Joseph Matheny

Wildcard Interactive at Wildcard Interactive
Transmedia Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Filmmaker, Actor and Author

Eugene, Oregon

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February 2014

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About Joseph

As an inventor, creator, product manager, CEO, CTO, writer, and artist, I’ve contributed to establishing and promoting standards and practices like PDF, DVD, podcasting, ARGs, and digital video. I’ve designed apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android platforms [1] [2] [3] and authored screenplays, white papers, and books on technology, sci-fi, marketing, and gaming.

Since the mid-80s, I’ve staged and managed large-scale Alternate Reality Game (ARG)/transmedia projects using diverse media, including print, phone, email, video, film, and digital platforms. My work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, LA Times, CNN, PBS, BBC, Audible Original (named the best of 2024), and many other outlets. (Links to articles available.)

My transmedia project Ong’s Hat is recognized in academia and the gaming industry as the first proto-ARG. It has been profiled in Games(TM), Slate, Thoughty2, Gizmodo, and BBC, among others. The Incunabula Papers CD-ROM is part of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France digital art collection.

I also co-founded the Greylodge Podcasting Company/GLOR, an independent media site covered by Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, Boing-Boing, Dangerous Minds, and more.

Unique traits: rebel, pioneer, iconoclast

Gender:
Male

Height:
5' 10"

Weight:
166

Body type:
Athletic

Hair:
Bald

Hair color:
Brown

Eyes:
Green

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

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Liminal (by Cameron) Budget: $100K - $1M | Thriller ⋄ Sci-fi The opening l installment of the cross-media, multi-disciplinarian work, The Liminal Cycle. To be shot on video for release on the Internet. Attached is a treatment that covers the story arc for the complete mini-series.

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My Neighbor's Daughter (1998)
TV Movie (Drama) Art director A civic leader with a wife & newborn child befriends a newcomer in town & helps his daughter by offering her a baby-sitting job & by getting her into gymnastics. Their friendship soon develops into a passionate love affair.
Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore (1998)
Film (Drama) Actor Plot is centered around a young woman who works as a movie theatre employee who wrestles with coming of age. Death, puberty, sex and friendships are the themes.
Amerikanskaya doch (1995)
Film (Comedy and Drama) Art director A lonely Russian man is trying to see his doughter who lives with her mother far away in the USA.
Robert Anton Wilson: The I in the Triangle
Producer, Director Robert Anton Wilson introduces this lecture as a discussion of "The Western Hermetic Tradition" from Bob's unique point of view. Its sweeping scope covers centuries of individuals and groups like the Illuminati.
The Incident at Ong's Hat
Radio Actor, Creator An adaptation of my book, Ong's Hat: The Beginning