Myst Library

Riven

2011-09-11T22:55:07Z

Hey everyone! Not sure if anyone still reads this community, but I'll give it a go.

I got a sudden urge to play Riven again, but when I inserted the disk, I was sad to find that it's not compatible with Windows 7. I've tried running it in Compatibility Mode, but it still won't play.

Does anyone have any tips on how to get it to run?

Finished D'ni Clock

2011-08-06T01:38:45Z

Hey guys, even though no one really posts on here any more I figured I might as well post some fanart I made :p

I finally finished my D'ni clock and took some good, proper photos of it. Enjoy!

(all images linked to their deviantART versions if you're into that kind of thing)

And my Mysterium 2011 paper-person photo:

Myst games on iPod/iPad devices

2011-07-18T13:14:06Z

I recently got an iPad and I saw they have some of the Myst games (Myst and Riven are what I've searched so far) in the apps store to purchase/download (there is a free Myst game as well). Has anyone played these versions yet? Are they worth the time to download/money to pay?
Thanks,

Mysterium 2011 Update!

2011-06-05T16:28:30Z

Our logo has been chosen! Congratulations to Paul Veloz for creating it. It will be displayed prominently on the back of our t-shirts, which are now available for pre-order as well. You can check out the logo and t-shirt pricing here.

Not exciting enough? How about this: The dA Myst Fanclub has graciously offered to sponsor a weekend registration and a day pass and we will be giving these out in contest form. All you have to do is reply to this announcement post in the next 48 hours to enter.

-The Committee

MYST MOVIE FAQ

2011-05-29T02:01:02Z

http://mystmovie.com/2011/05/28/and-you-thought-id-wait-till-after-june-1st/

Mysterium 2011 - Registration Open

2011-05-09T21:32:25Z

Are you ready for it? Here it comes...

Registration is open! The hotel is standing by! Go go go!

*cough* That is to say, check out our latest post for information on registration, hotel bookings, hats, and more.

To the honor of our tubers,
The Mysterium Committee

Go! Magazine - Issue 2 available now!

2011-05-03T15:28:01Z

Go! Magazine - Issue 2

The second issue of Go magazine from the Guild of Messengers is available now! Featuring in-depth articles on the narrative of Myst, Lunanne also details D’ni architecture, while Laughing Pineapple shares another story with an original illustration by Skull Kid. An interview with our very own Tweek sheds some interesting perspective on the D’niverse, and Allatwan takes us on a photo trip through Myst.

To download the full newspaper in PDF format please follow this link

Guild of Messengers, serving the Community

- Finished Exploring? Come to the GoMe and fill in one of our Articles Writer positions! No Experience Required!-

Mysterium 2011 Update!

2011-04-29T13:44:48Z

Shorah folks!

Just letting everyone know that there's been an update/change to the t--shirt logo contest.

They can be read here!

Chev'shem!
~M13

Mysterium 2011 - an Announcement

2011-04-24T14:48:33Z

Shorah Again

How have you been? We’ve been *really* busy, preparing some Mysterium news for you!

Mini no more?
Given the numbers we got on our polls, we have decided to drop the ‘mini’. This is now a full-on Mysterium, with support from some members of the normal Mysterium Committee. That said, we are still running from our own website (http://mysterium.zibland.com/), and questions should be sent to our Digital Non-sentient Indicator (or D’NI for short) at committee@mysterium.zibland.com.

Logo Contest
Do you have 1337 art skills? Do you love Amateria? Did you skip those last two questions? Then have we got a contest for you!

The Mysterium logo contest is a go! See mysterium.zibland.com/ for details. The contest runs until May 7th.

Hotel and Dates
We are still working like mad to finalize the hotel details, but we do have a date! Mysterium Boston will take place [b]August 5-7[/b] (that’s the first weekend in August). As usual, there will be an informal hullabaloo on Thursday night for those who are there, but the con itself is Friday-Sunday.

Registration
We will open registration once we finalize the hotel. Since people have been asking though, we wanted to cover it here. We are planning to use a similar pricing schedule to recent Mysteriums (Mysteria?). Somewhere around $20 for the weekend, with day passes and probably an early-bird discount.

Presentations
Got a new age to show? Have you written a dissertation on D’ni architecture through the ages (see what I did there)? Did you re-create the cavern in chocolate? Then why not tell a subset of the world about it by presenting? We are now taking submissions for presentations. Simply send a brief description of the presentation to the committee (committee@mysterium.zibland.com). Presentation submissions are open until June 3.

Faecbooks
No longer must you leave Facebook to find out what’s new with Mysterium. Just join the Mysterium Boston Facebook page here for all your Mysterium news.

Contributions
If you recently found yourself thinking, “gee, I have this money just sitting here. I sure wish I could use it to make Mysterium Boston the very best (like no Mysterium ever was)”... well then you should probably talk to someone about that. But first, click on our fancy new [b]Contribute[/b] button on the right of the site ([url]http://mysterium.zibland.com/[/url]).

Contributions are, of course, totally optional and much appreciated. Even five bucks helps us to cover costs. And we’ll totally find some cool* way to thank you at the con!

*Note: “cool” is a subjective term, subject to multiple definition syndrome.

Potato
Potatoes are not related to Mysterium, as far as we know. We’ll keep you apprised of Potato related activities as and if they develop. Please note that the Committee is not responsible for any Potato related accidents that may occur as a result of its actions. Un-registered Companion Potatoes may be euthanized at the discretion of [REDACTED].

As always, please post or email any questions or comments you have about the wonderful world of Mysterium. Until next time,

-The Mysterium Boston Committee

OPENSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOURCE

2011-04-06T23:05:26Z

We're here, ladies and gentlemen. On the Day of the Circle, the anniversary of the foundation of the Guilds under the rule of Ri'neref, we are finally here.

http://openuru.org/

Rejoice.

Mini Mysterium Boston - the Info Gathering

2011-04-04T17:49:59Z

Shorah Folks!

So, it’s looking more and more like Mysterium won’t happen this year. Rather than sit around waiting for news that will probably never come, a few of us have decided to band together and make something happen! We’re planning a mini-Mysterium in Boston, MA, but we need your input before we can really get planning.

We have two polls up on our site here, and your answers will help us figure out how many people to expect and when people can come. Aka, we need to know if we should book a closet or a palace. So, if you’re interested in attending our version of a Mysterium, please let us know by answering those polls.

The polls will close at midnight on April 16th, so spread the word to your friends. We’ll post more news to the site as we have it.

Oh, and if you like designing things, feel free to start working on t-shirt designs for when we open up that contest.

If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, presents, fan-mail, spam, or other types of responses, feel free to comment here or on the site. All input is welcome and will help us figure out how to make this crazy thing work!

-M13 (placeofinsanity), Taniith and zib_redlektab

Myst to be playable at the Smithsonian videogame exhibition

2011-02-16T20:17:34Z

(crossposted for laziness from the Guild of Messengers)

As reported by most gaming sites, the Smithsonian American Art Museum is preparing an exhibition that intends to "explore the 40-year evolution of video games as an artistic medium, with a focus on striking visual effects, the creative use of new technologies, and the most influential artists and designers". It will be the first of its kind to appear in such a prestigious institution and may go great lengths to improve the status of videogames as a form of creative expression.

The museum is asking the public to elect the games that will be shown, arranging its nominations in an online poll (link below).

Myst is notably absent from the poll, that covers more than 200 games from the '70s to present day. Partly prompted by the Mysteriacs in their latest blog entry, many fans questioned the decision. A quick reply came from the organizers, stating that Myst is absent from the poll only because it is one of the few games that will skip qualifications and be shown no matter what. The other 'sure' games are currently unknown (their fanbases being less enthusiastic, apparently :p ).

Replying to my question as to whether the news could be shared with the community at large, curator Georgina answered:

"You may let people know that Myst will be included in the exhibition! It will actually be one of 5 playable games."

Voting will be open until April 7th, results will be made public in May, while the exhibition itself is slated for 2012.

...Colour me enthusiastic :D And don't forget to vote! I'm placing bets for the Chrono Trigger VS Zelda alttp showdown... and, against my own fandom, hoping that Okami will prevail against FFX, but I'm not holding my breath for that one... poor Okami.
(Is it just me, or does the inclusion of ET costitute a prime example of institutional trolling?)

Edit: don't forget to vote here, obviously. Silly me.

Assorted fanworks (cosplay, fanmix, various graphics)

2011-01-18T02:05:09Z

Hello again! Today I bring a bag of fanworks, summing up missed entries for the past few months. I'm not great with graphics... or music... and the costume's stupid as stupid can be, but I hope that they may prompt a smile or two :)

A heartfelt and idiotic End of Ages cosplay photo shoot taken at Lucca Comics 2010...

"From the permanent exhibition of Ae'gura's museum", four banners featuring three pinnacles of D'ni art and a more recent guest...

With many apologies to my 'hood, "Pretty in purple", a picspam for Kadish Tolesa and the explorers thereof...

"Tomorrow is the day we're home", a belated fanmix for the Cavern's reopening...

...finally, "Ceci n'est pas un désert", three simple, desertic and beige Uru wallpapers in a batch of seven, including one for the upcoming game Journey with a Yeesha caption (the title shows my stance on wanting a "desert" prompt and getting "beige" instead. I did beige deserts '_' )

Screencaps!

2010-12-31T05:46:44Z

Hullo, all. I'm what you could call a prodigal old fan who just rediscovered the wonder of these games, and thought I'd do the little fandom a service and supply you all with some screencaps. Today I've got all the pics I could take (that were decent-looking) of our favorite haggard psycho, Saavedro, but of course I take requests, so feel free to throw me a line!

( Pics behind this fake cut! )

Batch of Myst icons

2010-11-08T14:58:13Z

34 icons ranging from Bahroglyphs to Tay to a watchful cone. Preview...

001	002	003

...and fake cut!

Hope you like them! :)

Atrus Costume finally finished

2010-10-31T18:11:17Z

Here are a couple of pictures from last night's Halloween party:

And here's a new video of the Myst Book in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv-h5mCU5PA
(my apologies for the second half of the video, but it had to be done)

Imoprtant developments for the Myst movie!

2010-09-30T11:49:21Z

Habemus producers
There you go. Squee at will!

From the Deadline news site quoted in the blog:
Producers Hunt Lowry and Mark Johnson have partnered with Adrian Vanderbosch and Isaac Testerman of Mysteria Film Group.
They produced Donnie Darko and Narnia respectively, among many other. They did it! They did it! :D

More info from the Mysteriacs themselves:
Partnering with production companies like Roserock (Hunt) or Gran Via (Mark), means you will be dealing with developmental executives more frequently than you will with the producers proper. Busy schedules make it impossible for Hunt or Mark to be involved in the day to day madness until the film actually gets set up at a studio. They’ve hired guys to help shepherd their projects through the beginning stages. Those executives are Cory Lanier of Roserock and Tom Williams of Gran Via.

Yaaaay! *merrily links away to spam elsewhere*

Myst Book, revision 2.0

2010-09-28T00:26:31Z

Finally finished a new version! This one looks like the Myst book.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RIjE0xJ-EU&hd=1

MYSTERIUM REGISTRATION!

2010-05-02T04:56:28Z

Mysterium Registration is ready!

Registration is now up and running to accept all attendees to 2010 Mysterium!

Registration for the entire weekend is $20. Day passes are also available from $5 - $10 a day.

Festivities include Bevin Parties, Table Displays, presentations, Marker Missions, What Would Atrus Do Contest, Heek Tournament, Mall of America and more!

Register here:
http://mysterium2010.doattend.com/

Hotel information: http://www.mysterium.net/2010/03/24/mys ... formation/

Our Logo Contest is in full swing and we are openly accepting content for this year’s Convention Book.
http://www.mysterium.net/mysterium-2010/logo-contest/
http://www.mysterium.net/myserium-2010/convention-book/

We are also looking for individuals or groups interested in presenting at Mysterium. Please see the Presentations page for more information.
http://www.mysterium.net/mysterium-2010/presentations/

D'ni personified?

2010-04-07T18:44:39Z

Debated for a while whether or not to post this here, but here goes...

Some while ago I had an interesting discussion about the anthropomorphic personifications of countries, which then turned into a discussion of personifications of fictional countries/people. Obviously the first people to come into my mind was the D'ni, and I started to wonder what their anthropomorphic personification might look like, if they'd ever had one.

Although my drawing style is not very Myst-like, you could say, I tried to include as much relevant symbolism as possible.

I wanted to achieve a feeling similar to Gehn's glass paintings in Riven. I thought that a personification of the D'ni should look very intelligent and civilised in a way, considering the Art was a very high form of culture, but not particularly gentle, considering that slavery and discrimination of foreign races/species was a strong dark side of the D'ni society.

Aaand symbolism... Not my forte, really, but the tree both in the background and on her clothes refers to the Great Tree of Possibilities, the books on her sides are, well, linking books, and the coloured lining of her cape refers to the 18 major guilds of the D'ni city.

... Hm. Yeah, don't want to babble on endlessly, but I hope this is relevant enough to Myst universe to be posted on the community? And also, in the case I won't be hammered to death, I was planning on designing a personification for Releeshahn as well, and would love if people could throw in some suggestions (even Mystlore doesn't have much info about the Age). From what I've thought up so far, Releeshahn would be a "child" of the D'ni, in its way, but not as closed-minded and hierarchical. Visually I was thinking something similar to the contrast between Middle Age and Renaissance art...? If that makes any sense. :'D

Okay, that's it about the picture, but since I finally got my copy of the Myst Reader, I have a question about that. Apparently the three books are included in the order of their publishing year (Book of Atrus, Book of Ti'ana, Book of the D'ni), but the chronological order of the plot is different, isn't it? So, would you suggest first skipping to Ti'ana, then return to Atrus, and only then read the D'ni, or does the order matter that much?

Awesome KI Prop and Relto book!

2010-03-30T18:55:13Z

Hey guys!

An Italian artist on my friends list, juzo_kun, has made an absolutely amazing KI prop and Relto book!

You can see the images here. She's really done an amazing job! I kind of wish I had one...

Costume

2010-03-30T12:27:23Z

Going to need to learn how to sew... It was very difficult to find anything even remotely similar to the overcoat that Atrus wears in Riven...

Wore that on Saturday at PAX East. Nobody really seemed to get it, but without a proper overcoat or tall boots, it wasn't particularly obvious that I was in a costume.

People did dig the book, though. Lots of people remember Myst, just not a lot of people remember there being any people in Myst ;)

Real Linking Book

2010-03-18T05:19:30Z

Just something I made

video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTi-uhS8UbA

I can't be the only one who thought of this.

2010-02-09T13:55:03Z

Is anyone else relieved that the Apple tablet's not gonna be called the iSlate, like it was previously rumored?

End of Ages already got me confusing the words "slate" and "tablet."

Myst Headlines

2010-02-08T23:23:38Z

In light if the new movement in the Cavern, the Myst Headlines site is back up and running, aggregating RSS feeds from various sources. I'll be updating it with more feeds soon.

It's syndicated here on LJ: http://syndicated.livejournal.com/mystnewsfeed/