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Sneak preview of a project I have underway...I'm going all-out for accuracy and quality (and I mean all-out). Case in point - this book's a copy of the same 135-year-old book Cyan used. Yes, it's 135 years old and in that condition.
You have no idea how difficult they were to find.
EDIT: Project is complete! If you think just this looks amazing, check out what's inside .
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This is supposed to be a replica of the book when it was "new", not old & worn - mainly because I managed to find a copy of the book in almost-new condition. Cyan's copy is completely worn down and the cover is falling apart (they actually don't have a spine on their book, even). The gold lines are still faintly there on Cyan's book, but you would only notice them if you looked really closely in person because they've mostly worn away.
As an in-character explanation, the original descriptive books were so valuable because destroying it would destroy all linking books to that age too, it makes sense that you would place the original books in places of protection (like they were on Myst Island). If they're being so well-protected all these years, then there's no reason they would have as much wear as the books did in the games. ...Or something.
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wow. That is dedication. how much did it run you.
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I would love to get my hands on a Myst-book like this, though without the insane awesomeness within which I could never afford, sadly. ;v;'''
Did you custom order the book itself? Amazing job! QvQb
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I loved the game, but there's a book? Is that actually a book named Myst or did you add the name to a really old book? & really? 130yrs old? That's amazing. What I wouldn't give to own something like that ^^
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There are some books in the series (the Book of Atrus, the Book of Ti'ana & the Book of D'ni). When they were making the original Myst game, they scanned a random old book to use as a texture reference & added the word MYST to its cover with photo editing software. This is another copy of that book, in very good condition, with the word Myst embossed onto the cover. And that's not all it has..
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so where do you think I could find a really awesome, & really old, book like that one? I really love old books, they have something about them that modern books don't ^^ also, do you know what the title of the original book they scanned was?
... sorry for all the questions
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What book was used to make this? I'm quite curious.
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Very neat work mate! Keep us posted...
forcefield3d
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So what book is this actually made from? I need to start doing stuff like this and I need to post pictures of my study, it's very myst like (but with too much lighting)
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Something on a related note for reproducing things.... Samsung has just come out with a paper-thin, and flexible LCD display. You could actually glue it to a page and have it animate the "fly-over" of Myst Island when someone opens the cover.
This is looking absolutely beautiful!
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As far as I'm aware, flexible full-colour displays have never been offered for sale to the public by any company. If you know where I can buy one send me a link, I'd LOVE to get my hands on one! (Not for this project though; I'm doing something else with these books hehe)
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In a couple of years I suspect that the flexible screens will be mass produced and available on the market if all goes well in the industry. There have been many tech demos of the screens in Japan and with many types you can roll them up easily and even "smash" them with a hammer with little to no damage done. There are a ton of videos on Youtube. I too haven't seen any for sale. With the way technology is progressing it shouldn't be much longer for you to put one in your Myst book for cheap. I'd have a nerdgasm over seeing an HD flexible screen in an old book playing the linking movies.
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Wow this is fucking amazing. By far one of the BEST replicas of the book I have seen.
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Beautiful! Now if only I had the power to write ages...
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Where do you find a 130-year-old book with no writing on it already, so that you can add your own?
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I've no idea, perhaps an old book store or online somewhere. These books were actual books with printed content
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Advice: When presenting this at Mysterium... wear a raincoat. The drool factor is going to be ridiculously high.
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Oh, you should see it when it's finished.....
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Looking forward to it as are many others. Meanwhile enjoy the making of it
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As a bibliophile, MYST fan, and artisan printer by trade... I can honestly say that seeing this was orgasmic XD
If you do eventually create several or more to sell, please let me know. I spend more than is healthy on antiquarian and unique hand-made books, and this definitely takes the cake, haha.
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I actually have some spare "supplies" left over, for repairs in case I screw up anywhere. I may offer them for sale once I'm done.
But, uhm... these pieces are expensive, just fyi. I didn't skimp on quality but that means the price goes through the roof. c.c
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Sorry it took me awhile to reply.
Depending on what the actually text in the book is, I'd be willing to pay quite a bite of money for one.
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Any improvement or news on your project Rium+ ????
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I've been working on this project for years. It's nowhere near done yet. Don't expect anything sudden
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You surely know how to make us anctious with your original projects..
Anyways, you have great talent and ideas.
I like that in you.
~Jonathan
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Oh my goodness..... I WANT THAT SO BAD. It's SO amazing.
Very nice job!
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Holy cow, you're definitely going for accuracy! O_O And it's looking great! I lvoe old books. I almost cringe that you're altering it. but it's for a good cause 
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This is going to be so awesome when it's done.. It's already awesome now!
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I want!!! Even if it was blank inside, this would look so amazing on my desk or bookshelf 
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It's a proper book inside though, not blank
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Fantastic job! I wanted to do this once and have the inner page use a small touchscreen with a tiny computer to play the linking book movies from all the games, and whenever you touched it the linking sound would play and a new movie would appear.
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Cool idea, but building a computer that small would be hard!
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This is amazing! Do you plan on putting in some sort of picture for the linking panel?
Just curious, but what was the book before it got the Myst treatment?
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Thanks! There'll be something in there... The contents are a secret though.
And as I said to other people, sorry but I'd rather not say the book's identity just yet... I've spent I think seven years searching and obtaining every copy of the book that I could find, hunting more places than you'd think. I'd like to keep it secret until I'm done so I don't end up fighting other fans.
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Ah, that makes sense. I know I would be tempted to go searching for it myself if you told me.
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K.. I need that. So... let me know where I can buy this.
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This was hand-made, not bought
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If the pages inside were as aged and authentic looking as the cover is, and contained say... The books of Ti'Ana, Atrus, and D'ni, I can think of two people who would be willing to pay quite a bit.
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Actually, you should name the price you would require were you to make a second cover with no pages in it. If there is a price that can be had, note me with it
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It's not just the price for the time involved, it's also the fact that these books are very hard to come by. Though again, the time, materials and workmanship are probably more than you'd think. That's 24-carat gold on there, not standard foil. c.c
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