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.
Ong’s Hat: The Beginning (Authorized Version)
Ong’s Hat: The Beginning (Authorized Version) Reissued, authorized, and final version, 2021. Available as Kindle, Print, and Audiobook Free versions at Archive.org ONG’S HAT FAQ REVIEWS “…a bizarre Internet phenomenon: … Continue reading Ong’s Hat: The Beginning (Authorized Version)
Getting out of the way with Joseph Matheny
The Cosmic Salon This is such an incredible conversation with a truly lovely soul and fellow journeyman — Joseph is behind many things in this reality that folks may not … Continue reading Getting out of the way with Joseph Matheny
The Liminal Cycle (A Trilogy) by Joseph Matheny
The Liminal Cycle, an interdisciplinary media experience. It is presented in three acts across multiple mediums. Liminal– Novella presented as a movie treatment Xen– Novel presented as a “found” mobile … Continue reading The Liminal Cycle (A Trilogy) by Joseph Matheny
New Mauve Zone and a Bonus Substack
***Begin transmission Joseph Matheny, David Metcalfe, and Ken Eakins send you transmissions from the Mauve Zone. It’s a Drone-O-Rama in the US and UK, The Orange Man is back in … Continue reading New Mauve Zone and a Bonus Substack
Happy Solar Return (New Year)
Some of the new Substack mailing. Read the entire message here. First of all, I want to say hello and thanks for sticking around. It’s been a busy year, and … Continue reading Happy Solar Return (New Year)
Cracking the Code with Joseph Matheny
(This conversation originally took place in 2021.) Joseph Matheny, legendary transmedia storyteller and creator of Ong’s Hat, has got some insight to share about the appeal of conspiracy theory and the … Continue reading Cracking the Code with Joseph Matheny
VYSXXXX | The Real Vayse: Halloween 2024
In Cronenberg’s cinematic interpretation of Burroughs’s “Naked Lunch,” Peter Weller’s Bill Lee character is confronted by Hank with pages of reports he cannot remember writing. Bill Lee drawls laconically, “I … Continue reading VYSXXXX | The Real Vayse: Halloween 2024
Strange Tales of People Who Built Portals to Other Dimensions
Perhaps one of the most famous stories of portals being opened is that of a place called Ong’s Hat. The setting for this particular tale is the ghost town of … Continue reading Strange Tales of People Who Built Portals to Other Dimensions
The Mauve Zone #009 – The Media v Miracles, the Horror of Nature, and Cosmic Transmissions.
***Begin transmission Joseph Matheny, David Metcalfe, and Ken Eakins send you transmissions from the Mauve Zone. David’s ‘Scars of Dracula’ T, Amicus v Hammer, Robert Bloch and HP Lovecraft, Cosmic … Continue reading The Mauve Zone #009 – The Media v Miracles, the Horror of Nature, and Cosmic Transmissions.
The Rebel Podcast: Episode 232: Ong’s Hat (The”Fake” Town)
Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stylesrebelradio/episodes/Episode-232-Ongs-Hat-TheFake-Town-e2pm74i/a-abj2nus What is going on in Ong’s Hat New Jersey? Does this abandoned town hold the secrets to interdimensional travel or the secrets to Quantum reality? Was it all … Continue reading The Rebel Podcast: Episode 232: Ong’s Hat (The”Fake” Town)
Joseph Matheny: Bending Reality With Art
Had a blast meeting Steve and kibitzing about all our mutual passions. I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I enjoyed recording it. Steve’s intro: This week … Continue reading Joseph Matheny: Bending Reality With Art
First Time Caller: An Art Bell Tribute
In this episode of The Computer Room, Katherine and friends talk about Art Bell’s legacy. We meet Leah Prime, who’s writing a book about Art Bell, John Steiger who on … Continue reading First Time Caller: An Art Bell Tribute
The Mauve Zone #008 – The Collins Elite, X Disinformation, and the London Riots
***Begin transmission Joseph Matheny, David Metcalfe, and Ken Eakins send you transmissions from the Mauve Zone. New disinformation from the top and the London Riots, Will the real Collins Elite … Continue reading The Mauve Zone #008 – The Collins Elite, X Disinformation, and the London Riots
Mother Foucault’s Bookshop Friday, July 19, 2024
Friday, 7/19/24, join author, programmer, & psychonaut Joseph Matheny for a talk on trickster deities, literary hoaxes, & the enduring legend of Ong’s Hat. 7pm AUDIO of appearance Archive.org copy
The Utopic Hyperspace, Liminal Realities, & The Incunabula Papers: Ong’s Hat with Joseph Matheny
LINK: https://redcircle.com/shows/21086086-888b-4144-a785-67c56963a3a8/ep/277bd9a5-7e5b-4f6d-bdb8-aa2a86c114d4 In this episode, Joseph and I discuss the early internet days, liminal fiction, Ong’s Hat, and much more!
New Jersey Is The World: A Return to Ong’s Hat
LINK: https://shows.acast.com/new-jersey-is-the-world/episodes/a-return-to-ongs-hat WARNING: Some listeners may be disturbed by the fact that at no point in this episode do Mike D and Andrea mention diarrhea. This is a diarrhea-free episode. … Continue reading New Jersey Is The World: A Return to Ong’s Hat
The Mauve Zone – Transmission #006 Hyperreality, Project Blue Beam and the Death of the 20th Century
New Mauve Zone and other treats
RADICAL: THE HYPERGAME OF ANARCHIST FAIRIES
The insurrection of which you are the hero We will see later how this central idea of radical mutual aid is embodied. In the meantime, what form does Hypergaming actually … Continue reading RADICAL: THE HYPERGAME OF ANARCHIST FAIRIES
Five questions for Joseph Matheny
Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea. Blog, Internet resources, online reading groups, articles and interviews, Illuminatus! info. Original post: http://www.rawillumination.net/2024/03/five-questions-for-joseph-matheny.html If you haven’t listened to it yet, the new Hilaritas podcast interview … Continue reading Five questions for Joseph Matheny
Hilaritas Podcast and the Reissue of “Reality is What You Can Get Away With”
An interview about the new book, my introduction, and the book itself The Interview I recently sat down with Mike Gathers for the Hilaritas Press Podcast to discuss the newest … Continue reading Hilaritas Podcast and the Reissue of “Reality is What You Can Get Away With”
The Mauve Zone – Transmission #005 Satanic Panic 2.0, Spiritualism, and Kenneth Grant
— MAUVE ZONE SIGNAL ESCAPED– ***Begin transmission Joseph Matheny, David B Metcalfe, and Ken Eakins send you transmissions from the Mauve Zone. Are the Royal family from Dimension B? How … Continue reading The Mauve Zone – Transmission #005 Satanic Panic 2.0, Spiritualism, and Kenneth Grant
Perplexity: A Mystery PodcastEpisode 67: Ong’s Hat, New Jersey and the Internet Conspiracy Theory
Show link: https://shows.acast.com/perplexitymysterypodcast/episodes/episode-67-ongs-hat-new-jersey-and-the-internet-conspiracy-t Have you ever driven through a ghost town and wondered about the history behind it? What ruin or tragedy may have led to the town becoming nothing … Continue reading Perplexity: A Mystery PodcastEpisode 67: Ong’s Hat, New Jersey and the Internet Conspiracy Theory
Tales of Weird NJ: Bovine, Bigfoot & Frogs
Paul Giamatti and friends discuss weird New Jersey stories and give some props to Ong’s Hat. Recorded live from the (possibly haunted) Marines’ Memorial Theatre in San Francisco at @SFSketchfest … Continue reading Tales of Weird NJ: Bovine, Bigfoot & Frogs
133 — Joseph Matheny Interview: Ong’s Hat & The Alchemy of Alternative Realities
A great conversation I had with the guys from The Long Seventies Podcast Show page: https://www.thelongseventiespodcast.com/home/2024/2/15/133-joseph-matheny-interview-ongs-hat-amp-the-alchemy-of-alternative-realities
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