Citing a computer game in a Graduate paper?

[summerland2]

Citing a quote from "Deus Ex" in a graduate paper? This is the question I just sent to my Ethics professors (that's right, two of them for one class...*shudder*...) concerning one of my rapidly approaching exams. Below is a copy of the e-mail I just sent to them

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[satoriken]

w00t for Deus Ex Machina!!!! If they don't like it, we can always stick to the shadows and use the sniper rifle to pick them off at a distance, then creep up and shoot them full of poison from our crossbow, till finally relying on the pistol... Good Luck!

[ramblyness]

Did you hear back from them yet? I say damn, if you did research and can say with confidence that the entire script came from the company and is thus citable, why shouldn't you be able to use it? I feel like it's silly to say you can only cite "important" documents, as if the only good ideas are the ones found in academic papers.

So yeah, I'm curious to hear how it went:)

(and if you're ever ashamed again for having one of your important childhood revelations come from something other than school, I'll smack you;)

[ramblyness]

He,he,he! Hello pretty lady! ^_^
Nope, I still haven't heard back from them...and I just pulled an all-nighter finishing it up (It's due this evening) so...I'm gonna use the quote. They agreed to "acknowledge" Wikipedia as a source for this paper, so I'm citing "Deus Ex" visa vie Wikiquote, so even if they don't like it I'm pack’n for an intellectual shoot-out! (Not really, they're very sweet professors, but there is a huge generation gap)^_^ Oh! And no worries about me "feeling ashamed" of learning something from childhood non-academic sources, I'm not ashamed, as the majority of the best things I've learned in life came from non-academic sources...but I've found it hard to convince some more traditional professors of this...so I try to start off negotiations with "honey", and if they don't take the honey...well...like I said, I'm pack'n! ^_^ Ok, time for bed. I'll keep ya posted though! ^_^ Oh! And we should visit soon! This weekend perhaps?… ^_~ *hugs*