Summary
Chris Etches is a founder and CEO with nine years of executive experience scaling creative technology businesses and over two decades in interactive development. He leads pl.ai, a multi-reality studio that blends augmented reality, spatial computing, gaming and advertising to create striking, attention-grabbing experiences for clients. Previously he helped define mobile AR/VR offerings as Chief Future Technology Wizard at FourthWall and led creative strategy at Utinni Games, grounding his leadership in hands-on product and studio delivery. Chris’s background in Flash-era interactive work for brands like Nike, Xbox and BMW gives him a rare mix of low-level technical craft and modern immersive vision. Based in Stony Stratford, he frequently experiments publicly with new spatial concepts and welcomes conversations about AR, gaming and advertising innovation.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
HND Computing, HND Computing at University of Wales, Cardiff