{"id":8693,"date":"2018-11-25T13:33:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T18:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=8693"},"modified":"2018-11-27T13:02:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T18:02:44","slug":"the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The Influence of Social Media to the Gaming World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Similar to other industries, the gaming world has experienced several changes over the years. It is more mainstream and more people are turning to the video game industry for fun and excitement. A decade ago, the idea of a video game was attributed to violence and was mostly associated with the use of guns. Nonetheless, more games have been invented since then with new games like Minecraft which involves less violence emerging. Back then, the only games that were popular included Halo and Call of Duty<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similar to other industries, the gaming world has experienced several changes over the years. It is more mainstream and more people are turning to the video game industry for fun and excitement. A decade ago, the idea of a video game was attributed to violence and was mostly associated with the use of guns. Nonetheless, more games have been invented since then with new games like Minecraft which involves less violence emerging. Back then, the only games that were popular included Halo and Call of Duty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gaming world currently consists of different genres including Fortnite, Super Mario Bros as well as Five Nights at Freddy’s. These games have solidified in the society\u2019s culture and are now household names. On social media, various memes regarding different video games are posted from time to time indicating the popularity of video games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One may stop and wonder how video games became so popular and ubiquitous with the young generation. When looking at the factors that led to this evolution, social media has played a huge role in overseeing the shift. The gaming industry\u2019s worth has been calculated to have a worth of $99.6 billion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social media has participated greatly in shaping it to what it is today. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Going by the research from Statista, last year, the U.S. social gaming industry has a $ 2.15 billion worth. In Asia, its worth is $2.5 billion. Research has also indicated that more than half of the social media community plays various games on the social sites. Additionally, fifteen percent of the time used on Facebook is spent playing various games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These statistics indicate a trend where social media is propelling the growth of the gaming industry. To create these growing trend, there are many ways through which social media is impacting the gaming industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increased Engagement through Instant Games<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The people of today want things that are available instantly. They do not want to wait for things and the provision of gaming platforms on social media sites which allow for instant access<\/g> to fulfill their needs. The instant availability on Facebook which came after the social media site launched the instant game feature has contributed greatly to the thriving of games. With this feature, Facebook users can play several games without having to necessarily install certain applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ever Increasing Number of Multiplayer Games<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Multiplayer games which are browser-based have been on the increase of late. Their popularity is attributed to io games like Slither.io and Agar.io which became very popular. Social media has driven their popularity higher by enabling users to access multiplayer games directly when browsing on some of their favorite sites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Increase Gaming Ads on Social Media Sites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Following the success of the gaming industry through social media, game developers have gone ahead to advertise their games on different social media sites. All these efforts have been to alert potential gamers about the existence of the games. Since most of these gaming businesses often compete, they view social media platforms as a way to capture the attention of gaming lovers. Born Social is one of the platforms where gaming developers can post their ads since they ensure that adverts are seen by the right people at the right time. Their efforts have not been in vain since they have managed to increase exposure for their products. The popularity is expected to rise with more and more people joining various social media sites. . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gaming world currently consists of different genres including Fortnite, Super Mario Bros as well as Five Nights at Freddy’s. These games have solidified in the society\u2019s culture and are now household names. On social media, various memes regarding different video games are posted from time to time indicating the popularity of video games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One may stop and wonder how video games became so popular and ubiquitous with the young generation. When looking at the factors that led to this evolution, social media has played a huge role in overseeing the shift. The gaming industry\u2019s worth has been calculated to have a worth of $99.6 billion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social media has participated greatly in shaping it to what it is today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Going by the research from Statista, last year, the U.S. social gaming industry has a $ 2.15 billion worth. In Asia, its worth is $2.5 billion. Research has also indicated that more than half of the social media community plays various games on the social sites. Additionally, fifteen percent of the time used on Facebook is spent playing various games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These statistics indicate a trend where social media is propelling the growth of the gaming industry. To create these growing trend, there are many ways through which social media is impacting the gaming industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increased Engagement through Instant Games<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The people of today want things that are available instantly. They do not want to wait for things and the provision of gaming platforms on social media sites which allow for instant access fulfill their needs. The instant availability on Facebook which came after the social media site launched the instant game feature has contributed greatly to the thriving of games. With this feature, Facebook users can play several games without having to necessarily install certain applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ever Increasing Number of Multiplayer Games<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Multiplayer games which are browser-based have been on the increase of late. Their popularity is attributed to io games like Slither.io and Agar.io which became very popular. Social media has driven their popularity higher by enabling users to access multiplayer games directly when browsing on some of their favorite sites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Increase Gaming Ads on Social Media Sites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Following the success of the gaming industry through social media, game developers have gone ahead to advertise their games on different social media sites. All these efforts have been to alert potential gamers about the existence of the games. Since most of these gaming businesses often compete, they view social media platforms as a way to capture the attention of gaming lovers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born Social<\/a> is one of the platforms where gaming developers can post their ads since they ensure that adverts are seen by the right people at the right time. Their efforts have not been in vain since they have managed to increase exposure for their products. The popularity is expected to rise with more and more people joining various social media sites. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Similar to other industries, the gaming world has experienced several changes over the years. It is more mainstream and more people are turning to the video game industry for fun and excitement. A decade ago, the idea of a video game was attributed to violence and was mostly associated with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19462,"featured_media":8694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15],"tags":[681,1491,49,478],"class_list":["post-8693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial","tag-call-of-duty","tag-halo","tag-minecraft","tag-social-media"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Influence of Social Media to the Gaming World - Armchair Arcade<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Influence of Social Media to the Gaming World - Armchair Arcade\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Similar to other industries, the gaming world has experienced several changes over the years. It is more mainstream and more people are turning to the video game industry for fun and excitement. A decade ago, the idea of a video game was attributed to violence and was mostly associated with […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Armchair Arcade\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Armchair-Arcade\/141237783007\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-11-25T18:33:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-11-27T18:02:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/minecraft.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Armchair Arcade Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@armchairarcade\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@armchairarcade\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Armchair Arcade Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/25\\\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/25\\\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Armchair Arcade Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/72ba189c65dc0a47f1cbe8388fe66804\"},\"headline\":\"The Influence of Social Media to the Gaming World\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-11-25T18:33:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-11-27T18:02:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/25\\\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1155,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/25\\\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/minecraft.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"call of duty\",\"halo\",\"Minecraft\",\"social media\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Editorial\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/25\\\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/25\\\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/25\\\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Influence of Social Media to the Gaming World - Armchair Arcade\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/25\\\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/25\\\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/minecraft.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-11-25T18:33:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-11-27T18:02:44+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/25\\\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/25\\\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/25\\\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/minecraft.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/minecraft.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"The Influence of Social Media to the Gaming World\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/25\\\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Influence of Social Media to the Gaming World\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/\",\"name\":\"Armchair Arcade\",\"description\":\"Chronicling the complete history of videogames, computers, technology, and pop culture since 2003\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"AA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Armchair Arcade\",\"alternateName\":\"AA\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Google-250.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Google-250.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1\",\"width\":250,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"Armchair Arcade\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Armchair-Arcade\\\/141237783007\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/armchairarcade\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/bill_loguidice\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/billloguidice\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/billloguidice\\\/armchair-arcade\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/BillLoguidice\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/72ba189c65dc0a47f1cbe8388fe66804\",\"name\":\"Armchair Arcade Staff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/Google-250.png?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/Google-250.png?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/Google-250.png?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1\",\"caption\":\"Armchair Arcade Staff\"},\"description\":\"Armchair Arcade editorial staff.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.armchairarcade.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/author\\\/armchair-arcade-staff\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Influence of Social Media to the Gaming World - Armchair Arcade","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Influence of Social Media to the Gaming World - Armchair Arcade","og_description":"Similar to other industries, the gaming world has experienced several changes over the years. It is more mainstream and more people are turning to the video game industry for fun and excitement. A decade ago, the idea of a video game was attributed to violence and was mostly associated with […]","og_url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/","og_site_name":"Armchair Arcade","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Armchair-Arcade\/141237783007","article_published_time":"2018-11-25T18:33:24+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-11-27T18:02:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/minecraft.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Armchair Arcade Staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@armchairarcade","twitter_site":"@armchairarcade","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Armchair Arcade Staff","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/"},"author":{"name":"Armchair Arcade Staff","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#\/schema\/person\/72ba189c65dc0a47f1cbe8388fe66804"},"headline":"The Influence of Social Media to the Gaming World","datePublished":"2018-11-25T18:33:24+00:00","dateModified":"2018-11-27T18:02:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/"},"wordCount":1155,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/minecraft.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","keywords":["call of duty","halo","Minecraft","social media"],"articleSection":["Editorial"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/","url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/","name":"The Influence of Social Media to the Gaming World - Armchair Arcade","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/minecraft.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","datePublished":"2018-11-25T18:33:24+00:00","dateModified":"2018-11-27T18:02:44+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/minecraft.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/minecraft.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"The Influence of Social Media to the Gaming World"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/11\/25\/the-influence-of-social-media-to-the-gaming-world\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Influence of Social Media to the Gaming World"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#website","url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/","name":"Armchair Arcade","description":"Chronicling the complete history of videogames, computers, technology, and pop culture since 2003","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#organization"},"alternateName":"AA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#organization","name":"Armchair Arcade","alternateName":"AA","url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Google-250.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Google-250.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1","width":250,"height":250,"caption":"Armchair Arcade"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Armchair-Arcade\/141237783007","https:\/\/x.com\/armchairarcade","https:\/\/instagram.com\/bill_loguidice\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/billloguidice","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/billloguidice\/armchair-arcade\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/BillLoguidice\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#\/schema\/person\/72ba189c65dc0a47f1cbe8388fe66804","name":"Armchair Arcade Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Google-250.png?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Google-250.png?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Google-250.png?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1","caption":"Armchair Arcade Staff"},"description":"Armchair Arcade editorial staff.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.armchairarcade.com"],"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/author\/armchair-arcade-staff\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/minecraft.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":179921,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2022\/03\/17\/video-games-casinos-geek-culture\/","url_meta":{"origin":8693,"position":0},"title":"Video Games, Casinos, and Geek Culture: The Impact of Technology","author":"Andrei Kuznetsov","date":"March 17, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Geek culture thrives on advanced technology. And since the impact of technology is present within every business sector \u2014 video games, casinos, and more, it has become impossible not to embrace it as the way into the future.","rel":"","context":"In "Editorial"","block_context":{"text":"Editorial","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/editorial\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Video Games, Casinos, and Geek Culture: The Impact of Technology","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pexels-florenz-mendoza-5489395.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pexels-florenz-mendoza-5489395.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pexels-florenz-mendoza-5489395.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pexels-florenz-mendoza-5489395.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pexels-florenz-mendoza-5489395.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12357,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2020\/12\/04\/what-can-the-video-game-and-online-casino-industries-teach-each-other\/","url_meta":{"origin":8693,"position":1},"title":"What Can the Video Game and Online Casino Industries Teach Each Other?","author":"Andrei Kuznetsov","date":"December 4, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The world of gaming doesn\u2019t exist in a silo by itself. It is informed by other industries and technologies around it and in turn, informs these other industries. For instance, there are a lot of similarities between the video game industry and the online casino industry. Not only do they\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Editorial"","block_context":{"text":"Editorial","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/editorial\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"What Can the Video Game and Online Casino Industries Teach Each Other?","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-alexander-kovalev-3977908.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-alexander-kovalev-3977908.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-alexander-kovalev-3977908.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-alexander-kovalev-3977908.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-alexander-kovalev-3977908.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11341,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2020\/05\/13\/how-video-games-have-influenced-gambling\/","url_meta":{"origin":8693,"position":2},"title":"How video games have influenced gambling","author":"Jane Smith","date":"May 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Video games and online gaming are part of a multi-million dollar industry with a massive youth population market base. However, more recently, video games has become a new form of online betting in the gambling industry to attract casual video game players into the betting market. Sites take the phrase\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Editorial"","block_context":{"text":"Editorial","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/editorial\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"How video games have influenced gambling","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gaming-at-keyboard.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gaming-at-keyboard.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gaming-at-keyboard.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gaming-at-keyboard.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gaming-at-keyboard.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10826,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2020\/01\/25\/how-video-games-and-gambling-have-merged-over-the-past-decade\/","url_meta":{"origin":8693,"position":3},"title":"How Video Games and Gambling Have Merged Over the Past Decade","author":"Abigail Massimo","date":"January 25, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The relationship between gambling and video gaming has grown a lot closer of the past decade with crossovers in both directions. We have seen a number of video games include gambling in some form, many of these instances have been the inclusion of casino play on the game, while we\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Editorial"","block_context":{"text":"Editorial","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/editorial\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"How Video Games and Gambling Have Merged Over the Past Decade","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/florian-olivo-Mf23RF8xArY-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/florian-olivo-Mf23RF8xArY-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/florian-olivo-Mf23RF8xArY-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/florian-olivo-Mf23RF8xArY-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/florian-olivo-Mf23RF8xArY-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9130,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2019\/02\/12\/how-video-games-are-changing-online-casino-slots\/","url_meta":{"origin":8693,"position":4},"title":"How Video Games are Changing Online Casino Slots","author":"Abigail Massimo","date":"February 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Online Slots Trends Inspired by Video Games The online gambling industry is always evolving and one area that is seeing a lot of change and growth is online casino slots. Software developers are always looking at ways to make their games better. This includes top-notch graphics, enhanced gameplay, and even\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Editorial"","block_context":{"text":"Editorial","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/editorial\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"How Video Games are Changing Online Casino Slots","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/6.jpg?fit=1200%2C717&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/6.jpg?fit=1200%2C717&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/6.jpg?fit=1200%2C717&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/6.jpg?fit=1200%2C717&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/6.jpg?fit=1200%2C717&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4783,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2017\/04\/13\/video-game-arcades-making-comeback\/","url_meta":{"origin":8693,"position":5},"title":"Why Video Game Arcades Are Making A Comeback","author":"Jane Smith","date":"April 13, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"With technology constantly changing, it is no surprise that finding the best form of gaming experience is a hard one. What with consoles, apps, and the Internet, as soon as something new comes on the market, something else disappears, with people wanting new and different ways to satisfy their gaming\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Editorial"","block_context":{"text":"Editorial","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/editorial\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Arcade Games (CC BY 2.0) by Sam Howzit","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4906597152_2c68bd997b_b.jpg?fit=1024%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4906597152_2c68bd997b_b.jpg?fit=1024%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4906597152_2c68bd997b_b.jpg?fit=1024%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4906597152_2c68bd997b_b.jpg?fit=1024%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5dH5R-2gd","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19462"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}