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Myst gives the humble inhaler a stylish, contemporary-tech makeover

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Just as walking sticks went from physical aids to objets d’art, most medical/health equipment can be passed through the same filter, turning them from clinical looking products into products that are desirable. Designers at RISD transformed the white and blue plastic inhaler into something much more worth cherishing. Taking CMF cues from contemporary technology, the Myst comes with a slick, rounded form, no sharp edges, and perhaps one of the most enchanting material and finish combos. Combining black and gold, a classic pairing, together, the Myst looks less like a medical device and more like a premium piece of gadgetry, something of a design direction we’re seeing in those not-so-healthy vapes in today’s market. If only medical device got that sort of fashion-forward design approach.

Designers: Walmen Dumaliang, Rance Pritchard, Scott Seung-Hyuk Noh & Chris O’Connell.

Myst 25th Anniversary Collection is Probably as Infuriating as it Used to Be

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Way back in the day, I went straight from high school to college into a medical program that saw me going from a broke high-school student to 19-year-old with an actual career making good money. The very first thing I bought with my very first paycheck was a 3DO game system and a copy of Myst. I both loved and hated that game because it was so cool and so hard to play. This was way before you could Google and figure out what to do when you got stuck in a game.

Now, a quarter decade has passed since Cyan’s groundbreaking puzzle game arrived (yes, I feel old now) and a special edition is on Kickstarter called the Myst 25th Anniversary Collection. All of the Myst games will be included, but if you buy it on Kickstarter you will also get some sweet artifacts that won’t be sold again anywhere.

This collection has all seven Myst games, including Myst Masterpiece Edition, Riven: The Sequel to Myst, Myst III Exile, Myst IV Revelation, Myst V End of Ages, Myst Uru, and realMyst Masterpiece Edition. All games have been updated to run on Windows 10 and macOS 10.13. Available artifacts (which vary with the version you buy) include a Myst Linking Book with its own 800 x 480 screen inside featuring flythrough videos of the games. Gehn’s inkwell and pen, digital versions of three Myst novels, and original design sketches from the game.

A pledge of $49 or more gets you all the games. $99 or more gets you all the games for digital download and on DVD along with the Myst book. $169 or more gets digital and DVD games, a Myst book, the LCD Linking Book, and digital extras. $250 or more gets you the pen and ink well and more. The hand-drawn original concept art reward was going for $1,000 but 25 folks gobbled up all those already. The project has already blown through its goal on Kickstarter, so what are you waiting for?

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Disney Almost Built a Real-World Myst Island

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Back in the day when I graduated from college the very first thing I did after getting my very first paycheck was run down to Best Buy and purchase a 3DO. It was awesome for the time and the very first video game I played on that console was Myst.

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That game was beautiful, mysterious, and incredibly frustrating. I seem to recall spending most of my time standing around hoping to find a clue that might advance the game before I destroyed my controller in a fit of rage. As it turns out the developers of Myst and Disney almost made the island a real world theme park that you could visit.

Rand Miller was one of the developers of the game and he confirmed that talks happened, and the team went so far as to visit a Disney owned island that wasn’t used, but had paths that ambled through trees. At some point, the idea fell apart because Disney seemingly couldn’t reconcile the game world with its other projects. Too bad. This is something that could have been really cool.

[via A.V. Club Gizmodo]

Explore indie puzzler ‘The Witness’ on Xbox One in September

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"Ideally we want the game to be in as many places as we can get it, but since we are a small developer and it's a complicated game, we can only do so much at once." That's The Witness developer Jonathan Blow describing to us his desire for the indie...