Per una avventura Real-World!
Crystal Dynamics, il team di sviluppo di Tomb Raider, ha annunciato ufficialmente la collaborazione con Geocaching per portare la tecnologia creata da Groundspeak all’interno della avventura di Lara Croft.
La società Groundspeack, con sede a Seattle, ha creato un software denominato Geocaching per una rilevazione reale delle scoperte sfruttando la localizzazione GPS nel mondo. Questa applicazione è stata usata anche in vere e proprie caccia al tesoro, per rintracciare obiettivi e tenere traccia degli spostamenti, registrando oltre 180.000 esperienze finora.
Al momento sono stati attivati circa 1.5 milioni di geocache utilizzati da oltre 5 milioni di utenti.
“Molti di noi hanno giocato a Tomb Raider da quando il primo gioco fu lanciato nel 1996, e siamo entusiasti che Geocaching.com sta collaborando con Crystal Dynamics su questo progetto” ha dichiarato Jeremy Irish, CEO di Groundspeak. “Tomb Raider è tutto esplorazione e scoperta. Ispira l’avventuriero che è in tutti noi, molto simile al geocaching, e siamo entusiasti delle opportunità che questo progetto presenta sia per geocacher che per gli appassionati di Tomb Raider in tutto il mondo.”
Crystal dynamics non vuole fornire ulteriori informazioni ma è chiaro che a breve saranno, con molta probabilità, creati eventi di caccia al tesoro a tema Tomb Raider sfruttando il sistema di geocaching.
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Become A Real-World Adventurer with Crystal Dynamics & Geocaching.com
Exploration and discovery remain at the heart of Tomb Raider, which makes a collaboration with Geocaching.com the perfect experiential opportunity for fans!
Crystal Dynamics will be working with Groundspeak – the Seattle-based company set to inspire outdoor play through location-based technology – as part of the campaign leading up to the release of Tomb Raider.
Haven’t heard of Geocaching? Established 11 years ago, Groundspeak’s ambitious goal was to create the world’s largest location-based, real-world treasure hunting experience. A hobby to some and lifestyle to others, avid geocachers keep track of their discoveries by downloading Geocaching.com’s mobile app, or by utilizing traditional GPS devices to track down targets. On average 180,000 geocache experiences are logged each day.
Geocaching is supported by a 5-million strong community seeking over 1.5 million active geocaches hidden throughout the world. Some of these caches are creatively placed in populated areas like Times Square. Others require an adventurer’s attitude to uncover, such as those tucked away near the Great Wall of China.
“We are truly excited to be working on a series of exclusive gaming initiatives with Groundspeak,” said Karl Stewart, global brand director for Tomb Raider and Crystal Dynamics. “As a longtime fan of Geocaching, it’s the perfect fit for Tomb Raider and to be able to create a series of worldwide Geocaching treasure hunts for Tomb Raider is going to be a lot of fun.”
The collaboration will be executed through a series of location-based, worldwide adventures. Challenges will unfold through both the traditional treasure-hunting format established by Groundspeak, and the more recent photo-based framework, Geocaching Challenges.
“Many of us have been playing Tomb Raider since the first game launched in 1996, and we are excited that Geocaching.com is partnering with Crystal Dynamics on this project” said Jeremy Irish, CEO of Groundspeak. “Tomb Raider is all about exploration and discovery. It inspires the adventurer in all of us, much like geocaching does, and we are excited about the opportunities that this project presents for both geocachers and Tomb Raider fans worldwide.”
While we’re not disclosing any specifics about future activities just yet, I encourage you to get outside and start exploring! Take advantage of the Geocaching.com Maps Beta to find caches near your location. I guarantee you’ll be surprised by how many are in your area.There’s a handful within walking distance of the Crystal Dynamics campus, one of which continues to elude me because of impressively creative (and cryptic) clues.
I can’t wait to share more information with you in the future. Until then, get outside and see what you can uncover!
