Mark Nicolino

Mark Nicolino possesses extensive experience in the field of environment art and design, demonstrated through various roles spanning over two decades. Currently serving as Art Director/Environment Art at 8 Circuit Studios since May 2017, Mark focuses on designing and building digital worlds. Previous positions include Senior Artist at Presence Labs, where Mark created VR content, and Environment Artist at 343 Industries, contributing to the development of Halo 5: Guardians. Mark held the title of Senior Artist at Serellan LLC, where responsibilities encompassed level design and environmental aesthetics for Takedown: Red Sabre. A significant tenure at Zipper Interactive involved leading environment and lighting efforts on multiple PlayStation projects. Earlier roles as Lead Artist at Sierra Online involved managing level layouts and direction for various SWAT game titles, while foundational architectural experience was gained at Anas Design Associates and Bouillon, inc. Mark holds a Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from Washington State University.