TCT 46.5: Cyan Visit 2023
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After visiting Cyan HQ as part of Mysterium 2023, we decided to record an impromptu addendum to Podcast 46, giving our immediate reactions to our experiences there. We set out intending to record about 10 minutes of audio we could append to the end of Podcast 46… and then went on recording for almost an hour. So instead, we are releasing this audio as a bonus episode. We hope you enjoy our impromptu deep dive into our visit to Cyan HQ!
Please note this was hastily recorded in a hotel room after our Cyan visit, so the audio quality of this bonus episode is not to our usual standard. That being said, we hope you will bear with us, and enjoy our take on our visit to Cyan!
Note: This episode contains minor spoilers for Riven – if you have not played the original game, listen at your own risk!
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TCT 46: Live from Mysterium
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“Around the world and across the Ages…” The Cavern Today podcast has been bringing listeners news & views from the Myst fan community since 2005 – and now, for the first time, we’ve recorded a live, in-person podcast from Mysterium 2023 in Spokane! For this, our Summer 2023 edition, join Sh’aeri, Esto, Dalken and Maurus as we discuss:
- Our trials and tribulations getting to Mysterium
- The last time TCT members were at a Spokane Mysterium
- What we’ve loved about Mysterium so far
- Excitement for tomorrow’s trip to Cyan HQ
- Audience Q&A
We want to give a HUGE shout-out to all the Mysterium staff for their help making this happen, and for their awesome job putting together the biggest Mysterium to date. You guys rock! We also want to extend a thank you to Justthinktink, who was a huge help to us, and made us awesome TCT-themed gear for the occasion. Thank you so much for your support – we love you!
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TCT 45: Live from the Cavern
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For our Spring 2023 edition, we’re excited to bring you something a little different this time: our first LIVE episode, recorded live in The Cavern Today’s Hood in D’ni on May 5, 2023. Due to the “live” nature of this recording, the format for this episode will be a little different; a bit more like the streamlined talk-only format of Over the Fence.
Join Maurus, Esto, Dalken, Bert and Sh’aeri, as we discuss:
- Cyan’s new Firmament Trailer
- Thoughts on the MOULa Q1 Update
- State of the Cavern
- TCT is coming to Mysterium 2023!
Background music featured in this episode courtesy LCC.
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TCT 44: Make a Home
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‘Tis the season to be jolly! For our Holiday 2022 edition, we’re closing out the year with:
- Cavern News with Dalken Starbyne
- Skit
- TCT Talk with Bert, Esto, J’nathus, Maurus, Narym & Sh’aeri:
- Riven remake announcement
- Myst merch we’d love to see
- Highgarden release
- The Cavern during the holiday season
- How has Myst & Uru influenced the way you play other games?
- What other worlds have you been exploring, and what is your GOTY?
- Cavern PSAs with Mowog
- Interview with Keith “Tweek” Lord
- Musical Piece: “Ages of Tweek Suite” by Sasha Strange
Background music featured in this episode courtesy LCC, Arclife, Robyn Miller, and Barentity.
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Tags: Mowog, Sasha Strange, TCT Talk, Tweek
TCT 43: Restoration (ft. Patrick Dulebohn)
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The Cavern Today is back with its first podcast in nearly a decade! For our Summer 2022 edition, we are pleased to bring you:
- Cavern News with Alhon and Narym
- Skit
- TCT Talk with Bert, Dalken, J’nathus and Maurus:
- Our interview with Patrick “Doobes” Dulebohn
- What has surprised us the most about the state of Uru in 2022?
- Myst VR
- Speculation about the future of Myst and Uru
- Mowog’s Thought for the Pod
- A tribute to Jeff Wise, and a reprise of his musical piece “Kerath’s Arch”
- Sh’aeri’s “That’s Just Me of Course”
This podcast is dedicated to TCT staffer Jeff Wise and Frank “Stungthumbz” Whiting, who both passed away in 2020 – though you have linked to the perfect age, you’ll always be in our hearts.
Starting with this episode, we have adjusted episode numbering to more accurately reflect the number of prior episodes of The Cavern Today. As this is the 43rd mainline release of “The Cavern Today,” this is now considered episode 43.
Background music featured in this podcast by LCC and Tim Larkin.
Additional Links:
Guild of Messengers Event Calendar
Ages of Doobes
Guild of Writers
H’uru/OpenUru Github (to report bugs and file requests)
Korman tutorials
OpenUru (Foundry and link to discord)
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Tags: Doobes, Jeff Wise, Mowog, TCT Talk
[TCT 42] The Cavern Today Ep. X: Myst 20th Anniversary Special
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To Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Myst, The Cavern Today is proud to present this special podcast, featuring:
- Cavern News with Dalken Starbyne
- D’Lanor – “Stream of Unconsciousness”
- Special Retrospective TCT Talk
- Jeff Wise – “Gardens of Bandam”
- Return of the TCT Mad Lib
This will be TCT’s final podcast for the time being – We will continue maintaining the website and its archives, but the production team will be taking an indefinite hiatus to focus on other projects. Thank you for your support over the years, and shorah!
Background music featured in this podcast by Jack Wall, LCC, and Robyn Miller.
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Tags: D'Lanor, Jeff Wise, TCT Talk
[TCT 41] The Cavern Today Ep. Nine: Open Source
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Our first podcast in over a year features:
- Skit
- TCT Talk:
- URU is Open Source
- CyanWorlds.com Engine
- Fan Run MO:ULa based server list
- “State of the URU” – our thoughts on Uru and the impact it’s had on us and on our greater gaming experiences / lives.
- Myst and Riven on iPad
- Playing Uru on your tablet via Splashtop2
- The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s The Art of Video Games added Myst last year
- Musical Piece: Jeff Wise, “The Way Things Are”
- Mowog Thought
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[TCT 40] The Cavern Today Ep. Eight: Rewarding the Player
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- TCT Talk:
- MOULagain- one year later.
- The hacker hoods and the related story
- iRiven was recently released for iPhone.
- Myst in the Smithsonian Institution’s American Art Museum’s “The Art of Video Games” exhibit.
- All about Revelation: What worked, what didn’t . . .
- “Kuusisto” – Musical piece by Maurus
- Mowog Thought
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Tags: iriven, Maurus, moul, Mowog, myst, revelation, riven, TCT Talk, uru
[TCT 39] The Cavern Today Episode Seven
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Our Podcast for the December 2010 holiday season features a TCT Talk, discussing:
- F.E.A.R. 3 and Call of Duty Black Ops are being shepherded by other developers NOT those who created the franchises. We’ve had Myst III and IV… Is the original developer necessary to carry the torch of a franchise?
- The future of PC gaming according to Ken Levine
- Valve / Steam killing the PC gaming market
- iRiven submitted to Apple
- Open Source Kinect drivers released
- Spike Video Game Awards (VGAs), what games are you stoked about?
…and, a musical piece by Jeff Wise.
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Tags: blackops, cod, fear, iriven, Jeff Wise, kinect, myst, open source, riven, spike, steam, valve
[TCT 38] The Cavern Today Episode Six
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This episode, we cover:
- GoG went down, but it’s BACK
- 3DS Launch date confirmed, features downloadable Game Boy games.
- World of Warcraft – Patch 4.0.1 – Pre-Cataclysm
- Wing!?!?! Stop hacking!
- MineCraft
- Black Mesa… Why hasn’t Valve snatched up this company and made this project official?
- Beyond Good & Evil HD Re-release
- Myst Movie finds a Partner (For real this time.)
- Microsoft wants to challenge Steam Link
Also featuring: The Mowog Thought and a musical piece by Maurus, entitled ‘Ver Calidus’.
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Tags: 3DS, beyond good & evil, black mesa, Game Boy, gog, Maurus, microsoft, minecraft, Mowog, myst, myst movie, steam, valve, warcraft, wing, world of warcraft, wow
