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11.11.20    Ryan Miller
Atrus, Crowbox, and You!
As most of you know, one of the things we’ve been working our tails off creating is the most immersive and beautiful version of Myst to ever exist – starting on the Oculus Quest Platform.  As most of you also know… (wait, do you actually know this?) We recently released a very unique photo sharing app for iPhones (yes, we...
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17.09.20    Jeff Lanctot
PRESS RELEASE: Cyan Reveals Development of Myst for VR
  SPOKANE, Washington, September 16th, 2020  Cyan, the indie studio that created beloved classics Myst and Riven, has reimagined Myst and created the version fans have been asking for since Unreal Engine and VR went mainstream. It’s Myst – in a whole new dimension! This definitive version is built from the ground up to play in either VR or flatscreen...
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08.07.20    Karl Johnson
Dynamic Slope Quantization for VR Comfort
Background As a preface to this, we will be discussing terms like “smooth movement” (moving the player smoothly throughout the game-world without them having to move in real life), “teleportation” (immediately snapping the player to a virtual destination after a brief “blink” of the camera), and “room-scale” (where a player has enough space in real life to walk around in...
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02.04.20    Ryan Warzecha
AREA MAN LIVES takes on Boston 
Hey all! Ryan from Cyan Ventures here, and I’m excited to be back from Boston with incredible things to talk about. Since we have returned, the Numinous Team has been actively working on multiple aspects of AREA MAN LIVES. In this post I’ll introduce you to the team and discuss some of the highlights of our trip. Let’s get rolling…...
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25.02.20    Jeff Lanctot
A Window Into Cyan’s R&D Efforts for Firmament
Cyan has a strong history of pushing the boundaries visually with each game we produce, and the work we’re doing with our latest project- Firmament- is no exception. This often means that we have to engage in a fair amount of Research and Development to add functionality to the tools that we use. Here’s a video we recently put together...
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25.02.20    Jeff Lanctot
From the Newsroom – February 2020
realMyst: Masterpiece coming to the Nintendo Switch! Last year we mentioned that realMyst was coming to the Nintendo Switch. Well the time is near and you can order a limited edition, starting February 28th!  https://limitedrungames.com/products/switch-limited-run-63-realmyst Remember, this is a Limited offer: Preorders close on Friday, March 27th at 11:59PM Eastern Time. The e-shop digital release will be available soon. When...
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10.02.20    Ryan Warzecha
AREA MAN LIVES – A new collaboration between Numinous Games and Cyan Ventures
We announced Cyan Ventures with the belief that now is the time to explore the possibilities in VR storytelling. Our goal is to foster visionary game narratives from independent developers. It is for this reason we are excited to announce our next venture into this space.   “AREA MAN LIVES” is a collaboration between Numinous Games the award winning studio that...
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10.02.20    Ryan Warzecha
AREA MAN LIVES official press release
  PDF version  Digital Version ...
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22.01.20    Jeff Lanctot
From the Newsroom – January 2020
Upcoming Changes to the Myst Online Forum and Cyan Forum Shorah Explorers! Cyan has been going through a bit of a refresh lately and as a result, we have a few announcements to share with you regarding the future of the Myst Online forums, the Cyan forums, and future community discussions....
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22.01.20    Jeff Lanctot
Exploring in the Cyan Vaults #2
Rand recently handed me a stack of papers he thought I might be interested in… “You should put this in the newsletter. It’ll blow people’s minds!” “Old invoices? Really?” I think… “Not just old invoices. It’s the invoice for the dagger!” Turns out Cyan commissioned M5 Industries to build the dagger that graces the lobby of Cyan HQ… and the...
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