New Mexico, which has a rich history in the film industry, relies economically on film tourism. Its economy has suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to boost revenue and tourism, we partnered with the CommUNITY Learning Network (CLN) to create a website that promotes film tourism in New Mexico. We conducted surveys and unstructured interviews, visited film locations, analyzed existing tourism platforms, and compiled multimedia. We found that TV shows are more popular than movies. The website emphasizes local business owners, who were, in general, most excited about the project. It offers pre-made trails for TV shows/movies, allows for customization by including a master list of film locations, and promotes NM’s drone-friendly landscape to cinematographers and tourists.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Komninos, Georgios
• Ewing, Jazmyn
• Liano, Jessica
• Mwangi, Samuel

Subject

• Community
• Innovation
• Project-Based Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 83976
• E-project-121622-160216

Palabra Clave

• Film
• New Mexico
• Tourism
• Website

Advisor

• Belz, Melissa
• Eddy, Zoe

Year

• 2022

Center

• Santa Fe, New Mexico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• CommUNITY Learning Network

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

Date created

• 2022-12-16

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-121622-160216

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Última modificación

• 2023-01-12