IAAPA Attractions Expo 2018

Lathan Gareiss
CEO & Head Designer
Budget Arenas Inc.


Lathan Gareiss has almost 19 years in the laser tag industry. Lathan built from the ground up one of the largest party rental companies in S.W. Florida that started with mobile laser tag, he also ran the installations and tech support for one of the largest laser tag equipment manufacturers in the world. Laser tag has been able to fulfill one of his dreams of being on TV by getting to help film a scene on NCIS. With a background in home automation and theatrical lighting, Lathan now uses his creativity and expertise to help open unique and immersive experiences for others all over the world as the CEO and Head Designer at ARC Studios. Lathan believes Immersive environments are created by more than just theming and has shown that with the development of his Immersive Interactive Video Systems, and true DMX lighting systems. Lathan has been a speaker at the Laser Tag Convention and on a couple of panels at IAAPA. He continues to raise the bar for immersive environments with project designs and installs.

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