Where Arcade History Lives Forever

Now based in the United Arab Emirates, Nico Giansanti is a technology expert, business architect, and founder whose work has long lived at the intersection of technology, media, and culture. Through all of it, one fascination stayed with him from the beginning: the world of the arcade.

What started as a personal connection to arcade machines and the atmosphere around them eventually became something more serious. Nico saw that entire pieces of interactive history were quietly disappearing as boards failed, cabinets were retired, and the original places that gave these games life began to vanish.

Instead of accepting that loss, he began building. From the first TeknoParrot prototype in 2012, Nico set out to create a long-view preservation platform that could carry those experiences into the present while respecting the identity, feel, and intent of the original machines.

Over time, that personal project grew into an international effort, but the direction never changed: build carefully, think globally, and make sure arcade history remains something people can still experience rather than only talk about.

Alongside TeknoParrot, Nico's work also spans media, entrepreneurship, faith, and charitable giving. Together they reflect the same instinct that shaped this project in the first place: if something is culturally meaningful, you do not let it fade when you still have the chance to preserve it.