Games and apps


You may need to consult more than one section to accurately represent the source used (eg. number of authors and source descriptions)


Format for in-text citation

In-text citation example

In the Move edition of Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream 2012) ...

OR

...as demonstrated by Ubisoft Entertainment in Assassins Creed II (2011).


Format for reference list

Elements, punctuation & capitalisation

Developer. Year. Title of Game/ App. Edition, version. Publisher, year. Operating system required. Additional information [if relevant].

Reference list example

Ubisoft Entertainment. 2011. Assassins Creed II. Xbox 360 Game of the Year Ed. Ubisoft Entertainment. Xbox 360 with PAL designation.

Quantic Dream. 2012. Heavy Rain. PlayStation 3 Move Ed. Sony Computer Entertainment. PlayStation 3.

Ustwo Games. 2014. Monument Valley. iPhone ed., v. 2.5.21. Ustwo Games. iOS 8.0 or later.

Visible Body. 2018. Human Anatomy 2018: Complete 3D Human Body. V. 2018.5.47. Visible Body. Android 5.0 and up.


Style notes for this reference type

  • See Manual 15.57 and 14.268. See also Turabian 19.10.3.5.
  • The reference list entries are listed with the name of the developer/s first.
  • Include version number and information about device, platform or operating system required if available.
  • Additional information (such as author, composer, animator) can be added to the end of the citation after operating system. See examples at Manual 15.57.
  • Publisher and developer may be the same company.

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