# Social Media-Inspired Mobile Games Snapchat's 'Dancing Hotdog' Filter Has Become a Video Game By Ell Smith | Published 2017-07-19 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dancing-hot-dog References: [engadget](https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/18/somebody-turned-snapchat-s-dancing-hot-dog-into-a-mobile-game/) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dancing-hotdog/id1257883447?mt=8) The eponymous 'Dancing Hot Dog' [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jadu) game is the latest extension of [Snapchat's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snap-shack) absurdly popular filter, which has been the source of both entertainment and confusion among social media users. Using a phone camera, the filter uses artificial intelligence to superimpose a hilarious dancing hot dog on a user's surroundings. The filter's comical nature has inspired a meme-based culture of jokes, images and most recently, video games that surround this bizarre character. The Snapchat-inspired video game is a simple platform-hopping app game which is [reminiscent of 'Flappy Bird,'](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flappy-ball) another iPhone phenomena with a cult-like following. Just in time for National Hot Dog Day, this hilarious iPhone app speaks to the blossoming Internet culture with a uniquely collective sense of humor. The Dancing Hot Dog iPhone game serves as an example of the potential impacts the Internet and social media can have on corporate capitalization. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.9/10 - Popularity: 58% | Activity: 80% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Meme-based Culture:** The rise of meme-based culture has created opportunities for entertainment and game development inspired by popular social media filters. - **Collective Humor:** There is a growing trend of collective humor on the internet, leading to the creation of innovative and hilarious mobile games. - **Internet-inspired Games:** The success of Snapchat-inspired video games showcases the potential for creating engaging and popular games using internet culture as inspiration. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Social Media:** Social media platforms can capitalize on the trend of meme-based culture by developing and promoting games inspired by their filters. - **Gaming:** Game developers have the opportunity to tap into the collective humor and internet culture trends to create innovative and entertaining games. - **Mobile App:** The success of Snapchat's Dancing Hot Dog game highlights the potential for mobile app developers to create popular and engaging games inspired by internet phenomena. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Interactive Dance Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dance-it.md) - [Hidden Social App Mini-Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minigame.md) - [Web3 Social Gaming Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/super-snappy.md) - [Interactive AR Avocado Scans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/avolotto-lens.md) - [Phone-Inspired Card Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/game-of-phones-1.md) - [Nugget-Inspired Video Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mcnuggets-land.md) - [Nostalgic Hidden App Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eat-this-playlist.md) - [Moon Scanner AR Lenses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xbox-and-snapchat.md) - [Emoji Party Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speedmoji.md)