Cartoonish Fire particle effect made in DirectX 10 with geometry shader

Me and some class mates spent the weekend with a nice little game development LAN.
I created this particle effect in directX 10, using a shader in HLSL. Each particle is represented by a single point vector plus some data about alpha and lifetime. Each point is then streamed to the shader, which converts the point vector to a billboard, with the use of a geometry shader. in the pixel shader each billboard is textured with a transparent fire-ish texture.
The arrow keys moves the particle effect spawn source.

Just to make the demo video a bit more fun, I added music and made the flame "dance" to the music :D The song playing is "Amazing horse chill cover" also made by me, available separately at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5QLg-pl6-4

Last but not least, don't forget to check out my facebook page:
http://facebook.com/robinerd
and my website:
http://robinerd.com

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• cartoonish
• cel
• shade
• cell
• dancing
• fire
• particles
• direct
• directx
• 10
• billboard
• quad
• alpha
• lifetime
• engine
• shader
• geometry
• pixel
• vertex
• glow
• effect
• sync
• synchronized
• with
• music
• amazing
• horse
• chill
• cover

[redflames567]

There are very few talented people on Youtube but your definitely one of them

[Robinerd]

@redflames567 woow, thank you!! :D

[SkotFischer]

The fire was cool but that track, totally awesome. One of yours?

[DoomsdayOdd]

@SkotFischer look up amazing horse, its the same tune. he did an 8bit remix of it, though this is not 8bit obviously.

[Robinerd]

@DoomsdayOdd yeah :) I actually made both an 8bit version and this "chill cover" as I call it

[Robinerd]

@SkotFischer I'm really glad you like it :D yeah this is my cover version, and as doomsdayOdd stated, I've also made an 8bit version :)  Check out the link to the song separately, in the description

[2000Ditto]

AMAZING HORSE CLASSICAL!!!! HAHAHAHA XD

[veyronman]

@Tojeczek raisins*

[critic2o5]

@Robinerd Yeah sorry forgot to read the description ^^" but it is kinda weird to have this mashed up with a song about a dude on horse trying to get laid.

[Robinerd]

@critic2o5 to make the demo more fun :) and to promote my own music ofc ;)

[critic2o5]

Why is the "look at my horse" song in there?!