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Atari inventor and Chuck E Cheese founder Nolan Bushnell is the latest name set to appear in the Strong Museum’s ‘Cocktails with the Creators’ Zoom sessions
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 May 2021
Nolan Bushnell helped to launch a young videogame industry with the development of Atari in 1972 Credit: Canva
The Strong National Museum has announced the latest edition in its series of online events - an evening with videogame industry legend Nolan Bushnell.
Debuted in February, Cocktails with the Creators is hosted by the museum’s play and history experts, who guide the conversation and highlight artefacts which are a part of The Strong’s archive - the largest collection of toys, video games, and related archival materials anywhere in the world.
Bushnell, most famously known for co-founding Atari and Chuck E. Cheese, will join the museum via Zoom on June 3, and follows names such as former Sega, Mattel and Leapfrog CEO, Tom Kalinske, as the Strong aims to celebrate the most influential and creative innovators in the videogame and toy industries.
“You’ll hear first-hand how Nolan helped launch the video game industry, how Atari spurred
the craze for arcade gaming and brought consoles into millions of homes, and
the many ways he has shaped our entertainment experiences and continues to influence the video game industry and tech world today,” said a release from the museum.
The Strong is currently operating at limited capacity, thanks to COVID-19 with the "donate what you can" online experience, created to support the museum’s educational mission and programming. The suggested donation is US$25 per couple.
The event takes place on June 3 at 6pm EST. For more information click here.
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