Comments on: Real Myst "linking book" http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/real-myst-linking-book.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 23:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Egypt Urnash http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/real-myst-linking-book.html#comment-1570836 Egypt Urnash Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190902#comment-1570836 12cm? Oh, I think that means it's a lot smaller than I thought it was! Okay now it's rather more impressive. 12cm? Oh, I think that means it’s a lot smaller than I thought it was! Okay now it’s rather more impressive.

]]> By: Mike Ando http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/real-myst-linking-book.html#comment-1570833 Mike Ando Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190902#comment-1570833 Hi there! I made this. Actually it's still pretty expensive; anything that's tightly linked to Moore's Law was purchased in the last year. There's a VERY small, specialised market for computer components designed to fit in a space smaller than 12cm. Everything in this book is still top-of-the-line in that form factor. This plays a lot more games than just Myst, realMyst & Riven :) Hi there! I made this. Actually it’s still pretty expensive; anything that’s tightly linked to Moore’s Law was purchased in the last year. There’s a VERY small, specialised market for computer components designed to fit in a space smaller than 12cm. Everything in this book is still top-of-the-line in that form factor.

This plays a lot more games than just Myst, realMyst & Riven :)

]]> By: Egypt Urnash http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/real-myst-linking-book.html#comment-1570430 Egypt Urnash Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190902#comment-1570430 My point is not that he sucks. It's that the actual artifact produced at the end of the six years he spent on it is far less magical and impressive than "spending seven bucks to get RealMyst on your iPad". I mean, the first month or two I had an iPad I was totally amazed at how magical it was, then it became a commonplace device. My standards for magicalness are a lot higher than they were six years ago, never mind where they stand compared to '93 when Myst first came out. (Also um somehow I suspect that while the hardware inside may have COST thousands of bucks when he bought it during those six years, it's not gonna cost anywhere near as much now.) My point is not that he sucks. It’s that the actual artifact produced at the end of the six years he spent on it is far less magical and impressive than “spending seven bucks to get RealMyst on your iPad”.

I mean, the first month or two I had an iPad I was totally amazed at how magical it was, then it became a commonplace device. My standards for magicalness are a lot higher than they were six years ago, never mind where they stand compared to ’93 when Myst first came out.

(Also um somehow I suspect that while the hardware inside may have COST thousands of bucks when he bought it during those six years, it’s not gonna cost anywhere near as much now.)

]]> By: drabkikker http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/real-myst-linking-book.html#comment-1570070 drabkikker Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190902#comment-1570070 That's not RealMyst, it's the real Myst! That’s not RealMyst, it’s the real Myst!

]]> By: Oscelot http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/real-myst-linking-book.html#comment-1569741 Oscelot Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190902#comment-1569741 No, that includes the time sourcing the books, researching what exact model was used, researching and designing the circuits, sending the book out to be gilded and restored by a person who restores old books, etc. He made this thing completely from scratch from research and sourcing to finished project, so 6 years is really not bad at all. Plus he wasn't working *only* on the Myst book during that time, he had a ton of other projects going at the same time. He spent about 6 months after he'd sourced all the pieces and designed everything putting it all together, working out the kinks, etc. No, that includes the time sourcing the books, researching what exact model was used, researching and designing the circuits, sending the book out to be gilded and restored by a person who restores old books, etc. He made this thing completely from scratch from research and sourcing to finished project, so 6 years is really not bad at all. Plus he wasn’t working *only* on the Myst book during that time, he had a ton of other projects going at the same time. He spent about 6 months after he’d sourced all the pieces and designed everything putting it all together, working out the kinks, etc.

]]> By: Oscelot http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/real-myst-linking-book.html#comment-1569732 Oscelot Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190902#comment-1569732 Uh. No. This project took him six years and he had to do a TON of custom electronic work, plus getting advanced technologies before they were even available to the open market. The tech inside it on its own is worth thousands of dollars. You're totally allowed to prefer to use a tablet, but don't dis a project that someone spent six years and a ton of money on please. Uh. No. This project took him six years and he had to do a TON of custom electronic work, plus getting advanced technologies before they were even available to the open market. The tech inside it on its own is worth thousands of dollars. You’re totally allowed to prefer to use a tablet, but don’t dis a project that someone spent six years and a ton of money on please.

]]> By: Dave Hodges http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/real-myst-linking-book.html#comment-1569392 Dave Hodges Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190902#comment-1569392 To make things worse, it took him 1 hour per day for 6 years! 2109 hours! 273 days working full time, he must be seriously inefficient. To make things worse, it took him 1 hour per day for 6 years! 2109 hours! 273 days working full time, he must be seriously inefficient.

]]> By: Timmo Warner http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/real-myst-linking-book.html#comment-1569310 Timmo Warner Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190902#comment-1569310 It's pretty cool for recreating a Myst Book, but seeing the guts put in and the window logo before the images kind of spoiled the video. Of course, it's made to be seen in person, not admired in a video. It’s pretty cool for recreating a Myst Book, but seeing the guts put in and the window logo before the images kind of spoiled the video.

Of course, it’s made to be seen in person, not admired in a video.

]]> By: Egypt Urnash http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/real-myst-linking-book.html#comment-1569149 Egypt Urnash Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190902#comment-1569149 The crazy thing is that this seems kind of poxy and low-rent compared to just playing it on a tablet. Maybe with a nice leather case for your tablet? I mean, the screen's just a tiny fragment of the page. Sufficiently advanced technology... The crazy thing is that this seems kind of poxy and low-rent compared to just playing it on a tablet. Maybe with a nice leather case for your tablet? I mean, the screen’s just a tiny fragment of the page.

Sufficiently advanced technology…

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/real-myst-linking-book.html#comment-1569029 Paul Renault Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190902#comment-1569029 Does it also incorporate the endless CD-ROM seeks and simulate a single- or double-speed CD reader? Does it also incorporate the endless CD-ROM seeks and simulate a single- or double-speed CD reader?

]]> By: Gillian Gunson http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/real-myst-linking-book.html#comment-1569020 Gillian Gunson Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190902#comment-1569020 Man, this Myst runs so much faster than it did on my mom's Windows 3.1 PC.  Man, this Myst runs so much faster than it did on my mom’s Windows 3.1 PC. 

]]> By: Colin Jesse Kinlund http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/real-myst-linking-book.html#comment-1569018 Colin Jesse Kinlund Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190902#comment-1569018 The creator of this project addresses this—the screen used is 640x480, providing a 1:1 pixel-perfect match to the original. The re-releases for iOS are actually lower resolution in addition to being the wrong aspect ratio (3:2). Plus, this way all the Myst games can by played (including the 3D versions). The creator of this project addresses this—the screen used is 640×480, providing a 1:1 pixel-perfect match to the original. The re-releases for iOS are actually lower resolution in addition to being the wrong aspect ratio (3:2). Plus, this way all the Myst games can by played (including the 3D versions).

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/real-myst-linking-book.html#comment-1569007 oasisob1 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190902#comment-1569007 But it wouldn't be as cool. But it wouldn’t be as cool.

]]> By: Michael Langford http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/real-myst-linking-book.html#comment-1569001 Michael Langford Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190902#comment-1569001 An iPod touch in single app mode (iOS6) running myst would do this An iPod touch in single app mode (iOS6) running myst would do this

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