dugagjin / particles.net

Particles.js port to .NET

particles.NET

When I saw this or this it looked so cool that I wanted it as screensaver.

If you want the same screensaver as the one shown on the GIF then you can download the defautScreenSaver.scr file added to this repository. Once downloaded you can right click on it and to choose install.

Create screensaver from the code

• Open the solution
• Set Visual Studio to release
• Build
• Go to the release folder where the .exe is
• Replace the .exe with .scr
• Right click on the .scr and choose install

Options

You can change the global parameters to customize it.

private const int Threshold = 200;
private const int NumberOfParticles = 100;
private const int RefreshSpeed = 33;
private Color _color = Color.FromArgb(0, 82, 148, 226);
private readonly Brush _backgroundColor = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromRgb(48, 54, 66));

• Threshold: distance in pixels in which the lines start to be visible
• NumberOfParticles: self-explainatory
• RefreshSpeed: The time between frames in ms
• _color: color of the lines and particles
• _backgroundColor: color of the canvas

Advanced

If you don't like dots but want to have other shapes such as a star then you can create a new class which extends to this interface:

public interface IParticle {
    void Update();
    Shape Form { get; }
    Point Position { get; }
    int Size { get; }
}

Once done you only have to change this:

var particles = Enumerable.Range(0, NumberOfParticles).Select(element => new Particle(random, _color)).ToList();

To:

var particles = Enumerable.Range(0, NumberOfParticles).Select(element => new YOURCUSTOMCLASS(...)).ToList();

particles.net's Issues

Slow down if you use more points

hi if we use more points (50 or 100)
application is Hang and slow almost done