Subnautica and Snells Window @ScruffyMusic

Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Snell's Window is a curious optical phenomenon that occurs when you look up at the water's surface from underwater, and the action-exploration game Subnautica emulates the effect very convincingly. Join me for a dive into the science behind this phenomenon and its implementation in Subnautica!

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$Subnautica and Snells Window { You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scruffymusic { Hear my music on BandCamp: https://scruffymusic.bandcamp.com/ { And follow me on Twitter for more updates! https://twitter.com/Scruffy_Tweets Thanks to my friends DavoGato, Wolfgang, and Vince for helping me write this script! Snells Window is a curious optical phenomenon that occurs when you look up at the waters surface from underwater, and the action-exploration game Subnautica emulates the effect very convincingly. Join me for a dive into the science behind this phenomenon and its implementation in Subnautica! { ? I ♥ }$ $Stardew Valley Fair (Stardew Valley) - Arranged by Scruffy { Become a patron to vote on what I arrange! https://www.patreon.com/scruffymusic { You can hear more of my music here: https://scruffymusic.bandcamp.com/ { And you can follow me on Twitter for more updates! https://twitter.com/Scruffy_Tweets Coincidentally just in time for version 1.5 of Stardew Valley, heres the theme my patrons voted for me to arrange this month: the Fair theme from Stardew Valley! Its a quaint, charming little ditty for which I had the pleasure of breaking out several acoustic instruments. Thank you for listening!$

$Behind the Scenes of Scruffy Videos { You can support me on Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/scruffymusic { Hear my music on BandCamp: https://scruffymusic.bandcamp.com/ { And visit my official website! http://scruffymusic.com/ { Heres my Twitter for more updates: https://twitter.com/Scruffy_Tweets Its time to answer your questions in this meta-video about my content! Ill go over how I create videos, my background in music, and more! Im humbled by your curiosity about the subjects and productions on this channel, and this video has gotten me really excited for working on more of it in the future! Thanks to DavoGato for help with the video thumbnail! { Videos I mentioned in this video: Animal Crossings Sound Design: https://youtu.be/A4mN7CsAys8 What is Adaptive Audio? https://youtu.be/p-FLWabby4Y Pikmin 3s Convolution Reverb: https://youtu.be/mGla9ZOj9KI Invisible Design in Breath of the Wild: https://youtu.be/Vgev9Gzybk8 Sonic the Hedgehogs Harmonic Rhythm: https://youtu.be/Vjj0aA933_s Pikmin 2 in First Person: https://youtu.be/RTrt3MVANpk The first What I Love tag: https://youtu.be/7WUJzt9XkEg { Some Online Music Education Recommendations: Video game music deep dives - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeZLO2VgbZHeDcongKzzfOw Well-rounded musical analysis - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTUtqcDkzw7bisadh6AOx5w Advanced musical analysis - https://www.youtube.com/user/havic5 Music production deep dive - https://www.youtube.com/user/songstowearpantsto Electronic music tech deep dive - https://www.youtube.com/user/jjbbllkk Izotopes learning resources - https://www.izotope.com/en/learn.html Eclectic jazz lectures and lessons - https://www.youtube.com/user/jalcjazzacademy All about instruments and how they sound - http://resources.music.indiana.edu/isfee/ (this one may unfortunately be departing with Flash) Barry Harriss jazz musicianship - https://www.youtube.com/user/BarryHarrisVideos Very advanced discussions of scales - https://ianring.com/musictheory/scales/ { ? I ♥ }$ $Lavender Town/Pokémon Tower (Pokémon Red/Blue) - Arranged by Scruffy { Become a patron to vote on what I arrange! https://www.patreon.com/scruffymusic { You can hear more of my music here: https://scruffymusic.bandcamp.com/ { And you can follow me on Twitter for more updates! https://twitter.com/Scruffy_Tweets By my patrons vote, Ive arranged the Lavender Town theme from Pokémon Red/Blue. But then it transitions into the theme for Lavender Towns claim to fame, the Pokémon Tower. While the town is known for creepy, off-kilter Ghost-type Pokémon, theres also an air of lamentation over Pokémon that have passed, especially in the graveyard within the tower. So I made the music a bit wistful and macabre, and I included some Pokémon calls that you would hear there. Finally, I infused some Javanese gamelan into the melody. Ive fond memories of playing in a gamelan ensemble, and these melodies seemed to lend themselves to the style! Thanks for listening!$

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Subnautica and Snell's Window