# Face-to-Face Social Media Networks The HouseParty App Boasts Calls, Texts, Games, & Screen-Sharing By Kalin Ned | Published 2020-04-14 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/houseparty-app References: [gadgets-africa](https://gadgets-africa.com/2020/03/30/houseparty/) & [houseparty](https://houseparty.com) The COVID-19 pandemic has placed an emphasis on dynamic platforms that allow you to stay connected and engaged with your loved ones--the HouseParty app has been gaining global popularity. Gadgets Africa has reported that the platform is being strongly embraced by Kenyans, for example. In favor of catering to a more intimate experience, the HouseParty app allows up to eight people to socialize with one another in each "HouseParty room." Users can send recordings of the call to other friends or people in the same room, allowing for "parts of the conversation to be preserved." In addition, the platform enables different [integrated group video games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/group-drinking-games), as well as a [screen-sharing feature](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snapshare-widget) which allows users to co-watch and share various content simultaneously. Image Credit: HouseParty app ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.8/10 - Popularity: 83% | Activity: 81% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Multimedia](https://www.trendhunter.com/multimedia) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Dynamic Social Platforms:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a new social media platform that offers a more intimate and interactive experience for users. - **Integrating Video Games:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform that seamlessly integrates video games into social networking, enhancing the entertainment value of interactions. - **Screen-sharing for Co-watching:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a screen-sharing feature for social media networks that allows users to watch and share content together, fostering shared experiences even when physically apart. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Social Media:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Revolutionize the social media industry by introducing new features and ways of connecting users. - **Gaming:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Disrupt the gaming industry by merging social networking and gaming experiences. - **Entertainment:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Transform the entertainment industry by creating platforms that enable shared experiences and content consumption. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Enhanced Video Chat Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/videocall.md) - [Virtual Table Top Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tinytable.md) - [Virtual Watch Parties](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/together-watch.md) - [Spontaneous Chat Room Meetups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/randcall.md) - [Video Game-Like Chat Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pfpchat.md) - [In-Person Connection Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/connection-app.md) - [AR Virtual Space Hangouts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-hyperscape-capture.md) - [Focused Social Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lastweekend.md) - [Interactive Party Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scano-games.md)