Introduction: This proposal will explain my plan to develop a rhetorical analysis of machinima projects as part of a wider discourse community.

Work Completed: So far I've developed my introduction, current situation, and project plan sections of my proposal. I've begun compiling additional research for a wider view of the discourse community, including video game theories and expanded media theories. I have also spoken with several class members to develop and refine my plan. Every step has been recorded on this blog. It's been a lot of hard work so far, but I'm more exhilarated than exhausted.

Next Steps: The next step is to combine all of these pieces into a comprehensive project proposal. This will include a full explanation of the complete plan as well as a conclusion. I'll be finishing the complete draft of this proposal this weekend. Finally, I'm going to build a multimedia presentation explaining the whole proposal. I haven't figured out exactly what I'm going to build, but since I'm working on machinima, it would follow that a machinima project would best fit the rhetorical situation. That being the case, I need to select a game to record and edit. This will be the most difficult part of the project, I think.

Conclusion: I'm excited about this project, and I've received nothing but compliments and positive suggestions so far. The best part is that I've been wanting to build another machinima this summer, and now I have a good reason to build one. The biggest question is what game will work best?