CyanWorlds.com Engine (formerly Plasma) is a real-time 3D
game engine originally called Headspin and developed by Headspin Technologies in 1997 and later by
Cyan Worlds
Cyan, Inc., also known as Cyan Worlds, Inc., is an American video game developer. Founded as Cyan Productions by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller in 1987, the company is best known as the creator of the ''Myst'' series. The company is located in ...
(Cyan purchased the engine as part of the acquisition of Headspin) to power the next generation of real time 3D
Myst series games such as
URU: Complete Chronicles and
Myst V: End of Ages.
Cyan Worlds
Cyan, Inc., also known as Cyan Worlds, Inc., is an American video game developer. Founded as Cyan Productions by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller in 1987, the company is best known as the creator of the ''Myst'' series. The company is located in ...
and OpenUru.org Foundry jointly announce open source delivery of the "CyanWorlds.com Engine" client and 3ds Max plugin, aka Plasma engine 2.0, the engine used to power
Myst Online: Uru Live.
In 2014, Cyan released "realMyst: Masterpiece Edition", a remake version of realMyst, using
Unity
Unity may refer to:
Buildings
* Unity Building, Oregon, Illinois, US; a historic building
* Unity Building (Chicago), Illinois, US; a skyscraper
* Unity Buildings, Liverpool, UK; two buildings in England
* Unity Chapel, Wyoming, Wisconsin, US; ...
game engine instead of Plasma game engine.
Games using Plasma Engine
Plasma 1.0
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realMyst
''Myst'' is a graphic adventure/puzzle video game designed by the Miller brothers, Robyn and Rand. It was developed by Cyan, Inc., published by Broderbund, and initially released for the Macintosh in 1993. In the game, the player's character ...
'' (2000)
Plasma 2.0 (aka CyanWorlds.com Engine)
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Uru: Ages Beyond Myst'' (2003)
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Uru: To D'ni'' (2004)
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Uru: The Path of the Shell'' (2004)
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Myst Online: Uru Live'' (2007)
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MagiQuest Online'' (2010)
Plasma 2.1
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Crowthistle Chronicles: The Well of Tears'' (interactive CD) (2005).
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Myst V: End of Ages'' (2005)
Plasma 3.0
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Cosmic Osmo's Hex Isle'' (2007)
References
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