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Cyan Inc., also known as Cyan Worlds Inc., is an American video game developer, founded as Cyan Productions by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller in 1987, and best known as the creators of the ''Myst'' series. [1]

71 relations: Android (operating system), Broderbund, CD-ROM, Computer graphics, Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel, Cosmic Osmo's Hex Isle, Cyan Worlds, David Wingrove, Entrepreneurship, Gamasutra, Gamecock Media Group, GameSpot, GameTap, GOG.com, Humanoid, HyperCard, IOS, IPad, IPhone, IPod Touch, Kickstarter, List of best-selling video games, MacOS, MagiQuest, Martin O'Donnell, Massively multiplayer online game, Mattel, Mead, Washington, Microsoft Windows, Minigame, Myst, Myst (series), Myst III: Exile, Myst IV: Revelation, Myst Online: Uru Live, Myst V: End of Ages, Obduction (video game), Oculus Rift, Open-source software, PC World, Polygon (website), Pre-rendering, Presto Studios, Privately held company, Rand Miller, Real-time computer graphics, Red Orb Entertainment, Richard Vander Wende, Riven, Robyn Miller, ..., Rolling Stone, Ryan Miller (author), Spelunx, Spokane, Washington, Steam (software), The A.V. Club, The Escapist (magazine), The Manhole, The Myst Reader, The Sims, The Spokesman-Review, Turner Broadcasting System, Ubisoft, United States, Unreal Engine, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, User-generated content, Video game developer, Video game industry, Virtual reality, Wired (magazine). Expand index (21 more) »

Android (operating system)

Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

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Broderbund

Broderbund Software, Inc. (stylized as Brøderbund) was an American maker of video games, educational software and productivity tools.

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CD-ROM

A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed optical compact disc which contains data.

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Computer graphics

Computer graphics are pictures and films created using computers.

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Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel

Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel is a graphic adventure computer game for the Macintosh computer line (Plus, SE, SE/30, II Series, Classic, LC) created by Cyan, Inc (now Cyan Worlds).

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Cosmic Osmo's Hex Isle

Cosmic Osmo's Hex Isle is a 3D puzzle/adventure game for Mac and PC by Cyan Worlds and Fanista released on November 30, 2007.

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Cyan Worlds

Cyan Inc., also known as Cyan Worlds Inc., is an American video game developer, founded as Cyan Productions by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller in 1987, and best known as the creators of the ''Myst'' series.

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David Wingrove

David Wingrove (born September 1954) is a British science fiction writer.

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Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is the process of designing, launching and running a new business, which is often initially a small business.

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Gamasutra

Gamasutra is a website founded in 1997 that focuses on all aspects of video game development.

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Gamecock Media Group

Gamecock Media Group was an American video game publisher based in Austin, Texas.

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GameSpot

GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games.

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GameTap

GameTap was an online video game service established by Turner Broadcasting System (TBS).

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GOG.com

GOG.com (formerly Good Old Games) is a digital distribution platform for video games and films.

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Humanoid

A humanoid (from English human and -oid "resembling") is something that has an appearance resembling a human without actually being one.

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HyperCard

HyperCard is application software and a programming tool for Apple Macintosh and Apple IIGS computers.

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IOS

iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware.

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IPad

iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., which run the iOS mobile operating system.

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IPhone

iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPhone line of products use Apple's iOS mobile operating system software.

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IPod Touch

The iPod Touch (stylized and marketed as iPod touch) is an iOS-based all-purpose mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. with a touchscreen-controlled user interface.

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Kickstarter

Kickstarter is an American public-benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity and merchandising.

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List of best-selling video games

This is a list of the best-selling video games of all time.

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MacOS

macOS (previously and later) is a series of graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001.

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MagiQuest

MagiQuest is a live action role-playing game in which players take the role of magic users.

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Martin O'Donnell

Martin O'Donnell (born May 1, 1955) is an American composer known for his work on video game developer Bungie's series, such as Myth, Oni, Halo, and Destiny.

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Massively multiplayer online game

A massively multiplayer online game (MMOG, or more commonly, MMO) is an online game with large numbers of players, typically from hundreds to thousands, on the same server.

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Mattel

Mattel, Inc. is an American multinational toy manufacturing company founded in 1945 with headquarters in El Segundo, California.

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Mead, Washington

Mead is an unincorporated suburb and census-designated place north of Spokane in Spokane County, Washington, United States.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a group of several graphical operating system families, all of which are developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.

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Minigame

A minigame (also spelled mini-game or mini game, sometimes called a subgame or microgame) is a short video game often contained within another video game, and sometimes in application software or on a display of any form of hardware.

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Myst

Myst is a graphic adventure puzzle video game designed by the brothers Robyn and Rand Miller.

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Myst (series)

Myst is a franchise centered on a series of adventure video games.

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Myst III: Exile

Myst III: Exile is the third title in the Myst series of graphic adventure puzzle video games.

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Myst IV: Revelation

Myst IV: Revelation is the fourth installment in the Myst video game series, developed and published by Ubisoft.

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Myst Online: Uru Live

Myst Online: Uru Live is an open source massively multiplayer online adventure game developed by Cyan Worlds.

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Myst V: End of Ages

Myst V: End of Ages is a 2005 adventure video game, the fifth installment in the Myst series.

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Obduction (video game)

Obduction is an adventure video game developed by Cyan Worlds.

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Oculus Rift

The Oculus Rift is a virtual reality headset developed and manufactured by Oculus VR, a division of Facebook Inc., released on March 28, 2016.

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Open-source software

Open-source software (OSS) is a type of computer software whose source code is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose.

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PC World

PC World, stylized PCWorld, is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG.

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Polygon (website)

Polygon is an American video game website that publishes news, culture, reviews, and videos.

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Pre-rendering

Pre-rendering is the process in which video footage is not rendered in real-time by the hardware that is outputting or playing back the video.

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Presto Studios

Presto Studios was a computer game development company of the 1990s, especially famous for its award-winning The Journeyman Project series and the 2001 sequel to Cyan's hit Myst series, Myst III: Exile.

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Privately held company

A privately held company, private company, or close corporation is a business company owned either by non-governmental organizations or by a relatively small number of shareholders or company members which does not offer or trade its company stock (shares) to the general public on the stock market exchanges, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned and traded or exchanged privately.

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Rand Miller

Rand Miller (born January 17, 1959) is a CEO and co-founder of Cyan Worlds.

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Real-time computer graphics

Real-time computer graphics or real-time rendering is the sub-field of computer graphics focused on producing and analyzing images in real time.

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Red Orb Entertainment

Red Orb Entertainment was a publishing division created by the Brøderbund software company to market its video game titles, distinguishing them from its library of edutainment titles, which it marketed to schools.

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Richard Vander Wende

Richard Vander Wende is an American visual designer and video game designer best known for his work on the 1992 Disney film Aladdin and the Cyan Worlds computer game Riven.

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Riven

Riven is a puzzle adventure video game and the sequel to Myst.

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Robyn Miller

Robyn Charles Miller (born August 6, 1966) is the co-founder of Cyan Worlds (originally Cyan) with brother Rand Miller.

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Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on popular culture.

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Ryan Miller (author)

Ryan Miller (born 1974 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a writer who worked as a design director for the computer game company Cyan Worlds, founded by his brothers Rand and Robyn Miller.

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Spelunx

Spelunx and the Caves of Mr.

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Spokane, Washington

Spokane is a city in the state of Washington in the northwestern United States.

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Steam (software)

Steam is a digital distribution platform developed by Valve Corporation, which offers digital rights management (DRM), multiplayer gaming, video streaming and social networking services.

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The A.V. Club

The A.V. Club is an entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop culture media.

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The Escapist (magazine)

The Escapist (typeset as the escapist) is an online magazine covering mostly video games as well as movies, comics, TV, and more.

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The Manhole

The Manhole is an adventure video game in which the player opens a manhole and reveals a gigantic beanstalk, leading to fantastic worlds.

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The Myst Reader

The Myst Reader is a collection of three novels based on the ''Myst'' series of adventure games.

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The Sims

The Sims is a life simulation game series that was developed by Maxis and The Sims Studio and published by Electronic Arts.

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The Spokesman-Review

The Spokesman-Review is a daily broadsheet newspaper in the northwest United States, based in Spokane, Washington, that city's only daily publication.

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Turner Broadcasting System

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. is an American media conglomerate that is part of AT&T's WarnerMedia, and manages the collection of cable television networks and properties initiated or acquired by Ted Turner.

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Ubisoft

Ubisoft Entertainment SA (formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Montreuil.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Unreal Engine

The Unreal Engine is a game engine developed by Epic Games, first showcased in the 1998 first-person shooter game Unreal.

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Uru: Ages Beyond Myst

Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is an adventure video game developed by Cyan Worlds and published by Ubisoft.

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User-generated content

User-generated content (UGC), alternatively known as user-created content (UCC), is any form of content created by users of a system or service and made available publicly on that system.

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Video game developer

A video game developer is a software developer that specializes in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games.

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Video game industry

The video game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of video games.

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Virtual reality

Virtual reality (VR) is an interactive computer-generated experience taking place within a simulated environment, that incorporates mainly auditory and visual, but also other types of sensory feedback like haptic.

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Wired (magazine)

Wired is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyan_Worlds

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