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Articles About Myst / Uru

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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)


Books

Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds - current link
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.


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


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.


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


Ottawa Business Journal: idoodlesoftware signs MYST licensing agreement - current link


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.


Tech News Sites

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


Lockergnome
Interview with Cyan Game Designer, Richard Watson - archived page, April 6, 2005: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.


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
September 1997 article by Jon Carroll.


VG Nett: 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.


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 - http://web.archive.org/web/20010407075426/http://www.adventuregamer.com/features/articles/mysterium1.shtml 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: 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.
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
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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.