Particle System

A simple particle system implemented with Python and OpenCL.

Run demo

Go to the src/ directory and run python main.py. This opens a window showing firework-like particle behavior as seen in the animation below. Exit by pressing ESC.

Requirements:

• Python 3
• NumPy
• OpenCV
• OpenCL

Program options

Use the help option to see all program options.

> python main.py --help
usage: main.py [-h] [--number NUMBER] [--fire] [--dump]

Particle system.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help       show this help message and exit
  --number NUMBER  number of particles (default value is 200)
  --fire           use fire-like color
  --dump           dump frames

The following illustration shows three possible settings.