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  1. Rand Miller

    Rand Miller (born January 17, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is CEO and co-founder of Cyan Worlds (originally Cyan). He and brother Robyn Miller became famous due to the success of their computer game Myst, which remained the number one-selling game from its release in 1993 until that record was surpassed by The Sims nearly a decade later. Rand also worked on the game's sequel, Riven, and later reprised his role as protagonist Atrus in Myst III: Exile, Myst IV: Revelation, Myst V: End of Ages, realMyst, and Uru. He also co-authored Myst novels The Book of Atrus, The Book of Ti'Ana, and The Book of D'ni.

    Source: Wikipedia

    Jill Walker Rettberg - 17.04.2014 - 15:38

  2. Robyn Miller

    Robyn Charles Miller (born August 6, 1966, in Dallas, Texas) is the co-founder of Cyan Worlds (originally Cyan) with brother Rand Miller. He served as co-designer of the popular computer game Myst, which held the title of best-selling computer game from its release in 1993 until the release of The Sims nine years later. He also co-directed and co-lead designed the sequel to Myst, Riven, which was the best-selling computer game of its year of release, 1997. Miller composed and performed the soundtracks to both games. He also acted in Myst, portraying one of the antagonists, Sirrus (with brother and Cyan-cofounder Rand appearing as Achenar and Atrus). He co-wrote the first Myst novel, The Book of Atrus.

    After the release of Riven, Miller left Cyan to pursue non-game interests, including films. He is the director of the 2013 film, The Immortal Augustus Gladstone.

    (Source: Wikipedia)

    Jill Walker Rettberg - 17.04.2014 - 15:39

  3. Richard Powers

    Richard Powers is an American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology. His novel The Echo Maker won the 2006 National Book Award for Fiction.

    Jill Walker Rettberg - 22.04.2014 - 05:57

  4. Benjamin J. Robertson

    Benjamin J. Robertson is an instructor of English at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

    Jill Walker Rettberg - 22.04.2014 - 06:18

  5. Julie Morel

    Julie Morel

    Jill Walker Rettberg - 22.04.2014 - 19:22

  6. Eric Heisserer

    Eric Heisserer is an American film director and screenwriter.

    Jill Walker Rettberg - 14.05.2014 - 20:27

  7. Celeste Lantz

    Celeste Lantz

    Jill Walker Rettberg - 20.06.2014 - 18:02

  8. Special America (Claire Donato and Jeff T. Johnson)

    Special America (Claire Donato & Jeff T. Johnson) is an upstart, outreach, non-partisan organization located at the intersection of poetry, politics, patriotism, digital history and fate. An exercise in and an exorcism of American Exceptionalism, based on the spirit of intellectual play—semiotic, humorous, and performative—Special America incubated in the electronic literature community, spread to the New York City Poetry Industrial Complex, and onto the silver screen.

    clairedonato - 27.06.2014 - 19:45

  9. University of the Arts London

    University of the Arts London is Europe’s largest specialist arts and design university, with close to 19,000 students from more than 100 countries.

    Established in 2004, University of the Arts London is a vibrant world centre for innovation, drawing together six colleges with international reputations in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts.

    Founded in the 19th and early 20th centuries, these colleges include Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion, and Wimbledon College of Arts.

    The University’s graduates go on to shape the creative industries in the UK and beyond, having benefitted from unrivalled learning, teaching and research. Every position within the University, from academics to managerial and technical staff, plays an important part in creating an excellent environment in which to work and study.

    J. R. Carpenter - 20.07.2014 - 11:17

  10. Centro de Literatura Portuguesa

    The Centre for Portuguese Literature (CLP) is a Unit of Research and Development funded by the Science and Technology Foundation (FCT) since 2003. The Centre is located at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Coimbra, and it includes researchers based both at the University of Coimbra and at other research institutions. This new unit of R&D has resumed the work of the former Centre of Portuguese Literature, which was originally established in the 1980s. At present, the Centre has two main working spaces: the CLP room and the Ferreira Lima seminar room.
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    Alvaro Seica - 24.09.2014 - 08:43

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