I've just started working a little on my particle system again. I've
implemented a new feature which is pretty basic but very useful nonetheless.
It's the ability for the particle emitter to be an object rather than just a
point. Many of the particle systems I've been seeing have been able to do
that for a long time, so I thought I'd better catch up and implement it
too...

In this animation I used some simple lens flares for the particles. It's
just textured discs rotated to face the camera. It works fine in most cases,
but doesn't show up correctly in reflections etc. Anyway, I intent to take
this technique further despite the limitations as it's very fast and
flexible.

This animation is nothing special; I just wanted to let you know how the
development is going - also because some people have asked me if I've
abandoned my particle system, which definitely isn't the case... :)

Rune
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