Nolan K Bushnell
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Serial Entrepreneur/Founded: Atari, Chuck E. Cheese, Etak, ExoDexa. Books “Finding the Next Steve Jobs” "Shaping the Future of Education" CKO @moxyio
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50 years ago today Atari was incorporated. I look back and marvel at how little we knew and the journey it would lead us.
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This is the first headquarters for Atari. Pong was designed here. Scott blvd. In Santa Clara CA.
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I am not afraid of artificial intelligence but i am afraid of natural stupidity.
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I am not afraid of Artificial Intelligence but Natural Stupidity.
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#TechHistory
: Today in 1989,
@Nintendo
changed handheld gaming forever by releasing the original Game Boy.
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At Atari we hired based on hobbies and not grades in school. We ended up with he best engineering group in the world.
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40 years ago today I married the love of my life. I would do it all again.
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The only thing that a 1850's person would recognize today are our schools. Why?
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Willy Higgenbotham's Pong type game in 1958 on an oscilloscope. 14 years before Atari did. We stand on Shoulders.
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The US needs to adopt the Metric System. Science, engineering and the rest of the world use it and love it's efficiency.
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Fixing TV's in the '50s. Still can smell the place. Worked there through from age 12 to 18.
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If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success. John D. Rockefeller
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Getting ready for Burning Man. Too much fun. My outfit is coming out of the trunk.
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I do not understand the fear about future unemployment from tech. The future I want to live in will require everyone 100 years to build.
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To this day I still love the uniqueness of the
#Atari
Logo & proud to celebrate 50 Years of Atari with
@arcadeog
🕹
“I loved it from the day I saw it. It was like ‘That’s it!’ There was never any hesitation.” 💖 — Atari Co-founder Nolan Bushnell recounting the moment he first saw the iconic “Fuji” logo. 🕹
You can read more about its development here:
#50YearsOfAtari
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Video Music was a major flop. Pretty pix when music played was not as cool as games. I think we sold less than 100 at full price.
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Happy 50th Birthday Computer Space. The arcade machine that ignited the path to the 299+Billion game industry;
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Ted was my partner, co-founder, fellow dreamer and friend. I’ll always cherish the time we spent together. RIP
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If you get a chance read "Ready Player One" if you want to get a feeling for VR gone crazy.
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We had three headquarters under my reign. Santa Clara, Winchester in Los Gatos and then Sunnyvale. Attached is the lobby of Winchester.
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A fun new documentary on the industry....
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This was the Computer Space Production Line. January 1971. Games have come along way since then.
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“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.”
--Philip K. Dick
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Self driving cars will destroy 15 million jobs in the US. While creating 35 million new jobs.
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People credit me with inventing the video game. That honor belongs to Steve Russell he programmed Space War in 1962
http://t.co/AEMl39gMSz
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Welcome to my new company. Modal VR it is very cool.
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Future unemployment will be caused by bad government, bad education and a failure of imagination.
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The past, present and future walk into a bar. ----------------------------------it was tense.
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Our Schools need to be student not teacher centric. The classroom implies batch processing students. computers can fix that.
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I love signs that are strange. What was the person thinking when making this one?
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Optimistic people live longer than pessimists. That makes both of them correct in their outlook.
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Last year 10,000 Paris Millionaires left France. If you do not like the 1% France has figured out how to get rid of them.
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As a father of 8 I love this day. My family is by far the best thing I have ever done.
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Another old snap at the Franchise Meeting in Hawaii. I lost a golf cart in a gully, I hate golf. Impossible game.
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The number one thing a father needs to be is a teacher of his children. Life, work, ethics and happiness is hard for kids. Dads teach it.
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So proud of my son Tyler! He has an incredible product and it looks like it's blowing up on Kickstarter!
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What is the Turing test for VR? When does virtual reality become indistingushable from base reality?
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Sad to see the landmark that was an important part of Silicon Valley history being taken down. Probably a third of Atari's technical staff came from Ampex
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If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right. Henry Ford
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Schools should get rid or classes. Being in the third grade means batch processing of individuals. Kids should move at their own best pace
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My Etak Navigation system. This was 1984 one year after the Transpac Yacht race where we figured out the system.
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Found an old photo of a younger self and my little friends.
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If we do not fix our broken educations system the US is on the way to being a third world country.
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Can VR become addictive? Most SiFi authors have that belief. I for one believe it will be fun but in moderate doses.
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"We need to guard against fake news on the Internet" Abraham Lincoln
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Can you beat me at Asteroids?
So far I've been taking it easy on everyone...it's all part of my strategy (although some might say my reflexes aren't what they used to be).
Join in the fun this weekend with
@thepolycade
:
#atari
#challenge
#asteroids
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Life would be better if all transportation was underground. No traffic, parked cars, noise and pollution. Only parks, not streets.
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Students assigned to an incompetent teacher are victims of child abuse.
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Proud of my son
@Tylerbushnell
Updating arcade machines for the modern age!
@techstars
@LIFT_labs
@comcast
via
@phillydotcom
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It is rediculus that the US in on the English measurement system. Even England is Metric.
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Great article from Jason inspired by
@erniecline
and Spielberg's epic movie and Cline's incredible book:
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I love the future that I see. It will be different and awesome if we have the will to embrace the change.
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If the politics start to talk about saving jobs vote them out. Getting rid of current jobs is the path to a better life for everyone.
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If we all had a bit more sci-fi in our lives, we would have more inspiration to innovate for the future.
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Someone actually had to think while composing this sign. Or Not!!
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Arthur Rock does not get enough credit for his part in creating Silicon Valley. He almost single handedly created the economics of it all.
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You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do. Henery Ford
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Luddism was the anti technology faction in the 1800's. They were for protecting current jobs. I predict that neoluddism will raise its ugly heads as robotics, Ai start to streamline the current work force. The forces against the future is very scary.
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Kids need humor. Dad jokes as bad as they are make a big difference.
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In science education millions of hours are wasted converting english measures to metric. Stupid!!
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Imagine giving a speech in front of a big picture of yourself. A bit strange. I do love Equator. Food, Fun
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Passion drives outcomes. Get passionate about anything and turn it into a career. Make your job. No one can say no except your customer.
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When
@zaiortiz_
and I developed the Arcade OG series we never imagined the placement of one of our proudest pieces in such opulent company and tranquil surroundings. Thank you again
@artoninternet
for your support & best wishes to all involved in the
@SHOYU_NFT
metaverse
@atari
Come check out the AOI collection on the new
@SHOYU_NFT
metaverse.
Secret: See if you can find the hidden room with the ….
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“Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.”
--Francis Chan
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We lost a giant in the game industry, a man of tremendous integrity, and a good friend of mine. RIP Keith Boesky.
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Should we allow students to take on high debt loads for training in low paying Jobs that can never pay the loans back?
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I've always loved a good comedy, from slapstick to stand up — giving people joy can't be a bad thing.
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Join the Moxy revolution and have fun
Pre-Registration for Moxy Club is now open!
First 10,000 members get an exclusive NFT.
Claim your spot today:
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Another test for a CEO, How many trade shows have you attended? Trade shows are a snapshot of an industry. Attend random shows and learn.
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I just entered my first space ship. It was in ModalVR. Fasten your seat belts!!!
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The Amusement Park for my College summers. I managed the Games department. Managed 100 employees when age 23.
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It feels like Bioengineering is at about the same place as Silicon was in the 1960's. Massive amounts of understanding is needed there.
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Today is the day we have been working towards. Our
@Moxyio
beta is now live. See you there.
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Take your kids to work often. Even if your kids find out that all you do all day is talk.
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The
@twobitcircus
team launched a paper craft + electronics Kickstarter to inspire kids about robotics
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So cool to see my former brand Sente revived and improved by my son Tyler. This is the most versatile arcade machine ever made, and today is the last day for discounted preorders.
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I saw the first rendered images at 1 am last night for the Arcade OG Series II. The creative process is outstanding. So proud of the hours the team are putting into this project.
@arcadeog
@zaiortiz_
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Just read a great book. The Brain the Changes Itself. We have a huge ability to change and improve our brains.
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Sad news. I spent many a day at Fry's. Once I even lost my young sons, only to find them in a tech demo.
@brentbushnell
@polycade
Fry’s Electronics, a favorite of tech enthusiasts, will cease operations.
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The worry about jobs going to robots is a failure of imagination. The future world that I want to live in will need everyone to build it.
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Just saw a study that associates early Pot Smoking with a permanent IQ loss of 10 points. Scary.
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The world lost a true hero today, a Renaissance man who was a relentless warrior for our freedom. We will all miss you,
@jpbarlow
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I am optimistic about the future, The general trend has always been toward a better standard of living, health, safety and options.
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Looking forward to this.....a unique opportunity for everyone to attend 3DEXPERIENCE World 2021 virtually and at no cost.
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Jobs are a big part of learning. A college graduate that has not had about 5 or more jobs is risky for a startup. Especially as CEO.
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Come with me on the moxy token spaceship. Fun and the Futiure
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Little Bill's teacher ask. "Define the difference between ignorance and apathy." Bill said, "I don't know and I don't care."
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My company
@Moxyio
is now live and gamers can begin earning real rewards on our platform. Signup today:
See you there
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VR Gameplay and training simulation over 900,000 square feet.
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You can't imagine how electric it felt seeing for the first time a rocket ship displayed on a TV monitor!
ARCADE OG GIVEAWAY - To celebrate Christmas we are giving away a Green Computer Space NFT & also the winner will get to talk with Nolan Bushnell about the history of Computer Space!
How to enter:
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