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Historyczne geoskrzynki miasta Lublina. Tropami upraktyczniania nauki historii
Historical Geocaches of the City of Lublin. Traces of Making the Study of History Practical

Author(s): Paulina Litka, Bartłomiej STOLARZ
Subject(s): Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: geocaching; geocache; logbook; Augmented Reality; Virtual Reality; homo viator; gamifi cation; unconventional history; historical tourism;

Summary/Abstract: Geocaching is a type of outdoor game that involves fi nding hidden caches (geocaches) using satellite navigation and a mobile application. The Historic Geocaches of the City of Lublin project aims to create thematic (historical) geocaches in the urban space, which would introduce their explorers to the history of the city. Moreover, it is part of an unusual tourist product with an emphasis on historical themes, where, among other things, discovering diverse cultures, and learning about forgott en or litt le-known spaces of the city constitutes a kind of „educational intellectual play”, and thus leads to learning how to construct one’s own historical trails of the city. It is through such a solution that it will be possible to learn about regional history in the form of a game, which may be especially att ractive to a generation of young audiences.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 56
  • Page Range: 1219-1244
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish
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