CACrown ArchivesThe cinema collection
EN/FR
Search
Menu
Research dossier · General Reference

Fotonica

2014 cross platform video game

Cross-disciplinary reference desk with index cards, atlas, dictionary and catalogue
General referenceInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ18880273 ↗
Source-derived summary

Fotonica (stylized in advertising as FOTONICA) is a cross platform, endless runner video game developed by Italian indie studio Santa Ragione and released on July 17, 2011.

Reception

The game has a Metacritic rating of 87% based on five critic reviews.

TouchArcade wrote: "Really, it's hard to find anything to complain about with Fotonica. It's such a cool experience, is masterfully crafted, and really rewards playing it again and again.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Fotonica” as 2014 cross platform video game. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Fotonica, cross and platform.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2011—that can be checked directly. The authority record carries competing date values—2014-11-06, 2014-09-11—which should remain separate until their references and qualifiers are resolved. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Fotonica, cross and platform providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Fotonica”, the useful work is to connect “2014 cross platform video game” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q18880273. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 3 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011.

Critical limits

The absence of detail may reflect summary conventions rather than a lack of surviving documentation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

Best used for
  • Subject orientation
  • Search vocabulary
  • Locating named sources
Verify next

The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Fotonica”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Fotonica primary sources, Fotonica archive and Fotonica research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Fotonica”?
  2. Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
  3. Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
Subject index

Search terms from this dossier

Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Fotonica” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.