Designer & Experience Builder

SamuelFrausto.

Building at the edge of spatial computing, biotech, and human-centered design — from VR training systems to cancer research.

Biophysics @ USC · Transferring into Human Technology Interaction · XR Intern @ Edwards Lifesciences

XR / VR Digital Twins Biotech Video Game Design visionOS Medicine & UX Unity & Blender Spatial Computing
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Incoming: XR Learning Design Intern @ Edwards Lifesciences · Summer 2026
In Progress: Transfer application — USC Human Technology Interaction

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Selected work

XR / 3D · IndependentIn Progress

VR Baseball Training System

An immersive VR training environment simulating pitch types, speed variation, and catcher scenarios. Custom ball physics engine, trajectory modeling, and real-time interaction mechanics built in Unity with Blender-modeled assets.

Digital Twin · Multi-PlatformIn Progress

Iovine & Young Hall Digital Twin

Google Maps-style waypoint navigation through a fully student-modeled building — live on Web, Meta Quest, and Apple Vision Pro.

visionOS · ACAD 217Completed

Synesthesia — Ambient VR App

An experiential visionOS app designed to run passively while you work. Dynamic color, music, AR opacity, and scene switching. Technical lead on a 3-person team.

3D · Group ProjectCompleted

Pavilia — Portal Mechanic

Custom Unity portal shader using render textures and dual-camera mathematics that replicates the player's exact position — teleporting them seamlessly between worlds.

Digital Twin · ACAD 288Completed

Cyberpunk 2077 Room — Digital Twin

High-fidelity Omniverse replica of a Cyberpunk 2077 bedroom with a custom extension to streamline material workflows. Co-lead: modeling, animation & skybox.

Brand · Jel SertInternship

Fla-Vor-Ice × Crayola

Press release, promo graphics and video posted by Crayola, influencer outreach, and internal newsletter for a limited-edition Banana Mango freezer bar.

Brand · Jel SertInternship

Pure Kick × Harley-Davidson

Produced a promo video for a motorcycle giveaway and delivered a consumer insights report on predictive partnership outcomes.

Brand · Jel SertInternship

Jel Sert × Jamba

Managed 30+ partnership and influencer outreach efforts, represented the company at a Bakersfield road show, authored the official press release and blog.

Innovation · HealthPrototyping

SuzChews — Cancer Patient Gum

A gum specially formulated to combat dysgeusia — chemotherapy-induced taste loss. Inspired by my parents' treatment, combining cancer research expertise with human-centered product design.

Research · UChicago2nd Place · 36 Presenters

TET2 Inhibition Cancer Research

300+ wetlab hours evaluating small molecule inhibition of TET2 to overcome adaptive radiation resistance. Presented at UIUC symposium. Inspired a subsequent grant-winning project.


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About me

"I build things that live at the edge of what's technically possible and deeply human."

I'm a Biophysics major at USC, in the process of transferring into the new Human Technology Interaction program at the Iovine and Young Academy — a degree built for exactly the kind of work I do.

This summer I'm joining Edwards Lifesciences as an Extended Reality Learning Design Intern, bringing spatial computing into medical education. It's the exact intersection I've been building toward: XR with real clinical stakes.

My background in cancer immunology research shapes how I approach design — every project starts with a real person and a real problem.

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Education

USC Biophysics · Transferring to Human Technology Interaction, Iovine and Young Academy

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Upcoming

XR Learning Design Intern @ Edwards Lifesciences · Summer 2026

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Toolkit

Unity · Blender · Omniverse · visionOS · Meta Quest · Figma · Video Production

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Research

Cancer immunology wetlab at UChicago · 2nd place UIUC symposium presenter

Interests & passions — click to explore related work

01Extended Reality & Spatial Computing5 projects
02Biotech & Medical Innovation2 projects
03Video Game Design & World-Building5 projects
04Human-Centered Product Design2 projects
05Cancer Research & Immunology1 project
06Brand Strategy & Storytelling3 projects
07Shader Programming & Real-Time Graphics5 projects
08Medicine & Therapeutic UX2 projects

Get in touch

Let's build something
worth remembering.

Open to internships, full-time roles, and collaborations in XR, biotech UX, and human-centered design. Always happy to connect.