Snapchat & Bitmoji: Mobile, Social, Cloud Gaming, Identity

with @tocelot @farming_xp @smc90 Recent Snap features announced around navigation redesign, Snap Games, and Bitmoji for Games have broader implications for the gaming industry and future of social networks. Especially when such messaging games (built on HTML5 and "mini programs" or apps-within-apps) merge the key trends of mobile, social, cloud gaming... and identity.

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