didactic game, computer educational game, location-based services, game based learning, edutainment, GPS technologies, geocaching, educaching

Educational or didactic games, or school by play - known by teachers since the time of Comenius? work. With the advent of computers and especially multimedia applications, there are far greater possibilities of using computer games in teaching, which can perhaps motivate students more. Integrating entertainment and education gave rise to a new term: edutainment (educational entertainment). Technology is moving forward and multimedia applications have been extended to the Internet connection and social networks. Based on the principle of the popular game geocaching, new educational activities appeared which enhance learning using GPS technology. Moreover, these new ways of teaching already have a name of their own - educaching. This article presents one such application which was originated as a part of a thesis at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Pedagogical Faculty, University of Ostrava.