Joseph Matheny, Date of Birth

Joseph Matheny

American writer

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1961

Profession: film director, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Joseph Wayne Matheny (born December 24, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American writer and transmedia artist who has created works using alternate reality gaming and transmedia storytelling methods.
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 Los Angeles, CA.
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.