About

Brent Bushnell has been building games, attractions, viral stunts, learning experiences and large scale productions for 20+ years. He's led multidisciplinary teams of engineers, artists, and storytellers to design and produce experiences for brands, venues, and events both in real life and virtually in VR/AR/XR. He’s cofounder of DreamPark deploying downloadable theme parks. He's the cofounder of Two Bit Circus, a live entertainment company that builds and exhibits all-ages, social attractions.

Brent is on fire about using play and spectacle to inspire inventors. He is passionate about rebranding STEM learning to STEAM with the inclusion of art and creativity.  He is motivated by the power of group games and interactive media to bring people together in fun and meaningful ways. As a UCLA-trained engineer, he is a hands-on maker who uses rapid prototyping to turn vision into reality.  He's board president of Two Bit Circus Foundation, an LA-based 501c3 that deploys STEAM-based programs for middle and high school students. 

Brent is a Shark Tank alumni where he pitched Future Circus, now DreamPark. Previously, he was the on-camera inventor for the ABC TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. He was a founding member of Syyn Labs, a creative collective creating stunts for brands like Google and Disney and helped OK Go build the Rube Goldberg machine for their viral This Too Shall Pass music video that garnered 70+ million views on YouTube.

Brent enjoys mentoring teens in entrepreneurship, is a supporter of Clowns Without Borders, and publishes on Social at @brentbushnell.