A collection of text, audio, and video pieces about the Ong’s Hat ARG project
VIDEO
AUDIO

The Origin Story of Joseph Matheny and the Ong’s Hat ARG
Multipart audio series
Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know: The Strange Story of Ong’s Hat
The Red Pages Podcast: Episode 154: Chatting with Joseph Matheny
ARG Pioneer Joseph Matheny on the Counterculture’s Hijacking from Corporatization to QAnon

Slate-Decoder Ring: The Incunabula Papers
Behind the Scenes is a podcast examing the process and information behind the BBC series, The Incident at Ong’s Hat. I will publish a new episode each Friday ahead of the broadcast/podcast of The Incident at Ong’s Hat. I hope to illuminate the process behind podcasts and other narrative media projects.
Behind the Scenes- Joseph Matheny
Behind the Scenes- David Metcalfe
Behind the Scenes- P. Emerson Williams
Behind the Scenes- Various
WEB/PRINT
Ong’s Hat: The Beginning Authorized Version (Book)

Gizmodo-Ong’s Hat: The Early Internet Conspiracy Game That Got Too Real

Alternate Reality Games | Ong’s Hat | Know Your Meme




Jorge Flores
ONG’S HAT and the construction of a suspicious model reader
Jorge Flores