James Cameron: Critical Essays in 2011. In 2015, with Ace G. Pilkington, Kapell edited The Fantastic Made Visible: Essays on the Adaption of Science Fiction and Fantasy From Page to Screen examining works by authors such as William Shakespeare, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein and franchises such as Planet of the Apes and Snow White. All of the volumes provide multiple essays by academics and others on different cultural interpretations on the films and franchises under examination while Kapell's conclusion essays tend to emphasize myth. Game Studies Kapell's 2013 edited book, Playing with the Past: Digital Games and the Simulation of History (Co-edited with Andrew B.R. Elliott; Bloomsbury) was called a “groundbreaking work in Media Studies and an essential text for the study of video games and the history of ideas” by C. Jason Smith in a pre-publication blurb. An examination of multiple digital (computer and console) games that confront historical narratives it contains chapters on Ancient, contemporary, Western and non-Western history, and utopian futures. It also examines different theories of historiographical understanding from multiple perspectives. His 2015 book, edited alone, is The Play Versus Story Divide in Game Studies: Critical Essays. It examines the debate in Game Studies around ludology and narratology as paradigms for examining digital games. References External links Matthew Wilhelm Kapell interview at "the Matrix 101". Matthew Wilhelm Kapell's web site with listing of all his publications Playing with the Past web site detailing the book and its contributors Publisher page on Exploring the Next Frontier 1969 births Living people 21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers American anthropologists Schoolcraft College alumni Wayne State University alumni University of Michigan–Dearborn alumni American male non-fiction writers