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Avideogame can also become a tool for promoting and getting to know a territory: an example is Torviscosa where, from an idea of a very young student, a project was born on which dozens of his schoolmates are now working. The objective is to reconstruct the town with Minecraft, one of the most famous and widely used video games in the world: an initial result was published on Youtube, Facebook and Instagram and had thousands of views within a few days.

Torviscosa, on the other hand, is no ordinary town: built from 1937 onwards by SNIA Viscosa next to the large redbrick complex of its industrial plant, it retains the typical architecture of the fascist regime, but also the ‘corporate’ town planning organisation, which imposed a division of homes according to the professional category of the head of the family.

The students involved in the project have reconstructed most of the village so far and will now focus on some of the interiors. In particular, they will reconstruct the original interior of the theatre, a valuable building that has unfortunately been closed to the public for years due to unfinished works. www.turismofvg.it/torviscosa

The initiative was promoted by Pro Torviscosa, which requested and obtained a contribution from the Region and the regional Pro Loco Committee, with which it was possible to purchase the necessary technological equipment. An agreement with the school institute ISIS Bassa Friulana made it possible to involve the students of the various schools. Lastly, as part of the reconstruction work, the students were able to access materials from the Torviscosa Municipality’s online archive, which contains historical photographs, master plans, maps and building elevations. In short, an effective synergy that has, first and foremost, allowed many young people to get to know and appreciate an urban and architectural heritage that is unique in our region and, moreover, to promote it outside the regional borders.