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GOING LOCAL
HEADING

Testing: the core of "Social Street" emerged as a response to a concrete problem: the

impoverishment of social relationships within the Facebook group "Residenti in Via

Fondazza - Bologna." The recognition of a sense of loneliness, loss of belonging, and

urban decay sparked the idea of using the social network as a vehicle to regenerate

social ties.

Prototyping: use of Facebook as a platform: The choice to use Facebook was strategic.

The widely used and free platform served as the initial prototype to test the possibility

of connecting people. The creation of "closed" groups was a key feature of the

prototype, aimed at managing deviant behaviours and facilitating the transition from

virtual to real.

Territoriality as an aggregating element: he decision to confine groups to specific

territories was a significant phase of prototyping. This choice made the transition from

virtual to real more seamless, providing a testing ground to assess how territoriality

could promote interaction among group members.