In Memoriam: Tai'lahr
OpenUru.org, along with the rest of the Mystonline community, is mourning the loss of Tai'lahr on October 16th, 2019.
Rest in Peace, friend.
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'''This page is being created specifically for use as a collection of resources for Tai'lahr's project, "History of the Called."''' It is a timeline of events demonstrating the development of the Myst-Uru Community. It is completely OOC; any IC events that took place should be noted as being revealed in an OOC manner. | '''This page is being created specifically for use as a collection of resources for Tai'lahr's project, "History of the Called."''' It is a timeline of events demonstrating the development of the Myst-Uru Community. It is completely OOC; any IC events that took place should be noted as being revealed in an OOC manner. | ||
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September 24, 1993 - Video game and educational software publisher, Brøderbund Software releases Cyan's ''Myst'' game for Mac OS computers. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myst Wikipedia: Myst]</ref> | September 24, 1993 - Video game and educational software publisher, Brøderbund Software releases Cyan's ''Myst'' game for Mac OS computers. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myst Wikipedia: Myst]</ref> | ||
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September 13, 1994 - Brøderbund Software releases Cyan's ''Myst'' game for PC computers. <ref>[http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/myst/ Myst-PC-GameSpy]</ref> | September 13, 1994 - Brøderbund Software releases Cyan's ''Myst'' game for PC computers. <ref>[http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/myst/ Myst-PC-GameSpy]</ref> | ||
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Cyan.com website - [http://web.archive.org/web/20000301114931/http://www.cyan.com/ archived page, March 1, 2000] | Cyan.com website - [http://web.archive.org/web/20000301114931/http://www.cyan.com/ archived page, March 1, 2000] | ||
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April 1, 2000 - Cyan releases Myst Mayhem. [http://home.comcast.net/~zardoz99/RealMyst/april_1.htm Press release on Zardoz's site]; [http://web.archive.org/web/20010827104127/http://www.sewblesseddesigns.com/lonelyto25/gallery/4-1.htm screenshot on lonelyto25's site]. | April 1, 2000 - Cyan releases Myst Mayhem. [http://home.comcast.net/~zardoz99/RealMyst/april_1.htm Press release on Zardoz's site]; [http://web.archive.org/web/20010827104127/http://www.sewblesseddesigns.com/lonelyto25/gallery/4-1.htm screenshot on lonelyto25's site]. | ||
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Date Unknown - The D'ni Link <ref>[http://www.dpwr.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2646&pid=16833&mode=threaded&start=#entry16833 DPWR forum thread "community timeline"-karoh]</ref> <ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/ma3/dni/index.html Guild of Ages-section 2/10/01]</ref> | Date Unknown - The D'ni Link <ref>[http://www.dpwr.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2646&pid=16833&mode=threaded&start=#entry16833 DPWR forum thread "community timeline"-karoh]</ref> <ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/ma3/dni/index.html Guild of Ages-section 2/10/01]</ref> | ||
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June 6, 2001 - SqueeBOY posts to UbiSoft's Myst III forums that the dniguild.com site contained a D'ni Proverb, "A Tree falls; a page arises. - A scarab is captured; ink is released. - Life is taken; an Age is given." and scrolling over the word, "D'ni" produced D'ni lettering which translated to "To D'ni."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010626055048/http://www.myst3.com/forum/thread.php?id=7&id2=14&id3=202 archived page, June 26, 2001]</ref> | June 6, 2001 - SqueeBOY posts to UbiSoft's Myst III forums that the dniguild.com site contained a D'ni Proverb, "A Tree falls; a page arises. - A scarab is captured; ink is released. - Life is taken; an Age is given." and scrolling over the word, "D'ni" produced D'ni lettering which translated to "To D'ni."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010626055048/http://www.myst3.com/forum/thread.php?id=7&id2=14&id3=202 archived page, June 26, 2001]</ref> | ||
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June/July 2001 (unconfirmed) - The Guild of Researches Investigating D'ni (G.R.I.D.) is formed. | June/July 2001 (unconfirmed) - The Guild of Researches Investigating D'ni (G.R.I.D.) is formed. | ||
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February 2008 - The Garternay site becomes the topic of discussion on the MOUL forums in the thread, [http://mystonline.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14999 www.gaternay.com]. The site changed in December 2008 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20081218034240/http://www.garternay.com/ archived page]) and contained a puzzle which eventually led to an IC blog ([http://web.archive.org/web/20100310141258/http://garternay.com/ archived page, March 10, 2010]). | February 2008 - The Garternay site becomes the topic of discussion on the MOUL forums in the thread, [http://mystonline.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14999 www.gaternay.com]. The site changed in December 2008 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20081218034240/http://www.garternay.com/ archived page]) and contained a puzzle which eventually led to an IC blog ([http://web.archive.org/web/20100310141258/http://garternay.com/ archived page, March 10, 2010]). | ||
Revision as of 11:54, 25 September 2014
This page is being created specifically for use as a collection of resources for Tai'lahr's project, "History of the Called." It is a timeline of events demonstrating the development of the Myst-Uru Community. It is completely OOC; any IC events that took place should be noted as being revealed in an OOC manner.
1993
September 24, 1993 - Video game and educational software publisher, Brøderbund Software releases Cyan's Myst game for Mac OS computers. [1]
1994
September 13, 1994 - Brøderbund Software releases Cyan's Myst game for PC computers. [2]
1995
November 2, 1995 - The Book of Atrus by Rand and Robyn Miller with David Wingrove is published. [3] (WM)
Riven Unofficial Home Page is started by Jim Stephenson. Riven Unofficial Home Page archived page, February 2, 2004
1995 - 1997 - During the development of Riven, Cyan began to reveal more about D'ni through a hidden portion of their website. Upon entering that area of the site, the words "To D'ni" in the D'ni font ("b'D'ni") flashed on the screen. [4]
1996
November 7, 1996 - The Book of Ti'ana by Rand Miller with David Wingrove is published. [5] (WM) - the hardback edition included a 58x44 cm (approx 22.8x17.3 inches) reproduction of a map with notations in D'ni lettering: Aitrus' map, D'ni to the surface.
December 11, 1996 - Cyan.com website - archived page, October 13, 1997
1997
The Writers of D'ni MOO was started by Erithan and other fans. [6]
April 21, 1997 - The Riven Journals, a website of puzzles to promote Riven. [7]
July, 1997 - The Riven Lyst, a subscribed to e-mail list, is started by Doug McBride. [8]
October, 1997 - RivenGuild website is started by Gordon Currie. [7]
October 29, 1997 - Riven, the sequel to Myst is published by by Red Orb Entertainment (a division of Brøderbund). [9]
November 6, 1997 - The Book of D'ni by Rand Miller with David Wingrove is published. [10] (WM)
1998
Tweek started the website which would eventually become The D'ni Jazz Club. [11]
Cyan.com website - archived page, May 27, 1998
1999
March, 1999 - Doug McBride of the Riven Lyst is hired by Cyan. [8]
2000
Cyan.com website - archived page, March 1, 2000
April 1, 2000 - Cyan releases Myst Mayhem. Press release on Zardoz's site; screenshot on lonelyto25's site.
Date Unknown - The D'ni Link [12] [13]
July 30, 2000 - D'niPedia.org was established. [14] The Writers Ring was created soon after and together they would become known as DPWR.net
2001
Cyan.com website - archived page, June 28, 2001
June 1, 2001 - Gordon Currie closes the RivenGuild website.archived page, June 1, 2001 (UbiSoft takes creation of the Myst sites inhouse)
Myst III Forum - archived page, June 9, 2001:Site hosted by UbiSoft. Created to replace the site built by Gordon Currie & Eldoren, it mimicked the layout. The first few days and weeks, it was filled with complaints by fans upset about losing RivenGuild.archived page, June 26, 2001
June 2, 2001 - Je'uhl (Harrison Pink) opens the Garternay website to serve as a "communication hub" following the demise of the RivenGuild site.archived page, July 22, 2001
June 6, 2001 - SqueeBOY posts to UbiSoft's Myst III forums that the dniguild.com site contained a D'ni Proverb, "A Tree falls; a page arises. - A scarab is captured; ink is released. - Life is taken; an Age is given." and scrolling over the word, "D'ni" produced D'ni lettering which translated to "To D'ni."[15]
June/July 2001 (unconfirmed) - The Guild of Researches Investigating D'ni (G.R.I.D.) is formed.
2002
January 31, 2002 - Dr. Richard Watson gives a speech at an informal opening ceremony of the first D'ni neighborhood. - archived page, October 22, 2002
Cyan.com website - Cyan Worlds News - archived page, May 25, 2002
Cyan.com website - Cyan Worlds News -archived page, August 2, 2002
Cyan.com website - Cyan Worlds News -archived page, September 26, 2002
Cyan.com website - Cyan Worlds News: Ubi Soft Makes Long-Term Commitment to Myst Brand. - archived page, October 16, 2002
2003
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February 1, 2003 - The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates over Texas and Louisiana as it reenters Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members. Cyan adds an image of the shuttle over a red, white and blue ribbon to their site.archived page, February 7, 2003
Cyan.com website - Cyan Worlds News: Uru: Online Ages Beyond MYST - archived page, February 7, 2003
Cyan.com website - Cyan Worlds News: Cyan Worlds, Inc. closing its doors - archived page, April 9, 2003
Cyan.com website - Cyan Worlds News: URU-Ages Beyond Myst - archived page, April 20, 2003
Cyan.com website - Cyan Worlds News: URU-Ages Beyond Myst - archived page, November 18, 2003
December 31, 2003 - Cyan.com website - Cyan Worlds News: Uru: Ages Beyond Myst release notes updated. - archived page, January 1, 2004
2004
February 4, 2004 - Cyan announces the closing of Uru in Rand's letter to the community on the future of Uru. - archived page, April 8, 2004
Cyan.com website - Cyan Worlds News: URU-Ages Beyond Myst-Uru: To D'ni expansion pack available for download - archived page, May 6, 2004
Cyan.com website - Cyan Worlds News: URU-Ages Beyond Myst-A new direction for Cyan - archived page, April 1, 2004
May 17, 2004 - The D'ni Guild Forums reopen. - archived page, June 4, 2004
May 24, 2004 - An official site for Uru: The Path of the Shell opens. - archived page, June 4, 2004, PotS archived page, May 29, 2004
July 7, 2004--Uru: The Path of the Shell and Uru: Complete Chronicles go on sale in stores. - archived page, June 4, 2004
August 6, 2004--Cyan Worlds launches Untìl Uru.
2005
February 2005 - The Garternay site changes to a picture of two cones with caution tape in front of a framed photo of a book with Narayan symbols on the cover sticking out of the sand on a beach. Clicking on the image revealed the words, "A seabird calls. The unknowing one stands at the rail. Peace. The circle is closed. The last word written. -From the Korokh Jimah. vv.13245-46."
2006
2007
2008
February 2008 - The Garternay site becomes the topic of discussion on the MOUL forums in the thread, www.gaternay.com. The site changed in December 2008 (archived page) and contained a puzzle which eventually led to an IC blog (archived page, March 10, 2010).
2009
2010
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia: Myst
- ↑ Myst-PC-GameSpy
- ↑ Amazon: Myst: The Book of Atrus
- ↑ MOUL post by RAWA
- ↑ [http://www.amazon.com/Myst-Book-Tiana-Rand-Miller/dp/0786861606/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0EGQ2RGPA2XTPA6W7S1F Amazon: Myst: The Book of Ti'ana
- ↑ Erithan on DPWR
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 DPWR forum thread "community timeline"-Erithan
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 RivenLyst FAQ
- ↑ Wikipedia: Riven
- ↑ Amazon: Myst: The Book of D'nil
- ↑ DPWR forum thread "community timeline"-Tweek
- ↑ DPWR forum thread "community timeline"-karoh
- ↑ Guild of Ages-section 2/10/01
- ↑ D'niPedia site image on Myst 5 site
- ↑ archived page, June 26, 2001
