In my free time, I like to experiment with Flash’s ability to create fascinating visual effects. Throughout 2006, I studied particle systems and developed some useful and highly flexible classes for creating such systems.
Blog Postings
- More Fun with Flash 9 Particle Systems – September 23, 2006
- Projects Updated for Flex 2 – July 6, 2006
- Introduction to Particle Systems in Flash 9 and Actionscript 3 – May 9, 2006
Licensing
You may download and use the complete source code for my particle system experiments at no cost under the terms of the MIT License. Basically, this means that you may use the code in commercial or open source projects as long as I receive proper credit.
Downloads
- Release 3 – September 23, 2006
Improved performance and flexibility.
- Release 2 – July 5, 2006
Updated for the official release of Flash 9
- Release 1 – May 9, 2006
Note: This release was written with a beta version of ActionScript 3, and I removed it because it is no longer compatible with Flash Player 9.