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I'm Corey Paganucci, a senior creative developer and technologist with over a decade of experience at the intersection of real-time development, interaction design, and immersive storytelling. I'm adept at rapid prototyping, technical artistry, and collaborating across disciplines to create high-impact experiential content for XR, installations, and physical computing. Equally fluent in code and concept, I have a passion for bringing ambitious interactive visions to life.…I'm Corey Paganucci, a senior creative developer and technologist with over a decade of experience at the intersection of real-time development, interaction design, and immersive storytelling. I'm adept at rapid prototyping, technical artistry, and collaborating across disciplines to create high-impact experiential content for XR, installations, and physical computing. Equally fluent in code and concept, I have a passion for bringing ambitious interactive visions to life.

Corey Paganucci

Full Stack Developer, 3D Designer, UI Designer, +2

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I'm Corey Paganucci, a senior creative developer and technologist with over a decade of experience at the intersection of real-time development, interaction design, and immersive storytelling. I'm adept at rapid prototyping, technical artistry, and collaborating across disciplines to create high-impact experiential content for XR, installations, and physical computing. Equally fluent in code and concept, I have a passion for bringing ambitious interactive visions to life.…I'm Corey Paganucci, a senior creative developer and technologist with over a decade of experience at the intersection of real-time development, interaction design, and immersive storytelling. I'm adept at rapid prototyping, technical artistry, and collaborating across disciplines to create high-impact experiential content for XR, installations, and physical computing. Equally fluent in code and concept, I have a passion for bringing ambitious interactive visions to life.

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I’m Corey Paganucci, a senior creative developer and technologist with over a decade of experience at the intersection of real-time development, interaction design, and immersive storytelling.

I’m adept at rapid prototyping, technical artistry, and collaborating across disciplines to create high-impact experiential content for XR, installations, and physical computing. Equally fluent in code and concept, I have a passion for bringing ambitious interactive visions to life.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Beginner

Work Experience

Cofounder, CTO, Lead Unity Developer at Quest Labs

January 1, 2025 - October 21, 2025

Conceptualized and led technical development for immersive tools and experiences, including 3DStoryteller Studio, an XR simulation authoring app used by Fortune 500 companies; Built reusable Unity frameworks for storytelling, UI, and multimodal input across platforms including iPad, Vision Pro, and Quest, improving development efficiency and cross-platform consistency; Prototyped and iterated experiences rapidly in close collaboration with artists and designers, leading to faster project turnaround and higher-quality outputs; Oversaw optimization for live deployment across multiple hardware types, ensuring smooth performance and reliability in diverse environments

VR/AR Prototyper, Creative Technologist at HTC Vive Creative Labs

January 1, 2021 - October 21, 2025

Designed and developed prototypes for multi-user AR/VR experiences, enhancing collaborative play and creativity; Created onboarding apps for headset setup, including an AI assistant that helps you scan your room; Created Unity tools and prefabs to support rapid internal concepting and UX testing, streamlining the development process; Shipped technical demos for executive review and live presentation environments to demonstrate product capabilities and secure stakeholder buy-in

VR/AR Prototyper, Unity Developer, Creative Technologist at Paganucci Studios

January 1, 2017 - October 21, 2025

Developed immersive prototypes for clients like Microsoft, Ford, and Hasbro; Built systems for natural language interaction, AI agent integration, and XR-to-real-world synchronization; Contributed to early versions of Windows XR shell prototypes and physical computing experiences; Delivered proof-of-concept experiences under tight creative timelines and client feedback loops

Creative Technologist at Digital Kitchen

January 1, 2016 - October 21, 2025

Engineered digital installations, branded VR experiences, and interactive microsites, enhancing user engagement and brand visibility; Integrated Unity apps with projection mapping, audio-reactive visuals, and microcontrollers, resulting in immersive and interactive user experiences; Notable projects included the Twitter Player Piano, FX Comic Con installation, and Microsoft lobby experience