all, there's am interesting post in this month's wired magazine (http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/15-11/ps_tower) about a "meatspace" virtual game at the tower of london. /jonathan At 07:09 AM 11/14/2007, you wrote: >Interesting. we haven't done geocaching, but we >found out by accident that someone had used one >of our museum sites for a cache >(http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=92cdb1e5-deaf-4a1e-98db-a8b4f27fc089) >- no idea who put it there. Unfortunately we are >unable to count visitors like that as the site >is completely open - we only count people who >come into the visitor centre [giveaway Brit spelling there!]. > >Great idea, though. > >Pete >-- >Pete Gray >Museums Officer >East Lothian Council > >-----Original Message----- >Hi, >We do "geocaching" here, it doesn't bring in a >lot of people on a daily bases but we do get >some patrons, what we have found out is that you >do need to watch them while they are looking for >the box. We had several patrons touch artifacts >and moving things to figure out where the "box" >was, we ended up moving it away from the main gallery area > >********************************************************************** >Email Disclaimer - East Lothian Council >This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and >intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they >are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify >the sender and ensure it is deleted and not read copied or disclosed >to anyone else. It is your responsibility to scan this email and any >attachments for computer viruses or other defects. East Lothian >Council do not accept liability for any loss or damage which may >result from this email or any files attached. Email is not secure and >can be intercepted, corrupted or amended without the knowledge of the >sender. East Lothian Council do not accept liability for errors or >omissions arising as a result of interrupted or defective transmission. >********************************************************************** > > >_____________________________________________________________________ >This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by >Verizon Business Internet Managed Scanning >Services - powered by MessageLabs. For further >information visit http://www.verizonbusiness.com/uk > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You >may obtain detailed information about the >listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The >body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a >one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] . The body of the >message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by ESVA, and is >believed to be clean. > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: >269.15.31/1130 - Release Date: 11/14/2007 9:27 AM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Celebrating ten years working with Canada's Museums and Galleries ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ jonathan lathigee • zero one design inc. 922 Nicholson Street | Victoria | BC | V8X 4B4 tel:+1.250.885.8665 http://www.zeroonedesign.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).