# Gamified Social Apps PicSlam Turns Instagram Posts from Friends into a Photo Quiz Game By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2015-04-20 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photo-quiz References: [playpicslam](http://playpicslam.com/?ref=producthunt) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/app/id961730579) Some of the most popular games on app stores include [trivia games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quizzers-hub) ask players to guess the brand logo, song or correctly identify an object as part of a photo quiz. PicSlam does things a little bit differently, challenging players to see how well they know their favorite bands, celebrities, brands and friends based off of pictures posted to [Instagram](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minigame). As well as having you become more familiar with the photos that routinely appear on your news feed, the app will also ask questions on other Instagram details like bios. The more accounts you follow on Instagram, the more of a challenge this photo quiz game is likely to be, since there will always be archives and new updates to pull content from. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.1/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 15% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Gamified Social Apps:** Creating photo quiz games from social media can be a new addition to gamified social apps. - **Visual-based Trivia Games:** Utilizing photos from social media for visual-based trivia games provides a unique twist to current trivia game offerings. - **Personalized Content Games:** Using content from individual social media profiles can create personalized and engaging games. ### Where This Applies - **Mobile App Development:** Developers can create a new category of social gaming for Millennials and Gen Z using gamified social apps. - **Social Media Marketing:** Social media platforms can offer new marketing opportunities by partnering with gamified social apps. - **Consumer Technology:** There is room for innovation in the consumer technology sector by using social media content to create new and engaging experiences for consumers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Daily Trivia Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quizl.md) - [Emoji Word Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quiz-blitz.md) - [Competitive Trivia Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trivia-tiles.md) - [Hidden Social App Mini-Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minigame.md) - [Interactive Geography Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/city-quiz-fun.md) - [Brand Recognition Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/product-guesser.md) - [Gamified AI Quizzes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snapquiz.md) - [Music Guessing Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heardlepedia.md) - [Interactive Knowledge Plays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/triviablaze.md)