  Engaging residential communities with each other and with management remains
a challenge. Housing providers deploy a variety of engagement strategies, some
of which are supported by digital technologies. Their individual success is
varied and integrated, multipronged approaches are seen to be more successful.
As part of those, it is important to address people's perceptions of community
and places, as well as any practical issues that they face. We present the
design and evaluation of Photo Screen, a situated, public photo taking and
viewing screen which was deployed in the context of a new flagship housing
estate as part of a range of community engagement measures. In a new context,
we confirm the high levels of engagement that can be achieved with this simple
mechanism. We propose that photo 'tagging' might offer a second-stage
engagement mechanism and enable meaningful dialogue between residents and
management. Finally, we discuss how this playful activity allowed residents to
positively shape the perception of their community.
