Myst IV: Revelation is the fourth installment in the Myst series, developed by the French video game publisher Ubisoft. First released on September 28, 2004, it uses pre-rendered graphics and digital video, as in Myst III: Exile, but adds real-time 3D effects. The player is sent to question the sons and recover the daughter of Atrus, a man who creates links to other worlds by writing special linking books (illustration shown). Development of Revelation lasted more than three years, requiring as many as eighty Ubisoft employees. The original score was written by Exile's composer, Jack Wall. Musician Peter Gabriel lent his voice and a song to the audio. Overall, reception to the game was positive; reviewers lauded the visuals, sound, and puzzles, but some took issue with the control scheme. Revelation is the last game in the Myst series to use both pre-rendered backgrounds and full-motion video.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myst_IV:_Revelation
_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1821:
The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain was drafted in the National Palace in Mexico City. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence_of_the_Mexican_Empire
1924:
A team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the world (one of the aircraft pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_aerial_circumnavigation
1978:
Pope John Paul I died only 33 days after his papal election due to an apparent myocardial infarction, resulting in the first year of three popes since 1605. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_I
2008:
SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket achieved orbit on its fourth attempt to become the first successful liquid-propelled orbital launch vehicle developed with private funding. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_1
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
supernumerary: 1. Greater in number than. 2. Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra. 3. (biology, specifically) Of an organ or structure: additional to what is normally present. 4. Beyond what is necessary; redundant. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/supernumerary
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
There is always more goodness in the world than there appears to be, because goodness is of its very nature modest and retiring. --Evelyn Beatrice Hall https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Evelyn_Beatrice_Hall