This page gives you a few tips on how to get the most out of your Pebbls experience.
Add Descriptions for Greater Context
Journey Description
Before your first Pebbl, set the scene with a Journey Description. Introduce yourself and your adventure, serving as the prologue to your Pebbls story.
Leg Descriptions
Treat each leg as a chapter in your story. Add Leg Descriptions to introduce different parts of your journey and transitions, enriching your audience’s experience.
Tracking Your Journey
Why Track Your Journey?
Pebbls’ location tracking creates the canvas for your story. Your tracked path becomes a dynamic line on your journey map, offering followers a visual representation of your adventure. Seeing your path unfold adds a sense of accomplishment and excitement for future chapters.
Each Pebbl tells a story, and your tracked path weaves those stories into a cohesive narrative.
The Importance of Transport Types
Choosing your transport type adds context to your journey’s speed and style. Cycling paths differ from those of a train or trekking on foot. Changing transport types adds detail to your story, letting followers experience changes in pace, scenery, and challenges. Switching modes can also signal shifts in your adventure themes, like moving from hiking to kayaking.
Tips for Effective Tracking and Transport Updating
- Timeliness is Key: Update your transport type as soon as you switch modes for accurate storytelling. This ensures your followers can feel the change in speed and scenery.
- Use Pebbls for Transitions: When switching transport modes, drop a Pebbl. Describe why you switched, what you hope to experience next, and how it changes your journey’s dynamics.
Adding Pebbls
Crafting a Rich Narrative
- Strategic Pebbling: Each Pebbl is a storytelling moment. Place Pebbls strategically to highlight key events, emotions, or discoveries, keeping your story engaging.
- Capture the Full Spectrum: Share the highs, lows, and tranquil moments to add texture to your journey. A diverse range of experiences makes your story more engaging.
- Celebrate the Unexpected: Found a hidden waterfall or met a local artisan? Capture these serendipitous moments with a Pebbl.
Text and Icons
Pebbl Icons: Choose icons that represent the essence of the moment. Whether it’s a campfire for a night under the stars or a wildlife icon for an animal encounter, icons add visual cues to your journey. Avoid using the same icon too often within a single leg to keep it interesting.
Expressive Text: Use descriptive language, personal reflections, or quotes to capture the moment’s feeling. This adds emotional depth to your journey.
The Power of Visual Storytelling
Adding media to your Pebbls creates a richer, multi-sensory experience, allowing followers to see, hear, and feel the atmospheres and emotions of your journey. Capture moments in meaningful ways for yourself and your followers.
- Photos for Depth: A well-timed photo captures the essence of a moment, adding visual depth to your story. Whether it’s the vivid hues of a sunset or the fine details of an artifact, choose photos that encapsulate the moment.
- Videos for Dynamism: Videos capture movement and sound, filling in where photos might fall short. From the crackling of a campfire to the excitement of a street festival, videos add a multidimensional aspect to your Pebbls.
- Different Perspectives: Experiment with angles for a compelling narrative. A bird’s-eye view might highlight grandeur, while a ground-level shot reveals details.
- Leverage Light: The soft, warm glow during dawn and dusk enhances colors and reduces shadows, adding an ethereal quality to your Pebbls.
- Time-Lapses and Slow Motion: Use your device’s capabilities. A time-lapse of a rising sun or a slow-motion capture of a diving dolphin adds a captivating dimension to your Pebbls.
- Macro and Micro: Capture sweeping landscapes and detailed beauty—a dewdrop on a leaf, the texture of a rock, or the pattern of fabric at a market stall.
The Journey Is the Story
As you embark on your next adventure, remember each Pebbl is a snapshot in time, enriching your journey’s chapters. Make each one count and let your story inspire us all. Happy adventuring!