The Charm Behind Super Mario Galaxy 2 - a Conversation with @ScruffyMusic, part 2

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Part 2 of a conversation I had with @ScruffyMusic, answering some of your questions about Super Mario Galaxy's visuals, art style, graphics technology, and music. Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1sUPUGu9iw 🐦 https://twitter.com/JasperRLZ 🐦 https://twitter.com/Scruffy_Tweets 💰 https://patreon.com/JasperRLZ 🤼 https://discord.gg/bkJmKKv 🌎 https://noclip.website 🕹️ https://noclip.website/#InteractiveExamples/SlimySpringWater 🕹️ https://noclip.website/#InteractiveExamples/FoxFur 🎨 Buy de Blob 1 https://store.steampowered.com/app/532320/de_Blob/ ( also on Switch! ) 🖌️ Buy de Blob 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/563190/de_Blob_2/ ( also on Switch! ) 📰 LearnOpenGL - Normal Mapping ( https://learnopengl.com/Advanced-Lighting/Normal-Mapping ) 📰 Illustrative Rendering in Team Fortress 2, Mitchell et. al ( https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/apps/valve/2007/NPAR07_IllustrativeRenderingInTeamFortress2_Slides.pdf ) 📰 Real-Time Fur over Arbitrary Surfaces, Lengyel et. al ( http://hhoppe.com/fur.pdf ) 🎥 Sounds in Super Mario Odyssey Harmonize with the Background Music ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5-YDxH6It8 ) 🎥 Sea of Thieves | PC Gameplay | 1080p HD | Max Settings ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2Py_GoPknc ) 🎥 MindJack FULL Walkthrough Gameplay - No Commentary (PS3 Longplay) ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDni45GzkmQ ) 🎥 Longplay of Yoshi's Story ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XulvqhPKhrM ) 🎵 Mahito Yokota - Super Mario Galaxy - File Select ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwWWW_kAeAc ) 🎵 Jasper - Epoch ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDmzbYV0d9M ) 🎵 Arvi Teikari - Baba Is You - Fruit On Grass - Garden ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc_QWB2zwi8 ) 🎵 猫叉Master - Elebits - Story Mode ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAXS7FbC9Dk ) 🎵 猫叉Master - Elebits - Mission Results ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY2Bs0Q6sds ) 🎵 Akitaka Tohyama - Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan Daijiten - Tick up ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzpR0yTHGpw ) 🎵 Kazumi Totaka - Yoshi's Story - Ending Story ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaSg-4nZTbk ) 🎵 Koji Kondo - Super Mario 64 - File Select ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_FCUrxESJs ) 🎵 Kenichi Tokoi - Sonic Unleashed - Spagonia Night ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8iL8vsKaB4 ) 🎵 John Guscott - de Blob - Blissful ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fF7rwx9q5k ) 00:00 Are you sure that's a displacement map? 07:08 What's the difference between a displacement map and a normal map? 14:25 How do Pikmin's water reflections work? 19:59 In Slimy Spring Galaxy, the water pool up against the edges of the water. How does that work? 26:50 What is a mipmap? What is "miptrick"? 31:15 How does the rim lighting work in Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2? 40:35 Do you like the more "crafted" from games like Yoshi's Wooly World or Kirby's Epic Yarn? 45:10 The crystals seem to refract and reflect things. What's the trick? 48:30 Why does Super Mario Galaxy's Fur hold up so well? 54:28 Talking about music, and Nintendo's audio technology for a bit 1:00:36 What's your favorite example of adaptive audio in a video game? 💜 Special Thanks to Patch