Nolan Bushnell raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but is no longer an active member. A 1999 "Time" article described him as a "lapsed Mormon" and described him smoking a pipe, which is inconsistent with the LDS Church's health practice of the Word of Wisdom. After selling Atari to Warner Communications for $28 million, Bushnell purchased the former mansion of coffee magnate James Folger in Woodside, California, which he shared with his wife Nancy and their eight children. The Bushnells now live in Southern California. In June 2008 it was announced that Leonardo DiCaprio would portray Bushnell in
Nolan Bushnell is also one of the founders of Modal VR a company that develops a portable large-scale VR system for enterprises to train e.g. security forces. Nolan is on the advisory board of Anti-AgingGames.com and was a Co-Founder of the company, featuring online memory, concentration, and focus games for healthy people over 35. Bushnell's most recent company is BrainRush, a company that uses video game technology in educational software where he is Founder, CEO and Chairman. The company was venture capital funded in 2012. It is based on the idea that many curriculum lessons can be turned into mini-games. Developers can