Particle Effects Website — Atmospheric to Spectacular
Sites with particle systems — ambient drift, reactive clusters, GPU-driven storms — for atmosphere or hero focus.
Particle effects websites use particle systems as a primary visual ingredient. Spectrum: ambient drift (300-500 particles for atmosphere), reactive clusters (gather around cursor or scroll), GPU-driven storms (100K+ particles via shader-driven approaches). Cost scales with complexity, quoted per project. The biggest cost-quality decision is shader-driven (GPU compute, scales) vs CPU-driven (per-particle JS control, easier to art-direct). I default to shader-driven for sites with 1K+ particles, CPU-driven for smaller scenes that need precise control. Both approaches respect mobile performance budgets through device-tier detection.
Technical foundation
Stack: Three.js v0.170 with GSAP for animation timeline, Lenis for smooth scroll, Vite for build, GLSL for custom shaders when needed. Hosting with a fast first byte, HTTP/2, Brotli compression and long-lived caching for static assets. Before launch I run a mobile Lighthouse test and send you the result.
Where it fits
This service is the right call when the brand needs a visual moment that sets it apart from the average competitor — agencies pitching new business, premium e-commerce, portfolios that need to look ahead-of-curve. If you need a basic content site or blog, a static-site generator without 3D is more economical and ranks just as well for simple keyword targets.
Timeline
The timeline depends on scope and is set in the written offer. I send progress notes in writing, so you always know where the project stands.
Concrete deliverable
What you receive at handover: a working Particle Effects Website — Atmospheric to Spectacular on production hosting, all source files handed over, og-images for social sharing, basic schema.org markup and a sitemap entry. The source code, domain and hosting are yours — I never hold code hostage.
Frequently asked questions
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Tell me what you need — clear written scope, no surprises.