Zelda Breath of the Wild Geology Tour: The Rock Rings Mystery

This post, and posts like it, is an attempt to make real-life geological phenomena more accessible to a rising generation of tech-savvy, gaming youth. Studies have shown that there is room in education for the use of virtually created worlds from video games to teach real-world geology and other scientific processes. One particular study of […]

The science behind a video game character: Zelda’s Gorons [Part 2]

The rough and tumble Gorons from Death Mountain have been a dominant species in Hyrule for many years. A big reason for their survivability is their massive physique and their unique diet (read this blog post to learn more about Goron anatomy and nutrition). But perhaps the biggest factors are their physical adaptations and their […]

The science behind a video game character: Zelda’s Gorons

Northeast of Hyrule Castle lies Death Mountain. It is called “death” for a reason. Consider the sweltering heat and lava that comes from the incredibly active volcano, add in the noxious, smoke-filled air and sprinkle in the lifeless rocky terrain and you get a hostile ecosystem unfit for living creatures. Unless you’re a Goron. These […]