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Ryan Seth James Miller (born 1974 in Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque is the largest List of cities in the United States in the US state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande....
, New Mexico
New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
 is the younger brother of Rand
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....
 and Robyn Miller
Robyn Miller

Robyn Charles Miller co-founded Cyan Worlds with brother Rand Miller. After releasing a number of children's adventure "worlds", the brothers finally hit on a success with the computer game Myst, which remained the number one-selling game for the remainder of the 1990's....
, the co-founders of Cyan (now 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....
). Ryan eventually joined the Cyan team in 1995.

As a child Ryan moved about a lot and lived in many places such as Honolulu, Philadelphia, 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....
, Haiti
Haiti

Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Haitian Creole language- and French language-speaking Caribbean country. Along with the Dominican Republic, it occupies the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago....
 and Seattle. Ryan went to the University of Washington
University of Washington

University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, Washington, United States. Also known as Washington and locally as UW or the U, it is the largest university in the northwestern United States and the oldest public university on the west coast....
 however in 1993 he took a quarter off to write the first draft of the Book of Atrus. He never completed university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 as he fell in love and moved back to Spokane, Washington
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....
.

In his role at Cyan, Ryan has done many different things.






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Ryan Seth James Miller (born 1974 in Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque is the largest List of cities in the United States in the US state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande....
, New Mexico
New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
 is the younger brother of Rand
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....
 and Robyn Miller
Robyn Miller

Robyn Charles Miller co-founded Cyan Worlds with brother Rand Miller. After releasing a number of children's adventure "worlds", the brothers finally hit on a success with the computer game Myst, which remained the number one-selling game for the remainder of the 1990's....
, the co-founders of Cyan (now 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....
). Ryan eventually joined the Cyan team in 1995.

As a child Ryan moved about a lot and lived in many places such as Honolulu, Philadelphia, 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....
, Haiti
Haiti

Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Haitian Creole language- and French language-speaking Caribbean country. Along with the Dominican Republic, it occupies the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago....
 and Seattle. Ryan went to the University of Washington
University of Washington

University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, Washington, United States. Also known as Washington and locally as UW or the U, it is the largest university in the northwestern United States and the oldest public university on the west coast....
 however in 1993 he took a quarter off to write the first draft of the Book of Atrus. He never completed university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 as he fell in love and moved back to Spokane, Washington
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....
.

In his role at Cyan, Ryan has done many different things. In 1991, between his junior and senior years of high school, he did various jobs, one of which was writing the journals of Atrus featured in the best-selling 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....
. Since being hired, Ryan has worked on all of the Myst games and novels.

For the novel Book of Ti'ana, Ryan was involved in story meetings along with Richard A. Watson
Richard A. Watson

Richard A. Watson has worked at Cyan Worlds since the early 1990s. He was originally one of the programmers for the game, but later expanded more into the storyline elements....
 (RAWA) and 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....
. However with the novel Book of D'ni he only contributed to the initial story as 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....
 took more of his attention.

For the game Uru
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst

Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is an adventure game developed by Cyan Worlds and published by Ubisoft. Released in 2003, the title is the fourth game in the Myst ....
 (the offline and online portions) Ryan worked a lot on the overall story arcs and was on the design team for nearly every age. In Uru he also played a large part in the D'ni history and culture.

Ryan has since worked on a novel named Inkarri
Inkarri

The Inkarri myth is one of the most famous legends of the Inca. When the Spanish conquistadores tortured and executed the last ruler of the Inca people, Atahualpa, he vowed that he would come back one day to avenge his death....
 and currently lives in Spokane, Washington with his children and his wife, whom he married at age 20.