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The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Stardew Valley

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TitleThe Psychgeist of Pop Culture
SubtitleStardew Valley
ContributorElizabeth D. Kilmer (editor)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.17613/8p7qn-7g641
Landing pagehttps://playstorypress.org/books/the-psychgeist-of-pop-culture-stardew-valley/
Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
CopyrightPsychgeist & Play Story Press
PublisherPlay Story Press
Publication placePittsburgh, PA
Published on2025-12-03
ISBN978-1-257-06068-9 (Paperback)
978-1-257-06038-2 (PDF)
Short abstract

Stardew Valley is a cozy farming simulation role-playing video game where players work to restore their grandfather’s farm to try out a new pace of life. Players farm, fish, and forage, while building friendships with residents of the valley. Stardew Valley has an approachable story, engaging gameplay, relaxing music and sound effects, and is open-ended enough for players to progress at their own pace. This volume explores psychological concepts related to the story, gameplay, and culture of Stardew Valley.

Long abstract

Stardew Valley is a cozy farming simulation role-playing video game where players work to restore their grandfather’s farm to try out a new pace of life. Players farm, fish, and forage, while building friendships with residents of the valley. Stardew Valley has an approachable story, engaging gameplay, relaxing music and sound effects, and is open-ended enough for players to progress at their own pace. This volume explores psychological concepts related to the story, gameplay, and culture of Stardew Valley.

BISAC
  • PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
Keywords
  • pop culture
  • psychology
  • fantasy
  • game analysis
  • video games
  • stardew valley
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Paperbackhttps://playstorypress.org/books/the-psychgeist-of-pop-culture-stardew-valley/Landing pagehttps://works.hcommons.org/records/7a00a-j2942/files/The-Psychgeist-of-Pop-Culture-StardewValley-Repository.pdf?download=1Full text URLPublisher Website
PDFhttps://playstorypress.org/books/the-psychgeist-of-pop-culture-stardew-valley/Landing pagehttps://works.hcommons.org/records/7a00a-j2942/files/The-Psychgeist-of-Pop-Culture-StardewValley-Repository.pdf?download=1Full text URLPublisher Website

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