# Breath of the Wild, science, and clever little lies

*Source* · `src-thumbsticks-2017-botw-chemistry` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | News |
| venue | Thumbsticks |
| date | 2017 |
| url | https://www.thumbsticks.com/gdc-17-breath-of-the-wild-science-lies |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |

## Notes

Coverage of Takuhiro Dohta's GDC 2017 chemistry engine segment: elements (fire, water, ice, wind, electricity) change materials' states, elements change each other's states, and materials cannot change each other's states.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Fire spread](../mechanic/fire-spread.md), [Material interactions](../mechanic/material-interactions.md)

## Citation

 (2017). *Breath of the Wild, science, and clever little lies*. Thumbsticks https://www.thumbsticks.com/gdc-17-breath-of-the-wild-science-lies

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Provenance: created in run `2026-10-24-taxonomy-m5`.