Unused Atrus performance capture, 2 [miniDV], November 17, 1999
Scope and Contents
This collection includes over 200 videotapes and audio recordings from the history of Cyan and the Myst series. The videos are primarily from the production of Riven: The Sequel to Myst, including raw camera footage and composite tests from the filming of the live-action portions of the game, developer interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage used in "The Making of Riven" documentary. The tapes also include footage from other Myst-related projects, along with footage from general Cyan history, such as news appearances and industry presentations.
Several tapes also include footage of other video games released during the time Riven was development, presumably from Cyan's market research. Some videos that were irrelevant to the history of Cyan were digitized but omitted from this collection.
Dates
- November 17, 1999
Creator
- Rand Miller (Actor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Select materials (currently, related to work by Cyan's quality-assurance subsidiary CYANtest) were restricted after reviewing the footage with Cyan legal. Closed access to these materials may be provided to individual researchers at the discretion of the Video Game History Foundation library staff.
Extent
From the Collection: 3.60 Terabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This video appears to be an unused performance of Rand Miller as Atrus for use in realMyst (identified on the tape as "Myst 3D"). It appears that Cyan planned to record a static video of Rand Miller's face to map onto a 3D model of Atrus. However, the final game uses a traditional full-motion video performance instead.
Separated Materials
This video was a segment on a miniDV tape. Due to a combination of technical issues and organizational necessity, the segments from the original tape have been separated into their own records:
- Unused Atrus performance capture, 1
- Unused Atrus performance capture, 2
- "Myst 3D" gameplay footage and Atrus filming behind-the-scenes
Processing Information
Note from digitization vendor: "audio errors recorded into the first frame of [this portion of the tape] (unable to resolve since it is part of the original recording)."
Creator
- Rand Miller (Actor, Person)
- Cyan, Inc (Developer, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository