Please help my research! (regarding "world-building" and "place-making" within Stardew Valley)

mjkyun

Greenhorn
Hi, I'm currently a junior in college who is taking an "user experience(UX)" course. For this course, I had to choose and play a game to explore how the "game world" is built - and I chose Stardew Valley. I have been enjoying the game so far but I am very curious about why other players are so attracted to this game, and what others think make this game into a "place". To give some context, a space is just a space (it is objective and impersonal) while a place includes all the memories and emotions of a space in addition to the physical aspects of it. It would be very much helpful if you can answer few questions and let me know what makes Stardew Valley a place, not space.

It would help out a lot if you guys can fill out this quick survey below (it takes like 3 minutes max!)
 
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