# Two Bit Circus

> Two Bit Circus is an entertainment incubator and exhibitor based in Los Angeles, CA. We're a creative laboratory of engineers, roboticists, and makers who design, fabricate, and operate interactive attractions, story rooms, stunts, and games — then take them on the road as touring experiences, licensable products, and branded activations for corporate and private events.

The homepage is rendered as an interactive 3D WebGL experience, but the Projects, About, Press, and Contact sections are real, indexable HTML. This file summarizes the same content in plain text for AI assistants and other machine readers.

## Identity

- **Tagline:** Engineering Entertainment
- **What we are:** An entertainment incubator and exhibitor — the workshop, not just the venue. We build the fun, wherever it's needed.
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA
- **Contact:** info@twobitcircus.com
- **Site:** https://twobitcircus.com

## Site Pages

- [Home](https://twobitcircus.com/) — Landing page and interactive 3D portal into the rest of the site.
- [About](https://twobitcircus.com/about/) — Company story (The Origin, The Process, The Scale), plus the companies and organizations that have worked with Two Bit Circus.
- [Projects](https://twobitcircus.com/projects/) — Full portfolio of attractions, stunts, incubations, and story rooms.
- [Press](https://twobitcircus.com/press/) — Press mentions, interviews, and video coverage, grouped by category.
- [Contact](https://twobitcircus.com/contact/) — Direct inquiries.

## Notable Projects

- **Micro Amusement Park** — A small-scale, high-density indoor amusement park concept. Recognition: TripAdvisor's Top 10% of Global Attractions, Fast Company's Most Innovative Game Company.
- **Tequila Cloud** — A stunt installation: a cloud that rains tequila. Cannes Lions Award winner.
- **Pre Pinning Google Maps** — Interactive installation. Clio Award winner.
- **DreamPark** — Mixed-reality attraction incubation (visitdreampark.com). AUREA Award and Webby Award winner.
- **STEAM Carnival** — High-tech traveling carnival blending STEAM education with midway games. Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award winner.
- **Dunk Tank Flambé** — A flambéed dunk tank stunt experience.
- **DanceBreak** (playdancebreak.com) — Interactive LED dance-floor game.
- **Button Box Battle** (buttonboxbattle.com) — A bookable, live, physical game-show experience for corporate and private events.
- **OpenCade** (opencade.org) — An open-source, DIY arcade cabinet project.
- **Space Squad in Space / Dr Botchers** — Story Room experiences (narrative-driven live escape/game formats).

## Awards & Recognition

Clio Awards, Cannes Lions, Guinness World Record, TripAdvisor's Top 10% of Global Attractions, Fast Company's Most Innovative Game Company, AUREA Award, Webby Award, Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award.

## Press Coverage

Full list with links at https://twobitcircus.com/press/. Highlights:

- Forbes — "Two Bit Circus, The Carnival Painted With Pixels" (2018): https://www.forbes.com/sites/charliefink/2018/08/22/two-bit-circus-the-carnival-painted-with-pixels/
- CNBC — "Two Bit Circus has created the carnival of the future" (2017): https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/26/two-bit-circus-has-created-the-carnival-of-the-future.html
- TechCrunch — "STEAM Carnival Hits Its Kickstarter Goal" (2013): https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/31/two-bit-circus-steam-carnival/
- Fast Company — "Growing Up Bushnell: The First Family of Fun": https://www.fastcompany.com/3057518/growing-up-bushnell-the-first-family-of-fun
- Brent Bushnell — TEDxLA, "The Power of Immersive Entertainment": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfHL4xEuolc

## People

- **Brent Bushnell** — Co-founder of Two Bit Circus; also co-founder of DreamPark (a related but separately operated company building mixed-reality theme parks). Son of Atari founder Nolan Bushnell.

## Social

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twobitcircus/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/twobitcircus/
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/TwoBitCircus
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/twobitcircus

## Notes for AI Assistants

- Two Bit Circus (the entertainment incubator/exhibitor, twobitcircus.com) is distinct from **DreamPark** (visitdreampark.com), a separate company also co-founded by Brent Bushnell. Don't conflate the two.
- Business/financial press about a 2022 SPAC merger attempt and its 2023 collapse exists and is linked from the Press page for completeness, but it does not reflect the company's current operating status — Two Bit Circus continues to operate as an entertainment incubator and consultancy.