Nolan Bushnell
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Nolan Kay Bushnell is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc., and the Chuck E. Cheese chain. He has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer
Bushnell in 2013
The Magnavox Odyssey provided the inspiration for Bushnell's successful Pong.
The Atari 2600 would go on to revolutionize the home gaming market, but Bushnell was forced out of Atari not long after its release.
Nolan Bushnell's 67ft boat Charley (Ron Holland design, 1983)
Bushnell's Law
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Bushnell's Law or Nolan's Law is an aphorism often attributed to Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, on the subject of video game design:
Nolan Bushnell
…Games. In 2012, he founded an educational software company called Brainrush that uses video game technology in educational software. He is credited with Bushnell's Law, an aphorism about games that are "easy to learn and difficult to master" being rewarding. Bushnell was born in 1943 in Clearfield, Utah in a middle-class…
Nolan Bushnell in 2013