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Old 09-18-2006, 08:17 AM   #1
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Default Uru Prologue Documentary Videos

The Great Tree, one of the player groups who became an integral part of the Uru Live Prologue, is producing a series of documentary videos covering the major story events of Prologue from release, to the shut down by Ubisoft.

These will be a great way to get up to speed on the history of the DRC, and what happened in the first opening of D'ni, while we're waiting for Myst Online: Uru Live to start.

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Old 09-18-2006, 08:34 AM   #2
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Sounds interesting. Looking forward to live release and I love watching game documentaries.

Thanks for the link, downloading now.
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Old 09-18-2006, 10:09 AM   #3
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You're welcome The director, Marten, has done some great Uru videos
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Old 09-26-2006, 07:18 PM   #4
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Episode 1 is available:
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Over a year before Explorers began to trickle into D'ni, Restoration Engineer Phil Henderson VANISHED.

Almost timed with our arrival in November of 2003, Phil returned and he brought with him cryptic messages he seemed at first reluctant to share. At the same time, another DRC freelancer, Douglas Sharper, was growing increasingly unhappy with his employers as they began to close off more areas of Ae'gura, fearful that the growing number of Explorers could somehow hurt themselves.

Enjoy Episode One: "Planting the Seeds" as the Explorers are slowly presented with different takes on how the restoration of D'ni should be undertaken.
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Thanks Eleri! I love all things Myst!
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Old 11-15-2006, 01:47 PM   #6
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Episode 2 is now available for those who haven't seen the announcements elsewhere

With a little luck Episode 3 will be up around Thanksgiving here in the USA.
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I have to say I've been really interested in the Uru Live project a long time and was sad to hear it died before I got a chance to explore it. I'm watching the videos but Im a bit confused, is this dealing with the plot in the single player game or some plot created by the players on their own on the online age?
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Old 11-15-2006, 11:41 PM   #8
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The videos are dealing with story that happened during the brief "Prologue" stage of Uru Live 1, from the public launch, to Ubisoft's shutdown a few months later. A group of players found themselves inteacting regularly with several of the NPCs, becoming a full part of the story.

When Prologue ended, the Great Tree events were one of many plot bits left dangling, that the new Uru Live may answer.

it's also representative of just how *different* Uru Live is, compared to other MMOs. Where else could a player actually find themselves changing the course of events? Usually what you get is pre-canned plotlines, that you never really *do* anything to.
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The videos are dealing with story that happened during the brief "Prologue" stage of Uru Live 1, from the public launch, to Ubisoft's shutdown a few months later. A group of players found themselves inteacting regularly with several of the NPCs, becoming a full part of the story.

When Prologue ended, the Great Tree events were one of many plot bits left dangling, that the new Uru Live may answer.

it's also representative of just how *different* Uru Live is, compared to other MMOs. Where else could a player actually find themselves changing the course of events? Usually what you get is pre-canned plotlines, that you never really *do* anything to.
This is an awesome concept, and I sure hope we'll see more Uru live in the future.
 
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Yes, Cyan has promised us not only new content, i.e. new Ages to visit, new events and plot events and embelishments on the parts of URU already in existence to access but also in game actors to interact with the players in concert with the overall plot directions and objectives, plus new aspects of game play not yet revealed. There will be new content on a monthly, weekly and sometmes daily basis I believe and we all can look forward to a unique and remarkable experience when it is released. Thansk Eleri, and let me second her posts, Marten has made beautiful videos and the story being told from the Great Tree team is wonderful for the background and as an example of the quite incredible ways that new technology is allowing game stories to be explicated and shared.
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Default Episode 3: Sides are Chosen

The Great Tree's Professor Askew eloquently wrote:

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If all goes according to Cyan Worlds' and GameTap's plan, Myst Online: Uru Live launches in a few short weeks! Nobody is more excited than the irksome yet jolly folk at The Great Tree. And it is with this unbridled enthusiasm that we announce the release of Episode Three of the documentary series, The Story of The Great Tree........ "Sides Are Chosen".

SEE!......Brian Fioca organize the disgruntled Explorers.

HEAR!......the conversations that reflected a growing discomfort at how the DRC conducted themselves.

No one knows what the future holds for the Cavern. But, TGT knows its history and we will not leave it behind. Join us as we continue to explore what came before even as D'ni re-opens its doors. Witness changing events and learn how you, too, can shape the future.

There will be a break before the release of Episode 4 due to the holidays and of course the greatest holiday gift of all...the release of Myst Online!!

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In two formats (QuickTime and Windows Media) and five languages.
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Episodes 4 & 5 are available.
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Very nicely done, Marten! Thanks for the link, Eleri...it definitely explains a lot about the DRC's past and present.
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