fun to incorporate a New Cache Type for Cache’s that required “sound”. I was told that I should post this request on the Forums. This would mean that you would have to hear (or) say something to gain access to the Cache. The example that I gave was my “Talk to me” Cache. (That utilizes speech recognition to gain access to the Cache) There are other GREAT Cache’s that require listening to or saying some kind of “sound”: Captain Crunch Morse Code Just thought this would be a fun (and unique) Cache Type. Please be gentle, this is my 1st post on the Groundspeak Forums Edited June 16, 2010 by SuperGoober Link to comment
+TheRedArmy Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 +1. i think it's worth a try. sounds interesting to say the least. i know my kids would absolutely love it. Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 And what makes it a new category? There are caches that require that you examine pictures, but they're not called Picture-Caches. There are puzzles that require using math, but there's not a Math-Cache type. We can't create cache types for every little variation. We have Mystery/Puzzle as the catch-all for things that don't neatly fall into the other categories. Link to comment
+Walts Hunting Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 And what makes it a new category? There are caches that require that you examine pictures, but they're not called Picture-Caches. There are puzzles that require using math, but there's not a Math-Cache type. We can't create cache types for every little variation. We have Mystery/Puzzle as the catch-all for things that don't neatly fall into the other categories. I agree. We don't need to drill down to the tiniest difference between caches. Keep it general. Link to comment
robertlipe Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 This is a Groundspeak web request, not a general GPS and tech request. Moving it to a forum where responsible developers can potentially see this request. Link to comment
+niraD Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Your "sound caches" sound like great mystery/puzzle caches to me, but I don't see a need for a new cache type either. Link to comment
+keehotee Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 What they all said. Just having another way to access or encrypt a cache's location doesn't warrant creating a new cache type. Link to comment
+northernpenguin Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 What they all said. Just having another way to access or encrypt a cache's location doesn't warrant creating a new cache type. While I could perhaps see a "Multimedia" attribute for identifying content in the cache listing that's not viewable on common GPS devices without Audio/Video support I have to say I agree with the other posts that indicate this is covered by a combination of the Unknown/Mystery type and, um, reading the listing before heading out. Link to comment
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