Visual Perception of Countryside Home Aesthetics Based on Stardew Valley Video Game Mods

Abstract

Stardew Valley is a farming simulation game which allowed visual and gameplay alteration by the player by installing modification ("mod"). This paper will be focused on interior design-based visual mods by utilizing samples from topmost downloaded Stardew Valley mods in Nexusmods.com using compositional interpretation approach to perceive their common visual tendencies and analyzed to find the discourse regarding countryside interior design perceived by the player. Research results show that players preferred a combination of modern aesthetics through Industrial style and nostalgic visual using Victorian aesthetics.