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Kim Komando Today

Coping with the pandemic blues with the Silicon Valley therapist

Kim Komando Today

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Tech News, Technology

4.8770 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

How’d you like to walk around knowing that you’re the guy who made the worst video game in history? A little hard on the ego. Well, Howard Scott Warshaw has definitely bounced back. He and Kim talk about his start at Atari, how he became the therapist for all of Silicon Valley’s movers and shakers, and how to cope with the pandemic. 

This Tech You Should Know podcast is from the archives, but it's definitely one you don’t want to miss.


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0:00.0

I once asked a man and friends if he played video games, and he said, we.

0:12.0

Okay, that was bad, but I saw you smile.

0:14.9

I'd just like to walk around life knowing that you're the guy who made the worst video game in history.

0:19.9

A little hard on the ego,

0:21.2

huh? Well, this guy's definitely bounced back. Welcome to Tech You Should Know. As the pandemic

0:26.1

wears on, I thought we could all use a little kick in the butt and some wise words for my friend

0:30.5

Howard Scott Warshaw. He was a very popular game designer for Atari in the late 70s and early 80s.

0:36.4

He made Yars Revenge, Raiders at the Lost Ark, E.T.

0:40.6

And now he's known as the Silicon Valley Therapist.

0:43.3

Well, that and the guy who made the worst video game in history.

0:47.0

We're going to talk with Howard about his started Atari, the video game industry, of course,

0:50.9

and how he became the therapist for all Silicon Valley's movers and shakers.

0:57.4

And also, he's got some great tips on how to cope with the pandemic.

1:01.9

This tech you should know podcast is from our archives, but definitely one you don't want to miss.

1:03.1

So sit back and enjoy.

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