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# Virtual Smooching Apps
Make Out With Your Webcam With the Mistletoe Roulette Website

By Summer Luu | Published 2010-12-18 | Lifestyle
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mistletoe-roulette
References: [mashable](http://mashable.com/2010/12/16/mistletoe-roulette/) & [mistletoe-roulette](http://www.mistletoe-roulette.com/)

Mistletoe Roulette is a [virtual kissing booth](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vaseline-x-red-lobster-kissing-booth) that follows the lovey-dovey holiday tradition of kissing under the mistletoe.

Created by digital ad agency Hugo & Cat, this program turns your webcam into a make-out web application. All you have to do is align your face with the outline and lean in to give a virtual kiss. Send these web photos through [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bolthouse-fresh) or [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-snowball-fight) to a crush or a loved one this holiday season and try not to get too frisky with the Mistletoe Roulette.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 2.2/10
- Popularity: 33% | Activity: 25% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Virtual Kissing:** Opportunity for developing innovative virtual smooching applications using webcam technology.
- **Web-based Interactive Gestures:** Potential for creating new web applications that enable users to interact with digital content through gestures.
- **Digital Holiday Traditions:** Disruptive opportunity to reimagine and digitize holiday traditions, like kissing under the mistletoe, for virtual experiences.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Digital Advertising:** Innovative ways to incorporate interactive and engaging experiences, like mistletoe roulette, into digital ad campaigns.
- **Webcam Technology:** Advancements in webcam technology to support the development of virtual kissing applications and other interactive gestures.
- **Social Media:** Integration of virtual smooching apps with popular social media platforms, offering users unique ways to connect and share emotions.

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