Author: Joseph Matheny

Joseph Wayne Matheny (born December 24, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American storyteller and artist who has created works using alternate reality gaming and transmedia storytelling methods, dealing with subjects of liminality and modern myth. 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 the Pacific Northwest. He is probably best known for the avant-garde work, Ong's Hat, which has been called the proto-Alternate Reality Game by academia, the mainstream, and alternative media. Ong's Hat is often cited as the first ARG on many List of alternate reality games.
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Scans of the original mail-art version of the Incunabula: Ong’s Hat documents: PDF

 Incunabula Originals Scans as a PDF   Mail Culture and Historical notes:In the late 70s and early 80s a network culture emerged that pre-dated information exchange via BBS/Fidonet/Internet (Arpanet) type … Continue reading Scans of the original mail-art version of the Incunabula: Ong’s Hat documents: PDF

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Advances in Skin Science: Quantum Tantra An Interview with Nick Herbert by Joseph Matheny

This material is also available in tablet and ebook reader-friendly formats at Archive.org , Smashwords and as a Kindle version on Amazon.com Also see: 2019- Scientific American: Chasing the Quantum Tantra … Continue reading Advances in Skin Science: Quantum Tantra An Interview with Nick Herbert by Joseph Matheny

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INCUNABULA: A Catalog of Rare Books, Manuscripts & Curiosa Conspiracy Theory, Frontier Science & Alternative Worlds

This material is also available in tablet and ebook reader friendly formats at Archive.org , Smashwords and as a Kindle version on Amazon.com INCUNABULA A Catalog of Rare Books, Manuscripts & … Continue reading INCUNABULA: A Catalog of Rare Books, Manuscripts & Curiosa Conspiracy Theory, Frontier Science & Alternative Worlds

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From the Archives: Formative Interviews- Joseph Matheny

The following is an excerpt from an interview conducted by David Jay Brown and Rebecca Novack, with Joseph Matheny and ennercore of MediaKaos. The full interview will be appearing in … Continue reading From the Archives: Formative Interviews- Joseph Matheny

The Banishing Ritual- Joseph Matheny with Illusion of Safety
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The Banishing Ritual – Audio with Cover- 1993 (Joseph Matheny with Illusion of Safety)

by Joseph Matheny, Illusion of Safety Joseph Matheny performs a Lesser Banishing Ritual of  Pentagram with musical accompaniment by Illusion of Safety. Also included is a PDF of the cover complete … Continue reading The Banishing Ritual – Audio with Cover- 1993 (Joseph Matheny with Illusion of Safety)

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Original Boing-Boing Article: Advances in Skin Science

Part of the “original 4” pieces of the Ong’s Hat storyline. It appeared in print as Advances in Skin Science, later to be released on the Internet as ADVANCES IN … Continue reading Original Boing-Boing Article: Advances in Skin Science

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ONG’S HAT:GATEWAY TO THE DIMENSIONS! A full color brochure for the Institute of Chaos Studies and the Moorish Science Ashram in Ong’s Hat, New Jersey.

This material is also available in tablet and ebook reader-friendly formats at Archive.org , Smashwords and as a Kindle version on Amazon.com     Introductions You would not be reading this … Continue reading ONG’S HAT:GATEWAY TO THE DIMENSIONS! A full color brochure for the Institute of Chaos Studies and the Moorish Science Ashram in Ong’s Hat, New Jersey.