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=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===
  
;Communities of Play<nowiki>:</nowiki> Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds - [http://www.communitiesofplay.com/ current link]:August 28, 2009 by Celia Pearce and Artemesia (Celia's avatar in There.com) <ref name = "Amazon: Communities of Play">[http://www.amazon.com/Communities-Play-Emergent-Cultures-Multiplayer/dp/0262162571 Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds Hardcover – August 28, 2009]</ref>
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;Communities of Play<nowiki>:</nowiki> Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds - [http://www.communitiesofplay.com/ current link]:August 28, 2009 by Celia Pearce and Artemesia (Celia's avatar in There.com)
  
  
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=== Tech News Sites ===
 
=== Tech News Sites ===
  
;Apple - Games - Articles - Myst V: End of Ages:Article by Brad Cook.
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;<nowiki>Apple: Games: Articles: The Story of the D'ni Comes Full Circle in Myst V: End of Ages</nowiki> -
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;PCWorld[:] The Ten Greatest PC Games Ever - [http://www.pcworld.com/article/158850/best_pc_games.html current link]:
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;PCWorld[:] The Ten Greatest PC Games Ever - [http://www.pcworld.com/article/158850/best_pc_games.html current link]:February 8, 2009 article by Benj Edwards.
  
  
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;VG Nett<nowiki>:</nowiki> Riven - [http://web.archive.org/web/19981206223130/http://www.vg.no/hjelper_deg/data_og_internett/html/970920riven.html archived page, December 6, 1998]:Review of Riven by fan Anders Berg as told to reporter Rune Fjeld Olsen on Norwegian site, VG Nett.
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;VG Nett<nowiki>:</nowiki> Riven - [http://web.archive.org/web/19981206223130/http://www.vg.no/hjelper_deg/data_og_internett/html/970920riven.html archived page, December 6, 1998]:September 20, 1997 review of Riven by fan Anders Berg as told to reporter Rune Fjeld Olsen on Norwegian site, VG Nett.
  
  
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==== 1994 ====
 
==== 1994 ====
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;1994? - Guerrillas in the Myst - [http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/2.08/myst_pr.html current link], [http://web.archive.org/web/20140831234214/http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/2.08/myst_pr.html archived page, August 31, 2014]:Article by Jon Carroll on WIRED.
  
  
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;August 25, 1997 - Post-Myst Minimalism<nowiki>:</nowiki> Saatchi Spares Words in Spartan Print Series - [http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising/post-myst-minimalism-saatchi-spares-words-spartan-print-series-32563 current link]:Article by By Jane Irene Kelly published in Adweek.
 
;August 25, 1997 - Post-Myst Minimalism<nowiki>:</nowiki> Saatchi Spares Words in Spartan Print Series - [http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising/post-myst-minimalism-saatchi-spares-words-spartan-print-series-32563 current link]:Article by By Jane Irene Kelly published in Adweek.
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;September 1997 - Riven - [http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive//5.09/riven.html?person=george_lucas&topic_set=wiredpeople current link], [http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/5.09/riven_pr.html archived link]:Article by Jon Carroll on WIRED.
  
  
 
;September 03, 1997 - Myst<nowiki>:</nowiki> The Book of Black Ships #1 (of 4) - [http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/96-709/Myst-The-Book-of-Black-Ships-1-of-4 current link]:Book published by Dark Horse Comics.  [http://web.archive.org/web/20081014210326/http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/96-709/Myst-The-Book-of-Black-Ships-1-of-4 archived page, October 14, 2008], [https://web.archive.org/web/20140828234412/http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/96-709/Myst-The-Book-of-Black-Ships-1-of-4 archived page, August 28, 2014] Also see "Myst #1: The Book of Black Ships" entry.
 
;September 03, 1997 - Myst<nowiki>:</nowiki> The Book of Black Ships #1 (of 4) - [http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/96-709/Myst-The-Book-of-Black-Ships-1-of-4 current link]:Book published by Dark Horse Comics.  [http://web.archive.org/web/20081014210326/http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/96-709/Myst-The-Book-of-Black-Ships-1-of-4 archived page, October 14, 2008], [https://web.archive.org/web/20140828234412/http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/96-709/Myst-The-Book-of-Black-Ships-1-of-4 archived page, August 28, 2014] Also see "Myst #1: The Book of Black Ships" entry.
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;September 20, 1997 - Riven - [http://web.archive.org/web/19981206223130/http://www.vg.no/hjelper_deg/data_og_internett/html/970920riven.html archived page, December 6, 1998]:Review of Riven by fan Anders Berg as told to reporter Rune Fjeld Olsen on Norwegian site, VG Nett.
  
  
 
;Fall, 1997 - Survey of Courseware<nowiki>:</nowiki> Riven (c)1997 - [http://refugeearth.org/BoydZoo/campus/Novaweb/625/Asst2_CAI-5.htm current link]:Academic assignment by Leanne C. Boyd posted on [http://www.refugeearth.org/splash.htm RefugeEarth] with a due date of November 24, 1997.   
 
;Fall, 1997 - Survey of Courseware<nowiki>:</nowiki> Riven (c)1997 - [http://refugeearth.org/BoydZoo/campus/Novaweb/625/Asst2_CAI-5.htm current link]:Academic assignment by Leanne C. Boyd posted on [http://www.refugeearth.org/splash.htm RefugeEarth] with a due date of November 24, 1997.   
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;May 19, 1999 - High-tech visionaries going postal - [http://www.zdnet.com/news/high-tech-visionaries-going-postal/102357 current link]:Article on ZDNet by Joe Belden about "Myst" creators Rand and Robyn Miller being included in a series of postage stamps, "The Information Age: Visionaries in the Twentieth Century" issued in Palau[http://web.archive.org/web/20140901153733/http://www.computer-stamps.com/pictures/formats/palau-F2-86.jpg archived image]
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;December 9, 1999 - Creative Miller brothers pursue 'Myst' opportunities - [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/enter/books/leb135.htm current link]:Article by Mike Snider published in USA Today.
 
;December 9, 1999 - Creative Miller brothers pursue 'Myst' opportunities - [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/enter/books/leb135.htm current link]:Article by Mike Snider published in USA Today.
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;August 25, 2005 - Pupils learn through Myst game - [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4160466.stm current link]:Article by Jo Twist, published on BBC News site.
 
;August 25, 2005 - Pupils learn through Myst game - [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4160466.stm current link]:Article by Jo Twist, published on BBC News site.
  
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;September 2, 2005 - Myst Creator Closes Doors - [http://games.slashdot.org/story/05/09/03/0022219/myst-creator-closes-doors current link]: Article by Zonk on Slashdot.
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;September 3, 2005 - Cyan Worlds Closes - [http://games.slashdot.org/story/05/09/03/2153211/cyan-worlds-closes current link]:Post by ScuttleMonkey on Slashdot.
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;October 2005 - The Story of the D'ni Comes Full Circle in Myst V<nowiki>:</nowiki> End of Ages -
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[http://www.bradcook.net/games/articles/2005/10/myst5/ current link]:Article by Brad Cook on Apple site.
  
 
==== 2006 ====
 
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;June 30, 2008 - GameTap gives Myst Online back to Cyan. Cyan says it's opening the game to fan development - [http://web.archive.org/web/20080702194841/http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/txt/archive/?postID=6114 archived page, July 2, 2008]:Article by Tom Sowa in the Spokesman Review.
 
;June 30, 2008 - GameTap gives Myst Online back to Cyan. Cyan says it's opening the game to fan development - [http://web.archive.org/web/20080702194841/http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/txt/archive/?postID=6114 archived page, July 2, 2008]:Article by Tom Sowa in the Spokesman Review.
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;December 13, 2008 - Cyan Worlds To Open-Source Myst Online<nowiki>:</nowiki> Uru Live - [http://games.slashdot.org/story/08/12/13/041200/cyan-worlds-to-open-source-myst-online-uru-live  current link]:Post by Soulskill on Slashdot.
  
  
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;August 28, 2009<ref name = "Amazon: Communities of Play"></ref> - Communities of Play<nowiki>:</nowiki> Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds -  [http://www.communitiesofplay.com/ current link]:Book by Celia Pearce and Artemesia (Celia's avatar in There.com)
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;February 8, 2009 - The Ten Greatest PC Games Ever - [http://www.pcworld.com/article/158850/best_pc_games.html current link]:Article by Benj Edwards on PCWorld.
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;August 28, 2009 - Communities of Play<nowiki>:</nowiki> Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds -  [http://www.communitiesofplay.com/ current link]:Book by Celia Pearce and Artemesia (Celia's avatar in There.com)
  
  
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==== 2014 ====
 
==== 2014 ====
 
 
 
=== Tech News Sites ===
 
 
;Apple - Games - Articles - Myst V: End of Ages:Article by Brad Cook.
 
 
;PCWorld[:] The Ten Greatest PC Games Ever - [http://www.pcworld.com/article/158850/best_pc_games.html current link]:
 
 
 
 
==== Slashdot ====
 
 
;Myst Creator Closes Doors - [http://games.slashdot.org/story/05/09/03/0022219/myst-creator-closes-doors current link]:September 2, 2005 article by Zonk.
 
 
;Cyan Worlds Closes - [http://games.slashdot.org/story/05/09/03/2153211/cyan-worlds-closes current link]:September 3, 2005 post by ScuttleMonkey.
 
 
;Cyan Worlds To Open-Source Myst Online<nowiki>:</nowiki> Uru Live - [http://games.slashdot.org/story/08/12/13/041200/cyan-worlds-to-open-source-myst-online-uru-live  current link]:December 13, 2008 post by Soulskill
 
 
 
==== WIRED ====
 
;Guerrillas in the Myst - [http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/2.08/myst_pr.html current link], [http://web.archive.org/web/20140831234214/http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/2.08/myst_pr.html archived page, August 31, 2014]:1994? article by Jon Carroll.
 
 
;Riven - [http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive//5.09/riven.html?person=george_lucas&topic_set=wiredpeople current link], [http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/5.09/riven_pr.html archived link]:September 1997 article by Jon Carroll.
 
 
 
;VG Nett<nowiki>:</nowiki> Riven - [http://web.archive.org/web/19981206223130/http://www.vg.no/hjelper_deg/data_og_internett/html/970920riven.html archived page, December 6, 1998]:Review of Riven by fan Anders Berg as told to reporter Rune Fjeld Olsen on Norwegian site, VG Nett.
 
 
 
;ZDNet<nowiki>:</nowiki> High-tech visionaries going postal - [http://www.zdnet.com/news/high-tech-visionaries-going-postal/102357 current link]:May 19, 1999 article by Joe Belden about "Myst" creators Rand and Robyn Miller being included in a series of postage stamps, "The Information Age: Visionaries in the Twentieth Century" issued in Palau.  [http://web.archive.org/web/20140901153733/http://www.computer-stamps.com/pictures/formats/palau-F2-86.jpg archived image]
 

Revision as of 10:46, 12 October 2014

Academic Papers

The Book of Myst in the Late Age of Print - current link
1997 paper by Steven Jones.


Communities of Play: The Uru Diaspora - current link
December 13th, 2007 by Celia Pearce.


GAME DEVELOPING, THE D’NI WAY: HOW MYST/URU FANS INHERITED THE CULTURAL LEGACY OF A LOST EMPIRE - current link
A thesis by Nicholas Watson, published August 2012


Stories In Between: a dissertation by Drew Davidson, 2001 - current link

(chapter 1, chapter 2, drew davidson main page)


Survey of Courseware
Riven (c)1997 - Leanne C. Boyd - current link:Posted on RefugeEarth. Due date: November 24, 1997


Books

Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds - current link
August 28, 2009 by Celia Pearce and Artemesia (Celia's avatar in There.com)


Dark Horse Comics - Myst: The Book of Black Ships #1 (of 4) - current link, archived page, October 14, 2008, archived page, August 28, 2014
See "Myst #1: The Book of Black Ships" entry. September 03, 1997.


DigitalCultureBooks - "Myst and Riven - The World of the D'ni" - current link
Book online by Mark J. P. Wolf published by University of Michigan Press in 2011.


Project MUSE - Myst and Riven - current link
Site for downloading and/or purchasing the book, "Myst and Riven - The World of the D'ni" by Mark J. P. Wolf published by University of Michigan Press in 2011.


Blogs

Gameshelf, The current link -
Often includes posts by Uruite, Andrew Plotkin (belford). Also see Zarfhome under fan sites.


News Sites

Adweek article: Post-Myst Minimalism
Saatchi Spares Words in Spartan Print Series - current link:August 25, 1997 article by By Jane Irene Kelly.


American Conservative, The: Mysty Memories - current link
November 24, 2012 article by Alan Jacobs.


BBC News: Pupils learn through Myst game - current link
August 25, 2005 article by Jo Twist.


Boing Boing: My favorite press release (1994) - current link, archived page, January 12, 2013
December 21, 2012 article by Mark Frauenfelder with a scanned Press Release from Cyan, April 25, 1994.


BuzzFeed News: 9 Things You Didn't Know About Myst - current link
March 28, 2013 by Joseph Bernstein.


Bygone Bureau, The: Into the Myst - current link
August 15, 2013 article by Gavin Craig & Sara Clemens


Inlander: Writing the Next Age - http://www.inlander.com/spokane/writing-the-next-age/Content?oid=2194852 current link
October 2, 2013 article by Daniel Walters.


Ottawa Business Journal: idoodlesoftware signs MYST licensing agreement - current link
July 12, 2011 article by Elizabeth Howell.


Spokesman Review

Search - 2 pages of Myst articles by Tom Sowa - results page
GameTap gives Myst Online back to Cyan. Cyan says it's opening the game to fan development - archived page, July 2, 2008
June 30, 2008 article by Tom Sowa.


Times Union: "MYST" A CD-ROM HIT - current link
November 29, 1995 article by C. Eugene Emery, Jr., Providence Journal.


Urban Desires, Tech Toys section: The Myst Interview - archived page, January 17, 1999
1995 interview with Rand & Robyn Miller by Kyle Shannon.


USA Today: Creative Miller brothers pursue 'Myst' opportunities - current link
December 9, 1999 article by Mike Snider.


WorldVillage: Enter the Myst - interview with Rand - archived page, March 13, 2010
March 31, 2006 interview with Rand Miller by Gloria Stern.


Entertainment Sites

Grantland: Lost to the Ages - current link
September 24, 2013 article by Emily Yoshida which looks back on the game 'Myst' on its 20th anniversary.


Tech News Sites

Apple: Games: Articles: The Story of the D'ni Comes Full Circle in Myst V: End of Ages -

current link:October 2005 article by Brad Cook on Apple site.


CNET: Online game rising from the dead - current link
May 18, 2006 article by Daniel Terdiman.


Digital Media Zone, Scott Rosenberg's: Digital Culture
Play Myst For Me - June 12, 1994 article - current link; PostScript, February 1995 - current link


Lockergnome
Interview with Cyan Game Designer, Richard Watson - archived page, April 6, 2005:February 9, 2005 article by Alan Dennis. Part II - archived page, April 6, 2005; Part III - archived page, April 6, 2005


Make_Magazine-Vol_08.pdf Nov 2006 - Secret History of Making Myst - current link


MOD DB: Myst Online URU Moddable? - current link
December 29, 2008 article by Henley.


PCWorld[
] The Ten Greatest PC Games Ever - current link:February 8, 2009 article by Benj Edwards.


Slashdot

Myst Creator Closes Doors - current link
September 2, 2005 article by Zonk.
Cyan Worlds Closes - current link
September 3, 2005 post by ScuttleMonkey.
Cyan Worlds To Open-Source Myst Online: Uru Live - current link
December 13, 2008 post by Soulskill


WIRED

Guerrillas in the Myst - current link, archived page, August 31, 2014
1994? article by Jon Carroll.
Riven - current link, archived link
September 1997 article by Jon Carroll.


VG Nett: Riven - archived page, December 6, 1998
September 20, 1997 review of Riven by fan Anders Berg as told to reporter Rune Fjeld Olsen on Norwegian site, VG Nett.


ZDNet: High-tech visionaries going postal - current link
May 19, 1999 article by Joe Belden about "Myst" creators Rand and Robyn Miller being included in a series of postage stamps, "The Information Age: Visionaries in the Twentieth Century" issued in Palau. archived image


Game News Sites

Adventure Classic Gaming: Rand Miller - Cyan Worlds - current link
October 9, 2012 interview with Rand Miller by Phillip Jong.


Adventure Gamer - Articles - Mysterium 2000 - archived page, April 7, 2001
August 31, 2000 article by Michelle Poutre'-Ehr.


ARGNet: A Blow for Myst Fans, Plus New Rumors - current link, archived page, December 2, 2010
February 11, 2004 article on the closure of Uru; April 19, 2004 general news article includes link to the Path of the Shell expansion pack (both articles on same page).


EDGE Online

Myst review - current link
January 1, 1994 article by Edge Staff.
Myst’s Miller Talks Uru Live’s Revival - current link
February 15, 2007 article by Edge Staff.
Myst Online Evaporating - current link
February 4, 2008 by Edge Staff.
GameTap Hands Back Myst Online - current link
July 1, 2008 article by Edge Staff.
Myst Online Goes Open Source - current link
April 7, 2011 article by Nathan Brown.
GDC 2013: Myst creator Robyn Miller on lying about budgets, poverty and technical limitations - current link
April 1, 2013 article by Dan Griliopoulos.


Four Fat Chicks -- Uru: Ages Beyond Myst Review - current link
December 2003 review by Jen.


Gamasutra

Postmortem
Myst IV - Revelation - current link:April 21, 2005 article by Geneviève Lord.
GameTap Launches Resurrected Myst Online</nowiki> - current link
February 15, 2007 article by Staff.
Cyan Worlds Regains Control Of Myst Online
Uru Live</nowiki> - current link:July 1, 2008 article by Brandon Boyer.


Games Industry Biz: Myst creator warns of over ambition in MMO space - current link
September 18, 2008 article by Brandon Boyer.


Gamespot

Myst V
End of Ages Impressions - archived page, April 24, 2005:April 22, 2005 article by Andrew Park.
Gamespot: The Myst Union - archived page, February 18, 2006, archived page, June 9, 2007
Fans post news about their favorite game.


Grantland: Lost to the Ages - current link
September 24, 2013 article by Emily Yoshida.


Hardcore Gaming 101: Myst - current link
July 13, 2010 article by Garamoth. Extensive details and descriptions of all the games in the Myst series,


IGN

IGN: GameSpy: PC: Myst - Myst-PC-GameSpy current link
IGN: Myst Online: Uru Live - current link:
November 27, 2006 article by Steve Butts.
IGN: Myst Online: Uru Live Interview - current link
February 26, 2007 interview with Rand Miller by Richard Aihoshi - 'Jonric'.
IGN: Myst Online: Uru Live Review, Wait, it actually released? - current link
March 5, 2007 review by Charles Onyett.


Imaginarium Online: The Mind of a World-Maker - Interview With Rand Miller - archived page, February 9, 2005
January 26, 2001 interview with Rand Miller by Kathie Lundquist.

KOTAKU

GameTap Passes Myst Online Back To Cyan - current link
July 1, 2008 article by Mike Fahey.
GameTap
Myst Pass-Back Benefits Fans - current link:July 1, 2008 article by Leigh Alexander.
Cyan Outlines "Hurdles" In Reclaiming Myst Online - current link
July 7, 2008 article by Leigh Alexander.


Massively by Joystiq

Cyan acquires Myst Online, opens game development to fans - current link
July 1, 2008 article by Kyle Horner.
Myst Online is alive... again... for the, um, we lost count how many times it died - current link
February 8, 2010 article by Seraphina Brennan.
An introduction to Myst Online for newbies - current link
February 13, 2010 article by Seraphina Brennan.
Myst Online goes open source (again) - current link
April 7, 2011 article by Jef Reahard.
The Game Archaeologist: Checking in with classic MMOs - current link
June 8, 2013 article by Justin Olivetti. Number 10 on the list is "Myst Online: URU Live: Summer music fest" with a link to the D'nipalooza thread on the MOUL forum.
Massively's Third Annual Frindie Awards - current link
January 1, 2014 article by Beau Hindman. Myst Online: Uru Live wins the "Whatever Happened To...?" award for retaining the author's "fascination with the game or lore" after all these years.
The Stream Team: Solving the puzzle that is Myst Online - current link
Uru Live:January 13, 2014 article by Beau Hindman.
Rise and Shiny revisit: Myst Online: Uru Live - current link
January 19, 2014 article by Beau Hindman.
The Game Archaeologist: Myst Online: Uru Live - current link
March 29, 2014 article by Justin Olivetti.


New World Notes: Myst Adventure Game Classic Tailored for iPad Launches - current link
June 15, 2012 article by Wagner James Au.


New World Notes: Myst Co-Creator Rand Miller Thinks Worlds Like Second Life & Uru Live Have a Future on Tablets - current link
July 26, 2012 article by Wagner James Au.


PRWeb: idoodlesoftware inc. Signs Exclusive Educational Licensing Agreement With Cyan Worlds For MYST Franchise - current link
July 12, 2011 press release from idoodlesoftware. More from idoodlesoftware inc.:


Secret World, The: Crysis and Turmoil in Myst Movie Development Come to Light - current link
July 24, 2012 post by Atrus's Homeboy.


Smackerel: When multimedia was black and white
?


Ten Ton Hammer: The Death of Myst Online: An Interview with GameTap - current link
February 6, 2008 article by Cody Bye.

Virtual Cultures

Blog by Ron Meiners & Celia Pearce

Uru Live to Re-Close - current link
February 08, 2008 entry.
The story Rand told about creating the ARG - current link
September 22, 2008 entry. Includes a comment about PreAfter by Deg.
Rand Miller, creator of the ARG? - current link
September 19, 2008 entry. Includes comments by Tweek & Zardoz.
Goodbye from Artemesia in There - current link
March 09, 2010 entry.


Gaming Sites - Forums & Walkthroughs

GameFAQs Forum: Myst Message Board for PC - current link
Giant Bomb wiki: Myst - current link

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Chronological Order

1994

1994? - Guerrillas in the Myst - current link, archived page, August 31, 2014
Article by Jon Carroll on WIRED.


April 25, 1994 - Press Release from Cyan - current link
Printed in December 21, 2012 article by Mark Frauenfelder, "My favorite press release (1994)" published in Boing Boing.


June 12, 1994 - Play Myst For Me - current link
Article by Scott Rosenberg on Digital Media Zone, Digital Culture section.


1995

date unknown, 1995 - The Myst Interview - archived page, January 17, 1999
1995 interview with Rand & Robyn Miller by Kyle Shannon published by Urban Desires, Tech Toys section.


February 1995 - Play Myst For Me PostScript - current link
Article by Scott Rosenberg on Digital Media Zone, Digital Culture section.


November 29, 1995 - "MYST" A CD-ROM HIT - current link
Article by C. Eugene Emery, Jr., Providence Journal, published by the Times Union.


1996

X

1997

date unknown, 1997 - The Book of Myst in the Late Age of Print - current link
Academic Paper by Steven Jones.


August 25, 1997 - Post-Myst Minimalism: Saatchi Spares Words in Spartan Print Series - current link
Article by By Jane Irene Kelly published in Adweek.


September 1997 - Riven - current link, archived link
Article by Jon Carroll on WIRED.


September 03, 1997 - Myst: The Book of Black Ships #1 (of 4) - current link
Book published by Dark Horse Comics. archived page, October 14, 2008, archived page, August 28, 2014 Also see "Myst #1: The Book of Black Ships" entry.


September 20, 1997 - Riven - archived page, December 6, 1998
Review of Riven by fan Anders Berg as told to reporter Rune Fjeld Olsen on Norwegian site, VG Nett.


Fall, 1997 - Survey of Courseware: Riven (c)1997 - current link
Academic assignment by Leanne C. Boyd posted on RefugeEarth with a due date of November 24, 1997.



1998

X

1999

May 19, 1999 - High-tech visionaries going postal - current link
Article on ZDNet by Joe Belden about "Myst" creators Rand and Robyn Miller being included in a series of postage stamps, "The Information Age: Visionaries in the Twentieth Century" issued in Palauarchived image


December 9, 1999 - Creative Miller brothers pursue 'Myst' opportunities - current link
Article by Mike Snider published in USA Today.


2000

X

2001

date unknown, 2001 - Stories In Between
Dissertation by Drew Davidson. - current link:

(chapter 1, chapter 2, drew davidson main page)


2002

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2003

X

2004

X

2005

February 9, 2005 - Interview with Cyan Game Designer, Richard Watson - archived page, April 6, 2005
Interview with Richard Watson by Alan Dennis published on Lockergnome. Part II - archived page, April 6, 2005; Part III - archived page, April 6, 2005


August 25, 2005 - Pupils learn through Myst game - current link
Article by Jo Twist, published on BBC News site.


September 2, 2005 - Myst Creator Closes Doors - current link
Article by Zonk on Slashdot.


September 3, 2005 - Cyan Worlds Closes - current link
Post by ScuttleMonkey on Slashdot.


October 2005 - The Story of the D'ni Comes Full Circle in Myst V: End of Ages -

current link:Article by Brad Cook on Apple site.

2006

March 31, 2006 - Enter the Myst - interview with Rand - archived page, March 13, 2010
Interview with Rand Miller by Gloria Stern ublished by WorldVillage.


May 18, 2006 - Online game rising from the dead - current link
Article by Daniel Terdiman published on CNET.


Nov 2006 - Secret History of Making Myst - current link
Make_Magazine-Vol_08.pdf


2007

December 13th, 2007 - Communities of Play: The Uru Diaspora - current link
Academic paper by Celia Pearce.


2008

June 30, 2008 - GameTap gives Myst Online back to Cyan. Cyan says it's opening the game to fan development - archived page, July 2, 2008
Article by Tom Sowa in the Spokesman Review.


December 13, 2008 - Cyan Worlds To Open-Source Myst Online: Uru Live - current link
Post by Soulskill on Slashdot.


December 29, 2008 - Myst Online URU Moddable? - current link
Article by Henley published on MOD DB.


2009

February 8, 2009 - The Ten Greatest PC Games Ever - current link
Article by Benj Edwards on PCWorld.


August 28, 2009 - Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds - current link
Book by Celia Pearce and Artemesia (Celia's avatar in There.com)


2010

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2011

May 26, 2011 - "Myst and Riven - The World of the D'ni"
Book by Mark J. P. Wolf published by University of Michigan Press.
Book: DigitalCultureBooks - "Myst and Riven - The World of the D'ni" - current link
Book online by Mark J. P. Wolf published by University of Michigan Press, May 26, 2011.
Book: Project MUSE - Myst and Riven - current link
Site for downloading and/or purchasing the book, "Myst and Riven - The World of the D'ni" by Mark J. P. Wolf published by University of Michigan Press in 2011.


July 12, 2011 - idoodlesoftware signs MYST licensing agreement - current link
Article by Elizabeth Howell published in Ottawa Business Journal


2012

August 2012 - GAME DEVELOPING, THE D’NI WAY: HOW MYST/URU FANS INHERITED THE CULTURAL LEGACY OF A LOST EMPIRE - current link
Thesis by Nicholas Watson.


November 24, 2012 - Mysty Memories - current link
Article by Alan Jacobs published in The American Conservative.


December 21, 2012 - My favorite press release (1994) - current link, archived page, January 12, 2013
Article by Mark Frauenfelder published in Boing Boing. Includes a scanned Press Release from Cyan.


2013

March 28, 2013 - 9 Things You Didn't Know About Myst - current link
Article by Joseph Bernstein published by BuzzFeed News.


August 15, 2013 - Into the Myst - current link
Article by Gavin Craig & Sara Clemens published by The Bygone Bureau.


September 24, 2013 - Lost to the Ages - current link
Article by Emily Yoshida which looks back on the game 'Myst' on its 20th anniversary, published by Grantland.


October 2, 2013 - Writing the Next Age - http://www.inlander.com/spokane/writing-the-next-age/Content?oid=2194852 current link
Article by Daniel Walters published by Inlander.


2014