Hi! I'm Raúl Falcón.
RAÚL FALCÓN VARGAS
Providence, RI • rfalcon@risd.edu • www.rfalcon.com • www.linkedin.com/in/raul-falcon-vargas
Hi, I’m Raúl! I’m an Industrial Design senior at RISD, a 3D artist, and the creator behind a 128k-subscriber science YouTube channel. I translate wild ideas into 3D worlds, immersive XR experiences, and high-fidelity physical models. I believe the best tools, whether they are digital workspaces or animatronic dinosaurs, inspire human curiosity through clear design and storytelling.
Education
Brown University, cross-registration
BFA, Industrial Design, May 2026
GPA: 3.813 • 5x Academic Honors Student
GPA: 3.813 • 5x Academic Honors Student
Experience
3D Artist — Brown-RISD Game Developers
Providence, RI | Feb 2025–Dec 2025
Built key game environments and textured Kitchen and Bedroom hero props with a gritty retro-horror look.
Integrated art in Godot 4.4 and ran a playtest that fixed 30+ issues.
Set the visual tone with a concept board and font system
Organized assets to align an 18-person team.
Product Designer — CurioXR (Meta Quest)
Miami, FL | Jun 2024–Aug 2024
Designed the tablet user interface and real-time 3D assets for a virtual reality education platform, taking the work from wireframes to prototypes to user-tested flows that improved clarity and engagement.
Formalized a design and engineering pipeline that sped up iteration and made handoffs easier between designers, engineers, managers, and subject matter experts.
Content Creator — Enchiridion (YouTube)
San Juan, PR | Aug 2020–Jul 2022
Grew a science and paleontology channel from 0 to 128,000+ subscribers and 38M views in one year by running end-to-end production.
Wrote, directed, and edited videos; designed thumbnails; optimized metadata; and built an analytics-driven pipeline that boosted retention and engagement.
Graphic Designer — Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs
Boston, MA | Jan–Dec 2021
Co-founded the Future Blue Youth Fellowship, a philanthropy program for youth climate projects.
Led end-to-end brand creation — name, identity, guidelines, messaging.
Produced social media toolkits and video assets, and drove outreach to schools, partners, and media.
Coordinated stakeholder reviews to launch clean, ready-to-use deliverables.
Director — wudred studio
San Juan, PR | 2016–2021
Directed multi-award-winning short films on climate change and social inclusion — recognized by the YoungArts Foundation and Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs — blending handmade artwork, diverse design styles, creative writing, and emotionally resonant sound.
Led end-to-end production — storyboards, concept art, photography, set design, directing, editing.
Applied disciplined project management to tell memorable stories that inspire critical thinking.
Skills
3D & Texturing: Blender, KeyShot, Godot, UV Mapping, Environment Art
CAD & DFM: SolidWorks, Rhino 7
Fabrication: 3D Printing, Laser cutting, Mill/Lathe, Wood/Metal Shop, Arduino & Physical Computing, Rapid Prototyping
Creative Suite: After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Audition
Languages: English (fluent), Spanish (native)
Creative Suite: After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Audition
Languages: English (fluent), Spanish (native)
Design: Sketching, Prototyping, Model Making, Concept Design, Storyboarding, Spatial UI, Wireframing, UX Design, CMF (Color, Material, Finish), Systems Thinking
Awards & Recognition
YouTube 100,000 Subscribers Plaque
Creator Awards
Awarded December 2021
Reached 127,000 subscribers on YouTube with the channel Enchiridion.
2021 Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Video Contest
3rd Place Bronze Winner
Awarded November 2021
Satirical short film title “WATER AS A LENS TO THE SELF.”
In all contest categories of film combined, there were only 22 winners out of 6,000 applicants.
2021 Population Media Center “One Planet, Many People” Video Contest
Finalist & 1st Place Winner
Awarded September 2021
2021 YoungArts Film “Yusra Mardini: The Story”
Merit Winner
Awarded December 2020
Animated short film recounts the story of a Syrian swimmer and her challenges, highlighting her perseverance amidst difficulties.
“Ocean Acidification” Film
Educational film focusing on ocean acidification with an interview with marine biology researcher Edwin Hernández Delgado, PhD.
International Young Reporters for the Environment Video Campaign Competition
2nd Place Age 15-18 category
Awarded September 2020
Puerto Rico Young Reporters for the Environment Video Campaign Competition
1st Place Age 15-18 category
Awarded July 2020
2018 International One Planet, Many People Video Contest
2nd Place
Awarded February 2018
Film title “225 million”, focusing on the importance of education to stabilize the population.