1.0Armchair Arcadehttps://armchairarcade.com/perspectivesArmchair Arcade Staffhttps://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/author/armchair-arcade-staff/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VHuKuOzY7f"><a href="https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2017/11/01/gaming-new-american-pastime/">Gaming: The New American Pastime</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2017/11/01/gaming-new-american-pastime/embed/#?secret=VHuKuOzY7f" width="600" height="338" title="“Gaming: The New American Pastime” — Armchair Arcade" data-secret="VHuKuOzY7f" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pexels-photo-371924.jpeg19201440While it might not be considered a typical American pastime, gaming is quickly becoming one of the most popular outlets for fun and frivolity in the USA. With millions of us logging into the digital realm every single day, gaming is as much apart of American culture as apple pie […]