# Emoji Racing Games 'Gran Text Auto' Simulates the Dangers of Drivers Texting on the Road By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2015-07-07 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/texting-on-the-road References: [appadvice](http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/07/gran-text-auto-is-an-emoji-filled-texting-and-driving-game) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id892486316?mt=8) Texting on the road is something you should never do, unless you are playing a round of 'Gran Text Auto,' where this activity is exactly what scores you big points. The [texting and driving](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-yellow-lights-love-story) game stars a [reckless grandma emoji](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sega-emojam) in what's called a "octogenarian adventure," where the senior only devotes half of her attention to driving and the other half to texting. Users take the wheel as gran by [tilting their mobile devices to steer](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aipowered-driving-app), while also correctly keying in the right response messages to texts—it's difficult to be good at both things simultaneously. By showing people exactly what they should not be doing when driving on the road, Gran Text Auto uses humor to show the absurdity of trying to do two tasks that require your full attention at the same time. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.8/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 7% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - 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 ### What's Driving This Trend - **Texting and Driving Games:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating immersive and educational games that simulate the dangers of texting and driving to promote safe driving habits. - **Humor-based Risk Awareness:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing comedic approaches to raise awareness about risky behaviors and encourage behavior change. - **Simulated Real-life Scenarios:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Designing interactive experiences that allow users to make decisions and experience the consequences in a safe environment. ### Who This Affects Most - **Mobile Gaming:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating educational elements into mobile games to educate and raise awareness about important social issues. - **Driver Safety Education:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporating gamification and virtual reality technologies in driver safety education programs to make learning engaging and memorable. - **Comedy and Entertainment:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Leveraging humor and entertainment to deliver important messages and promote behavior change in a lighthearted manner. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AR Driving Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/augmented-reality-driving-game.md) - [Emoji Word Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quiz-blitz.md) - [Emoji-Deciphering Puzzle Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emoji-riddle-challenge.md) - [Racing Strategy Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/escape-road.md) - [Interactive Emoji Puzzle Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emoji-game.md) - [Text Roulette Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hit-send.md) - [In-Car Gaming Collaborations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airconsole-x-audi.md) - [Teen Driving Safety Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goldengauge-program.md) - [Hidden Social App Mini-Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minigame.md)