Robyn Miller
Robyn Charles Miller (born August 6, 1966) is an American video game designer who is the co-founder of Cyan Worlds 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 seven years later. He also co-directed and co-lead designed the sequel to Myst, Riven, which was the best-selling computer game of its year of release, 1997.
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- Name
- Robyn Miller
- Born
- 6 August 1966
- Birthplace
- Dallas, Texas, U.S.
- Occupation
- Artist, computer game designer, composer, director, actor
- Full name
- Robyn Charles Miller.
- Nationality
- United States
- Known for
- Myst · Riven · Obduction
- Languages
- English
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Robyn Charles Miller (born August 6, 1966) is an American video game designer who is the co-founder of Cyan Worlds 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 seven years later. He also co-directed and co-lead designed the sequel to Myst, Riven, which was the best-selling computer game of its year of release, 1997.
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Biography
Biography
Miller composed and performed the soundtracks to both games. He also acted in Myst, portraying one of the antagonists, Sirrus (with brother and Cyan-cofounder Rand appearing as Achenar and Atrus). 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. He is the director of the 2013 film The Immortal Augustus Gladstone.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Robyn Miller • Born — 6 August 1966 • Birthplace — Dallas, Texas, U.S. • Occupation — Artist, computer game designer, composer, director, actor
Early works
Early works
Miller served as a designer on Cyan Worlds's early games The Manhole, Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel and Spelunx.
Myst and Riven
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.
Composer
Composer
While at Cyan, Miller composed the soundtracks for both Myst and Riven. In 2005 he worked on a musical project named Ambo, 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. Miller composed the soundtrack for Cyan's Kickstarter-funded video game Obduction, released in August 2016. This was his first work with Cyan since Riven in 1997. Initially, he had only intended to appear in the game itself (as C.W., one of the few human characters the player interacts with), and had outright said he would not do the soundtrack. After persuasion by his brother Rand, as well as seeing the work being done on the game, he eventually agreed to compose the game's music as well as appear in the game. He stated in an interview that he enjoyed focusing solely on composing, as opposed to the additional production work he had done for Myst and Riven. From 2022 to 2023, Miller self-published a compilation series of three albums entitled Lost Tracks featuring various unreleased tracks composed and recorded over his career.
Director
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.
Filmography
Filmography
Video games • Year — Work — Credited as — Notes • Director — Designer — Artist — Composer — Actor • 1988 — The Manhole • 1989 — Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel • 1991 — Spelunx and the Caves of Mr. Seudo • 1993 — Myst — Role: Sirrus (uncredited) • 1997 — Riven: The Sequel to Myst • 2016 — Obduction — Role: C.W. Film • Year — Film — Credited as — Notes • Director — Writer — Editor — Composer — Actor • 2013 — The Immortal Augustus Gladstone — Role: Augustus Gladstone • The Hero Pose — Executive producer; short film • 2015 — Kill Cash Cow Kill — Short film • 2017 — Little Potato — Executive producer; short film
Main sites
Main sites
* * * * * * * * * • Robyn Miller at OverClocked ReMix • Robyn Miller at VGMdb
Articles and other
Articles and other
• Robyn Miller article at Wired magazine • Riven cover at Wired magazine • Land of Point website (archive) • Robyn Miller interview at Feed Magazine (archive)
Life and career
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Robyn Miller born at Dallas.
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Discography
Solo albums: • Myst: The Soundtrack (1995) • Riven: The Soundtrack (1998) • The Immortal Augustus Gladstone - Soundtrack (2013) • Obduction - Original Game Soundtrack (2016) • Obduction Redacted - B Sides (EP, 2016) • Little Potato (2017) • Lost Tracks, Pt. I - Myst (2022) • Lost Tracks, Pt. II (2022) • Lost Tracks, Pt. III (2023) As a member of Ambo: • 1000 Years and 1 Day (2005) • Ambo – Day Two - B-Sides (EP, 2005)
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- 1.GameSpot. The Sims overtakes Myst. 2006-05-17.
- 2.AllGame. Game Over.
- 3.Riven Full Credits. MystJourney.com.
- 4.Karlin Lillington. 21st: "Myst" partnership is riven. Salon.com. 1998-03-02.
- 5.Robyn C. Miller. IMDb.com.
- 6.SFGate. 'Myst' Muse Leaves Game Company / Robyn Miller developing film ideas with new firm. 1998-03-05.
- 7."AWOL in P-Town". Theimmortalaugustusgladstone.com.
- 8.AdventureGamers.com. GDC 2013: Robyn Miller's Myst Postmortem. 19 April 2013.
- 9.Bradford, Matt. Edge Magazine | GamesRadar. Edge-online.com. 2014-09-11.
- 10.AMBO - 1000 Years and 1 Day.
- 11.Obduction. Anniversary Two – Huge Obduction Music Announcement! - Obduction - Obduction by Cyan, Inc. 2015-11-13.
- 12.Original Sound Version - INTERVIEW with Composer Robyn Miller on the Obduction Soundtrack
- 13.Miller, Robyn. Music. robynmiller.net.
- 14.Miller, Robyn C. Status and Vampires | 156 Years and Counting. Augustusblog.com. 2013-04-29.
- 15.Miller, Robyn. Video Games & Films. robynmiller.net.
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