The opening sequence of Myst is cinematic, showing a man falling into a crevasse and turning into a book. The game proper opens with the screen to the left. Holding the mouse over the picture on the right hand page of the book shows a player a movie of the island that is the central location of the game; clicking the picture takes the player 'onto' the island where she can move through the buildings and forest, interacting with the objects there and discovering — and figuring out — the challenge of the game.