Nolan Bushnell Research Paper
The Father of Modern Video Games “The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer” - (Nolan Bushnell). Nolan, “King Pong” revolutionized the world by inventing the world’s first home gaming console, which soon would unlock future knowledge for modified home gaming consoles. On February 5, 1943 Nolan Bushnell was born in Ogden, Utah. At first he did not know, but soon he would grow up to become one of the world’s most known home game console creator, which would revolutionize the world in many ways.. It all started when Nolan was a child, "the spark was ignited in Mrs. Cook's 3rd grade class when I was assigned to do the unit on electricity and got to play with the science box. I went home and started tinkering and never stopped." (Nolan Bushnell,
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1999). In his later life Nolan went around repairing people's electronic devices such ovens, stoves, cars. “In college, he played tournament chess and tournament Go, a Japanese strategy game. Go would later play a key role in his professional life” (Nolan Bushnell, 1999).
Bushnell created Computer Space, the first video game, which was a huge fail because it was too complex.
Nolan Bushnell states that he needed to make a simpler game (Gale, 1999). In 1972 Ted Dabney and Nolan Bushnell established Atari in a small office room. Bushnell hired Allan Alcorn, who was later tasked to create a tennis themed game. Allan Alcorn managed to do this and created the world’s first ever electronic game, Pong. The game “Pong” is based upon table tennis. “Within two years, over 100,000 copies of Pong were sold” (Nolan Bushnell, 1999). In 1974 Pong was starting to become less popular, which led Bushnell into creating the game, Gran Trak 10 (Gale, 1999).
Bushnell created pinball machines and tried to sell them but he was unable to sell his creation to a single amusement company. “Undaunted, Bushnell decided to form his own company to manufacture the game” (Gale, 1999). Nolan took inspiration from one of his favorite games Go.
“The company soon plunged into the home game market largely because, as Bushnell told BusinessWeek, ‘[they] turned out to be ready first’” (Gale, 1999) The company did eventually manage to make a home gaming console. This video game revolution would result in many other companies making new and improved home gaming consoles. Some of these new home gaming consoles
Nolan Bushnell still lives to this day and became one of the most successful video game developer and inventor of his time. He also has contributed to most modern home gaming consoles because other companies took his idea, and made their own version of
it.
1999). In his later life Nolan went around repairing people's electronic devices such ovens, stoves, cars. “In college, he played tournament chess and tournament Go, a Japanese strategy game. Go would later play a key role in his professional life” (Nolan Bushnell, 1999).
Bushnell created Computer Space, the first video game, which was a huge fail because it was too complex.
Nolan Bushnell states that he needed to make a simpler game (Gale, 1999). In 1972 Ted Dabney and Nolan Bushnell established Atari in a small office room. Bushnell hired Allan Alcorn, who was later tasked to create a tennis themed game. Allan Alcorn managed to do this and created the world’s first ever electronic game, Pong. The game “Pong” is based upon table tennis. “Within two years, over 100,000 copies of Pong were sold” (Nolan Bushnell, 1999). In 1974 Pong was starting to become less popular, which led Bushnell into creating the game, Gran Trak 10 (Gale, 1999).
Bushnell created pinball machines and tried to sell them but he was unable to sell his creation to a single amusement company. “Undaunted, Bushnell decided to form his own company to manufacture the game” (Gale, 1999). Nolan took inspiration from one of his favorite games Go.
“The company soon plunged into the home game market largely because, as Bushnell told BusinessWeek, ‘[they] turned out to be ready first’” (Gale, 1999) The company did eventually manage to make a home gaming console. This video game revolution would result in many other companies making new and improved home gaming consoles. Some of these new home gaming consoles
Nolan Bushnell still lives to this day and became one of the most successful video game developer and inventor of his time. He also has contributed to most modern home gaming consoles because other companies took his idea, and made their own version of
it.