Rand Miller

Rand Miller was co-founder of Cyan Worlds with his brother Robyn Miller. Rand and Robyn became famous for their game Myst (Originally for Macintosh) , which became an unexpected hit and remained the best-selling computer game until 2002. Subsequently Rand has worked on sequels for Myst as well as a Myst remake (realMyst). Since the original Myst game Rand has acted out the parts of characters Achenar and Atrus, while Robyn has acted the part of Sirrus. Rand Miller is still CEO of Cyan Worlds , however he is less involved in working out the individual aspects of gameplay, storyline or programming. Instead he focuses on managing the projects of Cyan Worlds.

Work

Rand Miller's work has grown from garage development with his brother Robyn Miller to the actual management of the company he Co-Founded, Cyan Worlds. Miller worked as a programmer in a bank in Texas prior to Cyan (founded 1987). The game Myst forever redefined the genre of adventure games. Such critical and commercial acclaim have produced 4 sequels to Myst and various derivative works such as novels and comics. The Uru Project, which he developed for 7 years, makes for a notable part of his work as he sought to expand Myst into an Online Universe while adapting to

the surfacing of broadband internet.

Projects

Myst:

The Myst franchise in general is the main creation of Rand and Robyn Miller.

Myst is a graphic adventure video game that was considered groundbreaking to the adventure-exploration genre at the time of its release (1993). In the world of Myst the player is given the role of "the Stranger", who travels to the island of Myst through a mysterious book. The player explores various environments (in the form of still 3D renders), where he must solve all kinds of interactive environmental puzzles and mind challenges. Amongst its many innovations were its refining of a genre based on story, no interface elements were present or a "death" mechanic. Just the player - and the world.