Bibliographies

A bibliography is an important part in academic papers. Any references or quotes used from external articles, books etc can be used in the paper and allows the reader access or 'reference' so these quotes and such can be checked or followed up. However there is a particular format of which the reference must be laid out in the paper and the bibliography. Here are a couple of examples of what could be expected in a bibliography:

-Costikyan, Greg (2002) ‘I Have No Words & I Must Design: Toward a Critical Vocabulary for Games’. In: Frans Mäyrä (ed), CGDC Conference Proceedings. Studies in Information Sciences. Tampere: Tampere University Press, pp. x–y. (page numbers here)

-Church, D., Gamasutra - Features - Formal Abstract Design Tools. Available: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3357/formal%20abstract%20design%20tools.php

These are two different examples; one coming from a book, the other an article from the internet. They contain the name(s) of the author(s), name of the article, publishers details, page numbers etc. This system allows for an easier and more accessible way to chase up a reference.