Mysterium

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For the unfinished musical work by Alexander Scriabin, see Mysterium (Scriabin).

Mysterium is the main yearly convention of fans of the Myst franchise of computer games, which was first held in 2000. It was originally a small group of fans who just wanted to meet face to face but as they invited more and more people the actual convention went from a small group to over 100 people showing up in Spokane, Washington at Cyanworlds' headquarters. Although Mysterium now takes some donations to help offset the costs associated with the yearly event, the event is free for anyone to attend and there are no registration fees or costs. However, you do have to pay for your own travel expenses.

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[edit] Conventions

There have been seven Mysterium conventions.

  • 2000 - The first Mysterium was held in Spokane, WA at Cyanworlds' Headquarters in Mead.
  • 2001 - The second Mysterium took place in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
  • 2002 - The third Mysterium took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • 2003 - The fourth Mysterium was in Spokane, WA due to a personal invitation from Rand Miller.
  • 2004 - The fifth Mysterium took place in Toronto, Ontario on July 23-25.
  • 2005 - The sixth Mysterium took place in Chicago, Illinois on July 22-24.
  • 2006 - The seventh Mysterium also took place at Spokane, Washington.
  • 2007 - Plans for the eighth Mysterium in 2007 are being made. The location is unknown at this time. At the time of this addition(Nov 2006), a poll is being held to determine the location. To have a say in where the meeting takes place, be sure to head over to Mysterium.net.

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[edit] Convention highlights

  • Sightseeing
  • Raffles for prizes or giveaway items
  • Fan Presentations
  • Cosplay
  • Meeting online friends, as well as such notables as Rand Miller and Richard A. Watson face to face

[edit] MysteriumHouse

A webcomic called MysteriumHouse made by Richard Pratt (a.k.a lonelyto25) details the convention as if it happened everyday.

UPDATE: Unfortunately, due to lack of interest and the pressures of life, lonelyto25 is no longer updating the comic.

UPDATE(Sept. 15, 2006): The domain for lonely's website has expired, and the original MH link is no longer valid. It has been replaced with [1].


[edit] Committee Members

  • 2000

Tina Buck, Mark DeForest, Michelle Ehr, Tim Larkin, Doug McBride, Steve Ogden, Suzanne Penner, Bill Slease, David Trescott, Richard A. Watson,


  • 2001

Tina Buck, Jonathan Crofts, Ryan Warzecha, Michelle Ehr, Laura Gonzalez, Susan McGaw,


  • 2002

Tina Hickman, Richard A. Watson, Laura Gonzalez, Susan McGaw, Ryan Warzecha, Michelle Ehr,


  • 2003

Tina Hickman, Susan McGaw, Laura Gonzales, Richard Watson, Michelle Ehr, Ryan Warzecha,


  • 2004

Tina Hickman, Laura Gonzales, Richard Watson, Michelle Ehr,


  • 2005

Tina Hickman, Richard Watson, Karen Bahnsen, Susan McGaw, Laura Gonzales, Bryan Siegfried,


  • 2006

Tina Hickman, Richard Watson, Karen Bahnsen, Susan McGaw, Laura Gonzales,


  • 2007

Tina Hickman, Richard Watson, Karen Bahnsen, Susan McGaw, Michelle Ehr, Laura Gonzales,


[edit] Internal links

  • Mystralia The Australian and New Zealand counterpart to Mysterium

[edit] External links

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