Nicholas Fortugno, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetNicholas Fortugno
American video game designer
Date of Birth: 13-May-1975
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, United States
Profession: chief creative officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Nicholas Fortugno
- Nicholas Fortugno (born May 13, 1975) is an American game designer and educator.
- Fortugno is CCO of Playmatics LLC, a New York City-based game development studio focusing on casual games and cofounded with Margaret Wallace.Fortugno is perhaps best known for designing Diner Dash, a top-selling casual game developed by Gamelab, and the award-winning Ayiti: The Cost of Life.
- In addition to his large body of digital work, Fortugno has been involved in the design of numerous non-digital projects, including board games, collectable trading card games, large-scale social games, and live-action role-playing games (LARP). Since 2002, Fortugno has taught the Game Design and Interactive Narrative program at Parsons The New School for Design, and has contributed to the development of the school's game design curriculum.
- Fortugno also hosts and writes for the game journal and review site Critical Smack!.
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