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title: "The Birth of Alternate Reality Games"
url: "https://josephmatheny.com/2022/11/22/the-birth-of-alternate-reality-games/"
language: "en-US"
updated: "2022-11-19T15:19:06+00:00"
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# The Birth of Alternate Reality Games

Alternate Reality Games have existed for far longer than most people realize, I just wanted to talk about some of the first ones. (the outro has all the music used in order)

CONTENTS: [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqCe3n17Aqc&t=0s)

Intro [00:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqCe3n17Aqc&t=55s)

**Ong’s Hat**[**04:17**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqCe3n17Aqc&t=257s)

Publius Enigma [09:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqCe3n17Aqc&t=553s)

Blair Witch [11:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqCe3n17Aqc&t=704s)

The Beast [14:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqCe3n17Aqc&t=843s)

ilovebees [16:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqCe3n17Aqc&t=964s)

Closing Thoughts

[17:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqCe3n17Aqc&t=1030s) Outro