1988 | USA | Experimental

Particle Systems

  • None 2 mins
  • Director | Karl Sims
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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This computer animation contains a collection of dream sequences created using 3D particle systems techniques. Behavior rules are applied to thousands of individual particles to model complex phenomena such as an explosion, a snowstorm, a tumultuous head, and a waterfall. Parallel computation was used to perform physical simulations on thousands of particles simultaneously, one processor for each particle.

Organic Emergence Abstraction Virtual Flow