Nolan Bushnell: A Life in Pixels

03 January 12

_{The full length Nolan Bushnell interview video is available to watch now on BAFTA Guru.}

---

Having overseen the release of Atari’s two-player tennis game Pong in 1972, Nolan Bushnell is widely credited as kick-starting both the arcade and home console industries. With over 30 years' experience of creating interactive and social entertainment technologies he remains at the forefront of the gaming world.

Games are good for you. They make you smarter, they help you solve problems. They delay the onset of Alzheimer's. Anything we can do to promote gameplay, the better off we are.

In this BAFTA Guru video, Nolan is interviewed on stage by games expert Andy Nuttall, and tracks the development of the video games industry and examines the future possibilities of gaming. He speaks with passion about the stereotypes of video gaming before answering questions submitted by video games fans on the BAFTA website.

Watch the Nolan Bushnell interview video now on BAFTA Guru

---

_{BAFTA Guru is the Academy's online resource: inspiring minds in film, TV and games. Featuring the best in-depth video and podcasts from figures across the industries.}

---

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• ( What is this? )