Richard A. Watson
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Richard A. Watson (RAWA) has worked at Cyan Worlds (creators of the Myst series of computer games) since the early 1990s. He was originally one of the programmers for the game, but later expanded more into the storyline elements.
Now he does almost no programming, instead carrying the official title of "D'ni Historian", which indicates his deep involvement with the story development (or "research") on the fictional race of the D'ni.
Dr. Watson
The storyline of the game Uru: Ages Beyond Myst had the odd twist that certain actual people and companies such as Rand Miller, Cyan and Ubisoft (the game's publisher) were featured in the game and/or surrounding storyline. Within the story, RAWA takes on the special role of "Dr. Watson", who is the head of the D'ni Restoration Council (DRC). Although Dr. Watson shares his surname and appearance with RAWA, they are not the same person. Richard A. Watson is not a doctor. (This has lead to much confusion in the Myst community).
External links
- Rawa's Home: A Tribute to a Great Historian fan site (http://rawa.thelysts.com/)
- The Pages of RAWA personal home page (http://cho.cyan.com/rawa/)