Nolan Bushnell "Spacewar!" game on DEC mainframe computers. Bushnell worked at Lagoon Amusement Park for many years while attending college. He was made manager of the games department two seasons after starting. He was particularly interested in the midway arcade games, where theme park customers would have to use skill and luck to ultimately achieve the goal and win the prize. He liked the concept of getting people curious about the game and from there getting them to pay the fee in order to play. He would use his love for games and theme parks to help launch both Atari and Chuck
Ted Nolan The Ted Nolan Foundation, which awards an annual scholarship in honor of his mother, the Rose Nolan Memorial scholarship. This scholarship awards $5,000 to female First Nations students who achieve their education and accomplish their sport goals while maintaining strong community involvement. In 2013, Nolan and his two brothers created the 3|NOLANS First Nation Hockey School as a way to offer a hockey skills camp to youth, while at the same time teaching the value of living an active healthy lifestyle. This 5-day hockey camp is for both girls and boys between the ages of 7–15 years old, and was