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Nicholas Fortugno -LRB- born May 13 , 1975 -RRB- 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 .. New York. New York ( state ). CCO. Chief creative officer. casual games. casual games. Margaret Wallace. 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 .. Diner Dash. Diner Dash. Gamelab. Gamelab. 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 -LRB- LARP -RRB- .. live-action role-playing. live-action role-playing. 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 .. Parsons The New School for Design. Parsons The New School for Design. Fortugno also hosts and writes for the game journal and review site Critical Smack !