Agile Development of a Virtual Tour for Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana: Unidad Iztapalapa - One of the First Virtual Campus Experiences in Mexico City

Benjamin Moreno-Montiel, Abel Isaac Samaniego-Alvarez, Luis Quiñones-Hernandez, Eva Lorena Pérez-de-la-Luz

2025

Abstract

This paper presents the development process and outcomes of a virtual tour for Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Unidad Iztapalapa, one of the pioneering virtual campus experiences in Mexico City. Utilizing the Scrum framework with one-week sprint cycles, the project was executed over two academic terms, focusing on iterative development and continuous feedback. The virtual tour incorporates advanced 3D modeling, interactive guides, and dynamic student avatars, aiming to provide an immersive and informative experience. Key deployment strategies included hosting on AWS S3 and proprietary SSH servers using Docker containers, ensuring broad accessibility. Despite a small development team of four members, the project successfully reconstructed 16 major campus buildings, representing 44% of the infrastructure, and integrated features such as informational buttons and navigational aids. The results highlight significant advancements in virtual campus environments, with future work directed towards mobile optimization, gamified learning modules, and cooperative virtual interactions.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Moreno-Montiel B., Samaniego-Alvarez A., Quiñones-Hernandez L. and Pérez-de-la-Luz E. (2025). Agile Development of a Virtual Tour for Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana: Unidad Iztapalapa - One of the First Virtual Campus Experiences in Mexico City. In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Software Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT; ISBN 978-989-758-757-3, SciTePress, pages 215-222. DOI: 10.5220/0013501200003964

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsoft25,
author={Benjamin Moreno-Montiel and Abel Samaniego-Alvarez and Luis Quiñones-Hernandez and Eva Pérez-de-la-Luz},
title={Agile Development of a Virtual Tour for Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana: Unidad Iztapalapa - One of the First Virtual Campus Experiences in Mexico City},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Software Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT},
year={2025},
pages={215-222},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013501200003964},
isbn={978-989-758-757-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Software Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT
TI - Agile Development of a Virtual Tour for Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana: Unidad Iztapalapa - One of the First Virtual Campus Experiences in Mexico City
SN - 978-989-758-757-3
AU - Moreno-Montiel B.
AU - Samaniego-Alvarez A.
AU - Quiñones-Hernandez L.
AU - Pérez-de-la-Luz E.
PY - 2025
SP - 215
EP - 222
DO - 10.5220/0013501200003964
PB - SciTePress