# Techy Animated Advent Calendars Google's Santa Tracker is a Digital Advent Showing How Santa Preps By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2013-12-23 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/santa-tracker References: [adverblog](http://www.adverblog.com/2013/12/08/google-santa-tracker/) & [google](http://www.google.com/santatracker/) Each day in December, Google’s Santa Tracker has been a fun digital advent calendar to watch. Google’s Santa Tracker details how Santa and his elves in the Christmas village use technology to prep for the big day on the 24th. There are a ton of interactive games, animations and videos showing the process from making toys to simulation reindeer flights. If they haven’t been following along already, kids will love checking out just how Santa and his elves manage to pull off such an incredible feat each year. Christmas Eve is just hours away now and Google’s Santa Tracker is in its "final prep" stages, now showing Santa putting on his red suit, as well as his Google Glass and taking off on his sleigh, led by Rudolph and the gang. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 65% | Activity: 76% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Youth](https://www.trendhunter.com/youth) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Digital Advent Calendars:** Creating interactive and engaging digital advent calendars can captivate audiences and build excitement during the holiday season. - **Tech-enabled Santa Preparations:** Incorporating technology, such as simulations and animations, into the Santa preparation process can enhance the festive experience and create new opportunities for engagement. - **Immersive Christmas-themed Games:** Developing immersive games with a Christmas theme can entertain and engage users, offering new avenues for holiday-related interactive experiences. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Software Development:** Software developers can create innovative digital advent calendar apps or platforms that offer unique interactive experiences during the holiday season. - **Entertainment and Gaming:** The entertainment and gaming industry can explore opportunities to develop Christmas-themed interactive games and experiences that captivate users during the holiday season. - **Augmented Reality (AR) Technology:** Augmented reality technology can be utilized to create immersive Santa-themed experiences, merging the physical and digital worlds during the festive period. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Game-Building Advent Calendars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electronic-games-advent-calendar.md) - [AI-Powered Santa Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heysanta.md) - [AR-Enabled Advent Calendars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lindt-teddy-augmented-reality-advent-calendar.md) - [AI-Powered Toy Telephones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/santas-magical-telephone.md) - [Tech-Driven Tooth Fairy Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tooth-fairy-tracker.md) - [Custom Holiday Countdowns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/purrfect-advent-calendar.md) - [AI-Generated Festive Greetings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/messages-from-santa.md) - [Battery-Packed Advent Calendars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/logik-aadvent-calendar.md) - [Charitable Advent Calendars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/24-good-deeds.md)