Chris Kohler
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Nolan Bushnell's Restaurant Opens

Atari founder Nolan Bushnell is getting back into the restaurant business. Yes, I said back — he also founded Chuck E. Cheese, remember? Anyhow, his new restaurant, called uWink, has opened in Woodland Hills, CA. The gimmick is this: customers order food via a touch screen set into each table, which then doubles as a […]

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Atari founder Nolan Bushnell is getting back into the restaurant business. Yes, I said back -- he also founded Chuck E. Cheese, remember? Anyhow, his new restaurant, called uWink, has opened in Woodland Hills, CA. The gimmick is this: customers order food via a touch screen set into each table, which then doubles as a video game screen while they wait.

A Kotaku reader sent in a whole lengthy review of the new restaurant (how do I get readers like this?):

The touch screen is pretty responsive except that some of the games require fast response time and it didn't really allow for that.
Otherwise you can play something of the equivelant of fancy cell phone games with other members of your party such as the Amazing Trivia Game and a game called Shootout where you toss a basketball. Or you can play by yourself.