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Particle Park
Particle ParkJava

A showcase catalog of community-created particle effects for LibGDX games.

#graphics#visual-effects#java
Stars77
Forks11
Last commit4 years ago
react-native-fxblurview
react-native-fxblurviewObjective-C

React Native component wrapping the native FXBlurView library for real-time background blur effects on iOS.

#ios#native-modules#visual-effects
Stars65
Forks5
Last commit10 years ago
react-native-masked-view
react-native-masked-viewObjective-C

A React Native component that applies image masks to views, similar to CSS mask-image.

#ios#masking#visual-effects
Stars58
Forks10
Last commit9 years ago
Cube Less
Cube LessLess

A 3D animated cube built with pure CSS (Less), originally used by LeanCloud.

#web-design#css-3d#visual-effects
Stars55
Forks9
Last commit17 days ago
SAP
SAPActionScript

A GPU-optimized particle system ported from Alternativa3D to Starling Framework for mobile rendering.

#starling-framework#flash#visual-effects
Stars44
Forks7
Last commit9 years ago
WaterSplash 2D node
WaterSplash 2D nodeC++

A 2D water splash node for the Godot game engine, originally created for the indie game LittleShadows.

#water-simulation#visual-effects#indie-games
Stars43
Forks6
Last commit8 years ago
Debanding Material Shader
Debanding Material ShaderGLSL

A Godot GLES2 material shader that adds debanding noise to fix visual banding artifacts.

#graphics#visual-effects#material-shader
Stars41
Forks3
Last commit4 years ago
react-native-bouncing-ball
react-native-bouncing-ballJavaScript

A React Native component that displays animated bouncing balls for iOS and Android.

#ios#animation#ui-component
Stars39
Forks5
Last commit7 years ago
Pixel Perfect Smooth Camera
Pixel Perfect Smooth CameraGame Maker Language

A GameMaker Studio 2 camera system that combines pixel-perfect rendering with smooth movement to eliminate visual artifacts.

#gamemaker#pixel-art#visual-effects
Stars38
Forks5
Last commit
PixelUpscaler
PixelUpscalerGame Maker Language

A GameMaker shader for scaling pixel art to non-integer resolutions while preserving sharp edges and reducing shimmer.

#gamemaker#pixel-art#graphics
Stars36
Forks1
Last commit1 year ago
Pixi Dart
Pixi DartDart

A Dart port of the pixi.js 2D rendering engine for creating interactive graphics and games.

#interactive-graphics#visual-effects#canvas
Stars35
Forks6
Last commit11 years ago
Core Animation Swift Playgrounds
Core Animation Swift PlaygroundsSwift

Swift playgrounds demonstrating Core Animation techniques to create advanced visual effects beyond basic UIView animations.

#presentation-materials#visual-effects#core-animation
Stars35
Forks4
Last commit
Additive Animations
Additive AnimationsSwift

A Core Animation playground for experimenting with multiple additive animations to create complex movement paths.

#visual-effects#additive-animations#core-animation
Stars35
Forks6
Last commit
Starfield Generator
Starfield GeneratorGame Maker Language

A GameMaker script that generates customizable starfields onto transparent surfaces, saving texture memory.

#gamemaker#procedural-generation#graphics
Stars33
Forks4
Last commit4 years ago
oh-my-matrix
oh-my-matrixPython

An Oh My Zsh plugin that transforms your terminal into a Matrix-style digital rain animation for fun.

#command-line-tools#fun-utilities#visual-effects
Stars27
Forks3
Last commit7 years ago
Transform Widget
Transform WidgetDart

A Flutter experiment demonstrating image manipulation and transformation effects using Image and Transform widgets.

#dart#ui-experiments#visual-effects
Stars27
Forks9
Last commit7 years ago
Duet-Inspired Trail Effect
Duet-Inspired Trail EffectSwift

Swift Playground demonstrating how to create a Duet-style trailing particle effect in SpriteKit.

#ios#spritekit#game-mechanics
Stars26
Forks3
Last commit9 years ago
ThreeJS post-process example
ThreeJS post-process exampleJavaScript

A tutorial demonstrating post-processing effects like FXAA and color lookup transforms in ThreeJS.

#fxaa#shaders#color-grading
Stars26
Forks4
Last commit10 years ago
Pulse
PulseGame Maker Language

A GameMaker library for creating complex particle emitters, systems, and particles.

#gamemaker#fx#particles
Stars23
Forks1
Last commit7 months ago
framer.makeGradient
framer.makeGradientJavaScript

A Framer.js module for easily creating static linear and radial gradients on layers.

#visual-effects#prototyping#creative-coding
Stars23
Forks0
Last commit11 years ago
parasol
parasolHaxe

A HaxeFlixel library providing shaders and supporting utilities with comprehensive documentation.

#haxe#haxeflixel#graphics
Stars23
Forks2
Last commit2 years ago
GradientHelper
GradientHelperCoffeeScript

A Framer module for applying and animating gradients on design layers, now superseded by native support.

#animation#visual-effects#prototyping
Stars21
Forks1
Last commit9 years ago
IridescentView
IridescentViewC#

A custom Android ImageView that applies a dynamic iridescent effect to images based on device rotation.

#xamarin#stickers#gamer
Stars21
Forks6
Last commit2 years ago
Sparkler
SparklerHaxe

A modular, macro-powered 2D particle system for Haxe with support for Kha and Clay frameworks.

#modular-architecture#haxe#particles
Stars18
Forks4
Last commit1 year ago
Sparkler
SparklerHaxe

A modular, macro-powered 2D particle system for Haxe with support for multiple frameworks.

#haxe#particles#modular
Stars18
Forks4
Last commit1 year ago
Particle System
Particle SystemAutoHotkey

A particle system for creating visual effects using AutoHotkey and GDI+.

#gdi-plus#graphics#animation
Stars17
Forks4
Last commit9 years ago
Flip-Planes-AS3
Flip-Planes-AS3ActionScript

An ActionScript3 class that converts bitmap images into multiple planes for photo slideshow effects.

#tweenmax#photo-slideshow#visual-effects
Stars15
Forks2
Last commit15 years ago
Voronoi
VoronoiGame Maker Language

A GameMaker Studio 2.3 shader that creates a Voronoi diagram pixel sampling effect for unique game visuals.

#graphics#voronoi-diagram#visual-effects
Stars13
Forks0
Last commit4 years ago
Animated Flag
Animated FlagGame Maker Language

A vertex-animated object for GameMaker Studio 2.3+ that creates realtime flag/wave effects from a single image.

#gamemaker#animation#realtime-effects
Stars13
Forks1
Last commit2 years ago
the-cube
the-cubeHTML

A 2012 experiment demonstrating 3D cube transformations using CSS3 transitions and transforms.

#css-transforms#visual-effects#browser-technology
Stars12
Forks7
Last commit3 years ago
ngx-confetti-explosion
ngx-confetti-explosionTypeScript

An Angular component for creating customizable confetti explosion animations on web pages.

#confetti#angular2#visual-effects
Stars11
Forks4
Last commit1 year ago
ngx-gooey
ngx-gooeyHTML

An Angular component for implementing the gooey effect (shape blobbing/metaballs) with crisp rendering and Safari support.

#angular-component#metaballs#visual-effects
Stars11
Forks0
Last commit7 days ago
GMVerlet-Integration
GMVerlet-IntegrationYacc

Verlet integration physics engine for GameMaker Studio 2.3.1+ with point, shape, and sprite support.

#gamemaker#visual-effects#gamemaker-studio
Stars11
Forks0
Last commit5 years ago
Interactive Newton's Cradle
Interactive Newton's CradleSwift

A collection of Swift 3 demo projects showcasing various iOS animation techniques and visual effects.

#user-interface#ios#animation
Stars10
Forks1
Last commit8 years ago
Particles Wrapper
Particles WrapperYacc

A simplistic particle system wrapper for GameMaker Studio 2 that automates cleanup and simplifies particle creation.

#automated-cleanup#wrapper-library#visual-effects
Stars7
Forks0
Last commit3 years ago
ngx-parallax-stars
ngx-parallax-starsTypeScript

Angular library for creating animated star backgrounds with parallax scrolling effects.

#background-effects#ui-animations#library
Stars6
Forks0
Last commit5 days ago
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