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Robyn Charles Miller (born August 6, 1966, in Dallas, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
) co-founded Cyan Worlds
Cyan Worlds

Cyan Worlds, Inc. is a computer game company, founded by brothers Rand Miller and Robyn Miller in 1987. After the release of Riven: The Sequel to Myst in 1997, Robyn left Cyan to pursue other interests....
 (originally Cyan) with brother Rand Miller
Rand Miller

Rand Miller co-founded Cyan with brother Robyn Miller and became famous from the unexpected success of their computer game Myst, which remained the number one-selling game for the remainder of the 1990s....
. After releasing a number of children's adventure "worlds", the brothers finally hit on a success with the computer game Myst
Myst

Myst is a graphic adventure game video game designed and directed by the brothers Robyn Miller and Rand Miller. It was developed by Cyan Worlds, a Spokane, Washington-based studio, and video game publisher and distributed by Br?derbund....
, which remained the number one-selling game for the remainder of the 1990's. The brothers also acted out parts in the game, with Robyn as Sirrus and Rand as Achenar and Atrus.

After finishing Riven
Riven

Riven is the sequel to the highly successful personal computer game Myst. Developed by Cyan Worlds, it was initially published by Br?derbund....
, the sequel to Myst, and having worked for ten years in the computer game industry, Miller left Cyan to pursue non-game interests.






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Robyn Charles Miller (born August 6, 1966, in Dallas, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
) co-founded Cyan Worlds
Cyan Worlds

Cyan Worlds, Inc. is a computer game company, founded by brothers Rand Miller and Robyn Miller in 1987. After the release of Riven: The Sequel to Myst in 1997, Robyn left Cyan to pursue other interests....
 (originally Cyan) with brother Rand Miller
Rand Miller

Rand Miller co-founded Cyan with brother Robyn Miller and became famous from the unexpected success of their computer game Myst, which remained the number one-selling game for the remainder of the 1990s....
. After releasing a number of children's adventure "worlds", the brothers finally hit on a success with the computer game Myst
Myst

Myst is a graphic adventure game video game designed and directed by the brothers Robyn Miller and Rand Miller. It was developed by Cyan Worlds, a Spokane, Washington-based studio, and video game publisher and distributed by Br?derbund....
, which remained the number one-selling game for the remainder of the 1990's. The brothers also acted out parts in the game, with Robyn as Sirrus and Rand as Achenar and Atrus.

After finishing Riven
Riven

Riven is the sequel to the highly successful personal computer game Myst. Developed by Cyan Worlds, it was initially published by Br?derbund....
, the sequel to Myst, and having worked for ten years in the computer game industry, Miller left Cyan to pursue non-game interests. Toward that end, he formed a small production company named Land of Point.

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
Myst

Myst is a graphic adventure game video game designed and directed by the brothers Robyn Miller and Rand Miller. It was developed by Cyan Worlds, a Spokane, Washington-based studio, and video game publisher and distributed by Br?derbund....
 and Riven
Riven

Riven is the sequel to the highly successful personal computer game Myst. Developed by Cyan Worlds, it was initially published by Br?derbund....
 worlds. Richard Vander Wende
Richard Vander Wende

Richard Vander Wende is an United States visual designer and video game designer best known for his work on the 1992 The Walt Disney Company film Aladdin and the Cyan Worlds computer game Riven....
, co-director and co-designer of Riven, was likewise responsible for orchestrating the visual language of that world.

While at Cyan, Miller composed the soundtracks for both Myst and Riven. Most recently he has worked on a musical project named "Ambo", with Keith Moore. Robyn's son Alex Miller is also an active musician who has released music under the name "Rabbit and Poe" on the Spokane
Spokane, Washington

Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. Spokane is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, as well as the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region....
 based label PopGroupe.

Discography

As a composer:
  • Myst: The Soundtrack (1995)
  • Riven: The Soundtrack (1998)
As a member of Ambo:


External links

  • at OverClocked ReMix
    OverClocked ReMix

    OverClocked ReMix, also known as OC ReMix and OCR, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and paying tribute to video game music through arranging and re-interpreting the songs with new technology and software, as well as by various traditional means....
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