Google Tech Talks December 18, 2008 ABSTRACT Title: Nolan Bushnell: From Atari, Pong, and Chuck E Cheese to the Future of Games as an Entertainment and Social Medium. Award winning entrepreneur, founder of Atari, creator of Pong, and "Father of the Video Game Industry" Nolan Bushnell will present a one-hour Tech Talk on Thursday, December 18th. Always candid and entertaining, Nolan will draw from his more than 30 years of experience in the game industry to discuss topics including: How the industry got started and then lost its way The resurgence of mass market appeal with family friendly "casual" games Nolan's current projects, including short demos and pictures Increasing accessibility of games Advertising and the game industry Current growth opportunities and challenges Speaker: Nolan Bushnell Nolan Bushnell is CEO and founder of uWink, Inc. uWink develops digital media entertainment and hospitality software and owns and operates interactive restaurants that allow customers to order food, drinks, games and other digital media at the table through proprietary touch screen terminals. Mr. Bushnell is best known as the founder of Atari Corporation and Chuck E. Cheeses Pizza Time Theater, and is justifiably revered as the Father of the Video Game Industry. Over the past 20 years, Bushnell has founded numerous other companies, including Catalyst Technologies, the first technology incubator; Etak, the first car navigation system whose mapping is still the basis for car ...
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