Margaret Wallace
- January 11, 2024
- Businessperson
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Margaret Wallace |
| Date Of Birth | May 30, 1967(1967-05-30) |
| Age | 57 |
| Birthplace | Philadelphia |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Pennsylvania |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Margaret Wallace Biography
| Birthday | May 30 |
| Birth Year | 1967 |
Margaret Wallace is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on May 30, 1967 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Margaret Wallace, born May 30, 1967, is an American entrepreneur and gaming and media professional. She co-founded Playmatics in New York with Nicholas Fortugno. The company’s mission is to bring new immersive experiences to casual gamers. She was named one the 100 most influential women in gaming in 2006.
Blue Planet Software worked closely with Wallace to ensure that the Tetris brand was maintained for the 2000 Shockwave Tetris games. This Tetris version also featured a techno soundtrack. She even had a techno version made of the Tetris theme tune. Astralwerks Records also provided the music track “Feng Shui” from Q-Burns Abstract message. Beatnik, Inc. provided the music for this Tetris version. A unique sonified accompaniment was used in the game to match each player’s gameplay and skill level.
Wallace is a frequent speaker on the state of the industry, business and casual and online games at conferences such as the Game Developers Conference/San Francisco, GC Developers Conference (Leipzig), Casual Connect, The Austin Game Conference, and the LA and NY Games Conference. She delivered a keynote on gamification at nextMedia Toronto. She was also a keynote speaker at the ICEC 2006.
In 2007, Wallace cofounded and become Chief Executive Officer of Rebel Monkey Inc., a New York City-based entertainment company focused on providing new kinds of real-time immersive play for casual gamers. The company was cofounded with Nicholas Fortugno, lead designer behind the original Diner Dash game brand. In October 2007, the company secured an initial round of investment from Redpoint Ventures. In early 2009, Rebel Monkey announced the launch of casual Massively multiplayer online game CampFu and the Monkey Wrench gaming platform on which it is built.
Wallace joined Shockwave.com in 1999. It was then known as Shockrave.com. She produced many of the company’s most acclaimed titles, such as Shockwave Tetris and Blix, Shockwave Jigsaw Puzzles and content for Photo Greetings.
Margaret Wallace Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Businessperson |
| House | Living in own house. |
Margaret Wallace is one of the richest Businessperson from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Margaret Wallace 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She attended Boston University as an undergraduate and studied Philosophy and Communication. In 1989, she received a Bachelor’s of Science with Distinction. Wallace received an MA in 1996 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst after she studied Communication and Cultural Theory.
Wallace joined PF Magic in 1996. PF Magic was a videogame developer based in San Francisco, CA. Although it also developed other types, PF.Magic is best known for its virtual pets games such as Dogz and Catz. Wallace was involved in the development of these games.
In 2001, Wallace went on to Co-Found and become Chief Executive Officer of Skunk Studios. Formed by all former employees of Shockwave.com, Skunk Studios was one of the first to call itself a casual game company. Skunk Studios is best known for titles including:
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After Mindscape, Inc.’s acquisition of PF.Magic in early 1998, Wallace continued employment with the company’s online content group. The Learning Company (TLC) acquired Mindscape, Inc. in March 1998 for $150 million. Mattel soon purchased TLC in 1999 for $3.8 billion, renaming it “Mattel Interactive”.
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Margaret Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Margaret Wallace celebrates birthday on May 30 of every year.