Joseph Wayne Matheny (born December 24, 1961, in

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) is an American writer and

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artist who has created works using alternate reality gaming and transmedia storytelling methods.Kinsella,Michael. ''Legend-Tripping Online: Supernatural Folklore and the Search for Ong's Hat'' University Press of Mississippi, 2011 He holds patents for prediction, recommendation and behavioral analysis algorithms and software design. He is a published author of screenplays, white papers, technology, sci-fi, marketing and gaming books. He currently resides in Eugene, OR. He is probably best known for the avant-garde work ''

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'', which has been called the proto-

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. ''Ong's Hat'' is often cited as the first ARG on many lists of alternate reality games.

Books

* ''Statio Numero: Part 3 of the Liminal Cycle'',

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, 2022. * ''Xen: The Zen of the Other (as Ezra Buckley)'',

, 2020. * ''Liminal (as Cameron Whiteside)'',

, 2017. * ''Ong's Hat the Beginning'',

, 2002. * ''Game over?'',

Immersion New Media Immersion may refer to: The arts * "Immersion", a 2012 story by Aliette de Bodard * ''Immersion'', a French comic book series by Léo Quievreux * ''Immersion'' (album), the third album by Australian group Pendulum * ''Immersion'' (film), a 202 ...

, 2002. * ''Why DVD? A Meat and Potatoes Guide for the Uninitiated'',

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, 1999. * ''The Incunabula Papers: Ong's Hat and Other Gateways to New Dimensions'',

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, 1999.

Contributions to other books and publications

*"Conversations with Diane Di Prima": Contributor *"The Big Black Book: Become Who You Are": Contributor *"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 ''Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore'' is an independent film written, directed, and produced by the self-anointed "Queen of Underground Film", Sarah Jacobson. It's a film about a teenage girl in the Twin Cities Area named Mary Jane who is curious ...

'' (1997): Actor *'' The "I" in the Triangle with Robert Anton Wilson'' (2010): Director *'' TAZ: The Temporary Autonomous Zone'' (2010): Producer, Performer *
Inside A Mind
(2021):'' Appears as self *''Visions Of Heaven and Hell (1994):ITV UK'' Appears as self

Discography

* ''The Incident at Ong's Hat- audio drama'' (2023)

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* ''Xen: The Zen of the Other- audio drama'' (2021)

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* ''Robert Anton Wilson Remembered'' (2011)

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* ''Robert Anton Wilson: The Lost Studio Sessions'' (2010)

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* ''TAZ- The Temporary Autonomous Zone'' (2010) Original Falcon * ''The Banishing Ritual with Illusion of Safety'' (1991)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matheny, Joseph 1961 births Living people Writers from Chicago American science fiction writers American film directors American male novelists