Mysterium
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This page is about the convention for fans of the game Myst. For other uses of the term, see Mysterium (disambiguation)
Mysterium is an annual convention for fans of the Myst franchise of computer games, which has been held each year since 2000. The name is derived from the game's title.
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[edit] Name
Via Scraper (Tina Buck/Hickman) "Way back before the first Mysterium, but during the planning process, there was a meeting at Cyan, Inc. in which a Myst fan gathering was being planned in Spokane. Rand Miller happened to be walking past / through the room where the meeting was and commented, "Why not call it Mysterium?" or something close to that. Everyone liked the name, so we adopted it. Nothing big and fancy, I'm afraid. That's it."
[edit] Origins
The original 2000 convention grew out of the plans of a small group of fans who wanted to meet face to face. Word spread, and eventually over 100 people attended the meeting in Spokane, Washington, which was held at the headquarters of Cyan Worlds, developers of the game. Subsequent conventions have been more formally planned, but although donations towards expenses are welcomed, the event remained free with no registration or entry fees until 2007. Currently, Mysterium will be charging a small registration fee to help offset costs to run the event. Donations and Registration fees will be used for non-profit items such as use of a hotel/motel conference room, a/v equipment and acquisition of swag (souvenirs, etc...) for the event. Cyan has specified no committee can profit from the use of the Myst franchise so all donations and fees will be used for event use only.
[edit] Conventions
There have been eight Mysterium conventions.
- 2000 - The first Mysterium was held in Spokane, WA at Cyan Worlds' 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 - The eighth Mysterium in 2007 took place in Los Angeles, California.
- 2008 - The ninth Mysterium in 2008 is scheduled for Boston, Massachusetts on July 25-27. Details are available at the Official Website
[edit] Convention highlights
- Sightseeing
- Raffles for prizes or giveaway items
- Fan presentations
- Cosplay
- Meeting online friends, as well as notable figures like Rand Miller and Richard A. Watson
[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 Gonzalez, Richard Watson, Michelle Ehr, Ryan Warzecha
- 2004. Tina Hickman, Laura Gonzalez, Richard Watson, Michelle Ehr
- 2005. Tina Hickman, Richard Watson, Karen Bahnsen, Susan McGaw, Laura Gonzalez, Bryan Siegfried,
- 2006. Tina Hickman, Richard Watson, Karen Bahnsen, Susan McGaw, Laura Gonzalez
- 2007. Tina Hickman, Richard Watson, Karen Bahnsen, Susan McGaw, Michelle Ehr, Laura Gonzalez, Jon-Michael Durkin
- 2008. Gary Buddell, Aisling Buddell, C. Eleri Hamilton, Scott Hamilton, David Sweeney, Dan Capizzi, Laura Gonzalez, Jennifer Fischer, Chris Lewark, Brian Hagan, Richard Watson
[edit] MysteriumHouse
MysteriumHouse is a webcomic made by Richard Pratt (a.k.a lonelyto25), which detailed the Mysterium convention as if it happened every day. The comic is no longer updated.
[edit] See also
- Mystralia The Australian and New Zealand counterpart to Mysterium
