Particle Systems

Particle System Architecture

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│                    PARTICLE LIFECYCLE                        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  EMISSION                                                    │
│  ├─ Spawn Rate (particles/second)                           │
│  ├─ Burst (instant spawn count)                             │
│  └─ Shape (point, sphere, cone, mesh)                       │
│                    ↓                                         │
│  SIMULATION                                                  │
│  ├─ Velocity (initial + over lifetime)                      │
│  ├─ Forces (gravity, wind, turbulence)                      │
│  ├─ Collision (world, depth buffer)                         │
│  └─ Noise (procedural movement)                             │
│                    ↓                                         │