3D particles to a 2D canvas

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3D particles to a 2D canvas

HTML5 Canvas - Projecting 3D particles to a 2D canvas. from rectangleworld.com

added JQuery slider to resize

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index.html

<div style="text-align:center">
<div class="slider" id="slider-range"></div>
<div class="slider" id="slider-test"></div>
  
  <canvas id="canvasOne" width="900" height="520" ></canvas>
  <p>HTML5 Canvas - Projecting 3D particles to a 2D canvas. &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://www.rectangleworld.com">rectangleworld.com</a></p>
</div>

script.js

window.addEventListener("load", windowLoadHandler, false);
var sphereRad = 280;
var radius_sp=1;
//for debug messages
var Debugger = function() { };
Debugger.log = function(message) {
	try {
		console.log(message);
	}
	catch (exception) {
		return;
	}
}

function windowLoadHandler() {
	canvasApp();
}

function canvasSupport() {
	return Modernizr.canvas;
}

function canvasApp() {
	if (!canvasSupport()) {
		return;
	}
	
	var theCanvas = document.getElementById("canvasOne");
	var context = theCanvas.getContext("2d");
	
	var displayWidth;
	var displayHeight;
	var timer;
	var wait;
	var count;
	var numToAddEachFrame;
	var particleList;
	var recycleBin;
	var particleAlpha;
	var r,g,b;
	var fLen;
	var m;
	var projCenterX;
	var projCenterY;
	var zMax;
	var turnAngle;
	var turnSpeed;
	var sphereCenterX, sphereCenterY, sphereCenterZ;
	var particleRad;
	var zeroAlphaDepth;
	var randAccelX, randAccelY, randAccelZ;
	var gravity;
	var rgbString;
	//we are defining a lot of variables used in the screen update functions globally so that they don't have to be redefined every frame.
	var p;
	var outsideTest;
	var nextParticle;
	var sinAngle;
	var cosAngle;
	var rotX, rotZ;
	var depthAlphaFactor;
	var i;
	var theta, phi;
	var x0, y0, z0;
		
	init();
	
	function init() {
		wait = 1;
		count = wait - 1;
		numToAddEachFrame = 8;
		
		//particle color
		r = 70;
		g = 255;
		b = 140;
		
		rgbString = "rgba("+r+","+g+","+b+","; //partial string for color which will be completed by appending alpha value.
		particleAlpha = 1; //maximum alpha
		
		displayWidth = theCanvas.width;
		displayHeight = theCanvas.height;
		
		fLen = 320; //represents the distance from the viewer to z=0 depth.
		
		//projection center coordinates sets location of origin
		projCenterX = displayWidth/2;
		projCenterY = displayHeight/2;
		
		//we will not draw coordinates if they have too large of a z-coordinate (which means they are very close to the observer).
		zMax = fLen-2;
		
		particleList = {};
		recycleBin = {};
		
		//random acceleration factors - causes some random motion
		randAccelX = 0.1;
		randAccelY = 0.1;
		randAccelZ = 0.1;
		
		gravity = -0; //try changing to a positive number (not too large, for example 0.3), or negative for floating upwards.
		
		particleRad = 2.5;
		
		sphereCenterX = 0;
		sphereCenterY = 0;
		sphereCenterZ = -3 - sphereRad;
		
		//alpha values will lessen as particles move further back, causing depth-based darkening:
		zeroAlphaDepth = -750; 
		
		turnSpeed = 2*Math.PI/1200; //the sphere will rotate at this speed (one complete rotation every 1600 frames).
		turnAngle = 0; //initial angle
		
		timer = setInterval(onTimer, 10/24);
	}
	
	function onTimer() {
		//if enough time has elapsed, we will add new particles.		
		count++;
			if (count >= wait) {
						
			count = 0;
			for (i = 0; i < numToAddEachFrame; i++) {
				theta = Math.random()*2*Math.PI;
				phi = Math.acos(Math.random()*2-1);
				x0 = sphereRad*Math.sin(phi)*Math.cos(theta);
				y0 = sphereRad*Math.sin(phi)*Math.sin(theta);
				z0 = sphereRad*Math.cos(phi);
				
				//We use the addParticle function to add a new particle. The parameters set the position and velocity components.
				//Note that the velocity parameters will cause the particle to initially fly outwards away from the sphere center (after
				//it becomes unstuck).
				var p = addParticle(x0, sphereCenterY + y0, sphereCenterZ + z0, 0.002*x0, 0.002*y0, 0.002*z0);
				
				//we set some "envelope" parameters which will control the evolving alpha of the particles.
				p.attack = 50;
				p.hold = 50;
				p.decay = 100;
				p.initValue = 0;
				p.holdValue = particleAlpha;
				p.lastValue = 0;
				
				//the particle will be stuck in one place until this time has elapsed:
				p.stuckTime = 90 + Math.random()*20;
				
				p.accelX = 0;
				p.accelY = gravity;
				p.accelZ = 0;
			}
		}
		
		//update viewing angle
		turnAngle = (turnAngle + turnSpeed) % (2*Math.PI);
		sinAngle = Math.sin(turnAngle);
		cosAngle = Math.cos(turnAngle);

		//background fill
		context.fillStyle = "#000000";
		context.fillRect(0,0,displayWidth,displayHeight);
		
		//update and draw particles
		p = particleList.first;
		while (p != null) {
			//before list is altered record next particle
			nextParticle = p.next;
			
			//update age
			p.age++;
			
			//if the particle is past its "stuck" time, it will begin to move.
			if (p.age > p.stuckTime) {	
				p.velX += p.accelX + randAccelX*(Math.random()*2 - 1);
				p.velY += p.accelY + randAccelY*(Math.random()*2 - 1);
				p.velZ += p.accelZ + randAccelZ*(Math.random()*2 - 1);
				
				p.x += p.velX;
				p.y += p.velY;
				p.z += p.velZ;
			}
			
			/*
			We are doing two things here to calculate display coordinates.
			The whole display is being rotated around a vertical axis, so we first calculate rotated coordinates for
			x and z (but the y coordinate will not change).
			Then, we take the new coordinates (rotX, y, rotZ), and project these onto the 2D view plane.
			*/
			rotX =  cosAngle*p.x + sinAngle*(p.z - sphereCenterZ);
			rotZ =  -sinAngle*p.x + cosAngle*(p.z - sphereCenterZ) + sphereCenterZ;
			m =radius_sp* fLen/(fLen - rotZ);
			p.projX = rotX*m + projCenterX;
			p.projY = p.y*m + projCenterY;
				
			//update alpha according to envelope parameters.
			if (p.age < p.attack+p.hold+p.decay) {
				if (p.age < p.attack) {
					p.alpha = (p.holdValue - p.initValue)/p.attack*p.age + p.initValue;
				}
				else if (p.age < p.attack+p.hold) {
					p.alpha = p.holdValue;
				}
				else if (p.age < p.attack+p.hold+p.decay) {
					p.alpha = (p.lastValue - p.holdValue)/p.decay*(p.age-p.attack-p.hold) + p.holdValue;
				}
			}
			else {
				p.dead = true;
			}
			
			//see if the particle is still within the viewable range.
			if ((p.projX > displayWidth)||(p.projX<0)||(p.projY<0)||(p.projY>displayHeight)||(rotZ>zMax)) {
				outsideTest = true;
			}
			else {
				outsideTest = false;
			}
			
			if (outsideTest||p.dead) {
				recycle(p);
			}
			
			else {
				//depth-dependent darkening
				depthAlphaFactor = (1-rotZ/zeroAlphaDepth);
				depthAlphaFactor = (depthAlphaFactor > 1) ? 1 : ((depthAlphaFactor<0) ? 0 : depthAlphaFactor);
				context.fillStyle = rgbString + depthAlphaFactor*p.alpha + ")";
				
				//draw
				context.beginPath();
				context.arc(p.projX, p.projY, m*particleRad, 0, 2*Math.PI, false);
				context.closePath();
				context.fill();
			}
			
			p = nextParticle;
		}
	}
		
	function addParticle(x0,y0,z0,vx0,vy0,vz0) {
		var newParticle;
		var color;
		
		//check recycle bin for available drop:
		if (recycleBin.first != null) {
			newParticle = recycleBin.first;
			//remove from bin
			if (newParticle.next != null) {
				recycleBin.first = newParticle.next;
				newParticle.next.prev = null;
			}
			else {
				recycleBin.first = null;
			}
		}
		//if the recycle bin is empty, create a new particle (a new ampty object):
		else {
			newParticle = {};
		}
		
		//add to beginning of particle list
		if (particleList.first == null) {
			particleList.first = newParticle;
			newParticle.prev = null;
			newParticle.next = null;
		}
		else {
			newParticle.next = particleList.first;
			particleList.first.prev = newParticle;
			particleList.first = newParticle;
			newParticle.prev = null;
		}
		
		//initialize
		newParticle.x = x0;
		newParticle.y = y0;
		newParticle.z = z0;
		newParticle.velX = vx0;
		newParticle.velY = vy0;
		newParticle.velZ = vz0;
		newParticle.age = 0;
		newParticle.dead = false;
		if (Math.random() < 0.5) {
			newParticle.right = true;
		}
		else {
			newParticle.right = false;
		}
		return newParticle;		
	}
	
	function recycle(p) {
		//remove from particleList
		if (particleList.first == p) {
			if (p.next != null) {
				p.next.prev = null;
				particleList.first = p.next;
			}
			else {
				particleList.first = null;
			}
		}
		else {
			if (p.next == null) {
				p.prev.next = null;
			}
			else {
				p.prev.next = p.next;
				p.next.prev = p.prev;
			}
		}
		//add to recycle bin
		if (recycleBin.first == null) {
			recycleBin.first = p;
			p.prev = null;
			p.next = null;
		}
		else {
			p.next = recycleBin.first;
			recycleBin.first.prev = p;
			recycleBin.first = p;
			p.prev = null;
		}
	}	
}


$(function() {
    $( "#slider-range" ).slider({
      range:false,
      min: 20,
      max: 500,
      value: 280,
      slide: function( event, ui ) {
         console.log(ui.value);
        sphereRad = ui.value;
      }
    });
  });

$(function() {
    $( "#slider-test" ).slider({
      range:false,
      min: 1.0,
      max: 2.0,
      value: 1,
      step:0.01,
      slide: function( event, ui ) {
        radius_sp = ui.value;
      }
    });
  });



 

scripts

<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.11.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/modernizr/2.6.2/modernizr.min.js"></script>

style.css

body {background-color:#000000; color:#555555;} 
h4 {font-family: sans-serif; color:#555555; font-size:16px;}
h3 {font-family: sans-serif; color:#555555;}
p {font-family: sans-serif; color:#888888; font-size:14px;}
a {font-family: sans-serif; color:#d15423; text-decoration:none;}

.slider{
  width:500px;
  background: rgba(0,90,50,0.7);
}


/*


HTML5 Canvas - Projecting 3D particles to a 2D canvas.
from rectangleworld.com



-- I did not code this, just added the jquery slider -- 

-*/

styles

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