My Project...Kinda Sorta Maybe...Notes

Okay, so I know it's been seeming like I've been slacking. So, to counteract this, I've decided to start posting notes, references and ideas as my project goes along (plus if I post my notes--they'll be handy for the most part; and you get a better idea of how my brain works and the many jumping of the tracks the train of thought takes). This is the beginning (welcome to my little world of "ordered" chaos).

Novel as defined by A Handbook to Literature 7th edition Ed. Haromon and Holman: Novel is used in its broadest sense to designate any extended fictional narrative almost always in prose. In practice, however, its use is customarily restricted to narratives i which the representation of character occurs either in a static condition or int he process of development a the result of events or actions. Often the term implies that some organizing principle--plot, theme or idea--should be present in a narrative that is called a novel.

There is a general definition of Novel. The history of the novel is multifaceted and international. I've narrowed my focus on the development of the English novel and the American Novel. Now, if I remember correctly most early novels centered around morality, namely female morality. (Having awful memories of Ruth, and Charlotte, and the like. *shudder* The only one I really liked was Ruth Hall from Fanny Fern.) Vaguely remember term Bildungsroman--which is defined as a novel that deals with the development of a young person, usually from adolescence to maturity.

Also doing some research into the Age of Johsnon and his groups reaction to novels--I remember arguing that he wasn't against novels, but feared experience would be lost because novel readers would be locked away in their reading closests as opposed to living life. Anyone know anything?

What has the novel to do with the Noob and her precious consoles and games? Ohoho~(to quote a vid. game character from FFXI). My idea: videogames as novels. Specific focus: FF games, the three most popular(7, 8, 10) and the mmo and the favorite expansion (which for me is CoP). At the moment the stand alone games deal with plots and the growing of a character into a type of maturity (plus there is romance--which is tied to the novel according to AHtL). The MMO is going to be more arguable in that each individual's character is a main character in their story. Which now that I think about it is set up from FF10 (great line: This is my story.) So there is a progression from the stand alone game's main character story to the interactive MMO where the gamer has their story tied into the main characters story of each expansion.

Vid ideas: have 7, 8, 10's openings in the video as well as a quickie (if possible) overview of CoP. Interview with fellow gamers of FFXI--will have audio and/or text. Need to figure out if I will narrate or present text in my argument (I hate my voice, which kills my dj aspirations).

Resources: games, fan made wiki's, handbook to literature, several histiories of the english novel, as well as convergence culture, and other resources I pull from my master's bibliography. More detailed list later.