Robyn Miller

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Robyn Miller
Born (1966-08-06) August 6, 1966
Dallas, Texas, United States
Occupation Computer game designer, composer, director, actor
Website http://www.tinselman.com

Robyn Charles Miller (born August 6, 1966) is the co-founder of Cyan Worlds (originally Cyan) with brother Rand Miller. He served as co-designer of the popular computer game Myst, which held the title of best-selling computer game from its release in 1993 until the release of The Sims nine years later.[1][2] He also co-directed and co-lead designed the sequel to Myst, Riven,[3] which was the best-selling computer game of its year of release, 1997.[4] Miller composed and performed the soundtracks to both games.[5] He also acted in Myst, portraying one of the antagonists, Sirrus (with brother and Cyan-cofounder Rand appearing as Achenar and Atrus).[5] He co-wrote the first Myst novel, The Book of Atrus.

After the release of Riven, Miller left Cyan to pursue non-game interests, including films.[6] He is the director of the 2013 film, The Immortal Augustus Gladstone.[7]

Early works

Miller served as a designer on Cyan Worlds's early games The Manhole, Spelunx, and Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel.[8]

Myst and Riven

Miller is known for his contributions in the areas of direction and design, especially in the area of visual design—the look and feel of the Myst and Riven worlds. Richard Vander Wende, co-director and co-designer of Riven, was likewise responsible for orchestrating the visual language of that world.[9][8]

Composer

While at Cyan, Miller composed the soundtracks for both Myst and Riven.

In 2005 he worked on a musical project named Ambo,[10] with W. Keith Moore.

In December 2013, he released the soundtrack for his debut film The Immortal Augustus Gladstone in digital format on Gumroad.com.

In November 2015, it was announced that Miller would compose the soundtrack for Cyan's Kickstarter-funded video game Obduction, scheduled for release in August 2016.[11] This is his first work with Cyan since Riven in 1997.

Director

Miller's debut film project is a fictional documentary film titled The Immortal Augustus Gladstone, a story about a man who believes himself to be a vampire.[12][7]

Discography

Solo albums:

As a member of Ambo:

Filmography

As director:

References

  1. ↑ "The Sims overtakes Myst". GameSpot. 2006-05-17. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  2. ↑ "Game Over". AllGame. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  3. ↑ "Riven Full Credits". MystJourney.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  4. ↑ Karlin Lillington (1998-03-02). "21st: "Myst" partnership is riven". Salon.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  5. 1 2 "Robyn C. Miller". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  6. ↑ "`Myst' Muse Leaves Game Company / Robyn Miller developing film ideas with new firm". SFGate. 1998-03-05. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  7. 1 2 ""AWOL in P-Town"". Theimmortalaugustusgladstone.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  8. 1 2 "GDC 2013: Robyn Miller's Myst Postmortem". AdventureGamers.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  9. ↑ Bradford, Matt (2014-09-11). "Edge Magazine | GamesRadar". Edge-online.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ "Anniversary Two – Huge Obduction Music Announcement! - Obduction - Obduction by Cyan, Inc". Obduction. 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  12. ↑ Miller, Robyn C. (2013-04-29). "Status and Vampires | 156 Years and Counting". Augustusblog.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.

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