Particle Dreams

Directed by Karl Sims · 1988

A sequence of dreamlike scenes built entirely from simulated particles, from an explosion and a snowstorm to a waterfall and a churning head.

A landmark of early computer animation, now digitally restored, showing particle effects in their infancy.

This computer animation has been digitally restored from its original master videotape. It contains a collection of dream sequences created using 3D particle systems techniques. Behavior rules and physical simulations we

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