Joseph Matheny

Joseph Wayne Matheny (born December 24, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American writer and transmedia artist who has created works using alternate reality gaming and transmedia storytelling methods.^[1] He holds patents for prediction, recommendation and behavioral analysis algorithms and software design.^[2] He is a published author of screenplays, white papers, technology, sci-fi, marketing and gaming books. He currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. He is probably best known for the avant-garde work, Ong's Hat, which has been called the proto-Alternate Reality Game by academia,^[1] the mainstream and alternative media^[3] and Ong's Hat is often cited as the first ARGs on many List of alternate reality games. He has claimed to be part of a group who created the John Titor time traveler mystery.^[4]

Books

Ong's Hat the Beginning, Skybooks, 2002. ISBN 0-9678162-2-X
Game over?, Immersion New Media, 2002. ISBN 0-9674890-0-8
Why DVD? A Meat and Potatoes Guide for the Uninitiated, Metalepsis, 1999. ISBN 0-9674890-0-8
The Incunabula Papers: Ong's Hat and Other Gateways to New Dimensions, eXe, 1999. ISBN 0-9674890-1-6

Contributions to other books and publications

"Beats In Time: A Literary Generation's Legacy": Contributor
Rebels and Devils: The Psychology of Liberation: Contributor
Black Book Omega: Cirque Apoklypsis: Contributor
YouTube: An Insider’s Guide to Climbing the Charts: Contributor
Black Book Volume 3, Part I: The Black Symphony, First Movement: Contributor
Black Book Volume 3, Part II: The Black Symphony, Second Movement: Contributor
What Would Bill Hicks Say: Forward- Contributor
Exquisite Language: Contributor
Poker Without Cards: Contributor-Forward, Afterward and Editor
This Is Not A Game: A Guide to Alternate Reality Gaming: Contributor and Editor
Covert Culture Sourcebook: Contributor
The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog: Contributor

Filmography

Feature films and documentaries

My Neighbors Daughter (1998) : Art Director, Actor
Amerikanskaya doch (1995) : Art Director, Actor
Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore (1997): Actor
The "I" in the Triangle with Robert Anton Wilson (2010) : Director
TAZ: The Temporary Autonomous (2010): Producer

Discography

Robert Anton Wilson Remembered (2011) Hukilau
Robert Anton Wilson: The Lost Studio Sessions (2010) Original Falcon
TAZ- The Temporary Autonomous Zone (2010) Original Falcon
The Banishing Ritual with Illusion of Safety (1991)

References

1 2 Kinsella,Michael. Legend-Tripping Online: Supernatural Folklore and the Search for Ong’s Hat University Press of Mississippi, 2011
↑ http://www.google.com/patents?q=%22joseph+Matheny%22&scoring=1&ie=ISO-8859-1
↑ McMahon, Chris (May 2013). "The Rise Of The ARG: games™ investigates alternate reality games and what the future has in store for the curious experiment.". Games TM. 135: 88.
↑ "Episode 138 The Legend of Time Traveler John Titor With Joseph Matheny".

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