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EnergyBalls – animated "energy balls" floating in "space"
/*
Author: Stephen Bussard
Twitter: @sbussard
*/
var sin = Math.sin,
cos = Math.cos,
tan = Math.tan,
ln = Math.log,
log = Math.LOG10E,
pi = Math.PI,
sqrt = Math.sqrt,
rdm = Math.random,
rnd = Math.round,
abs = Math.abs,
canvas, // html canvas element
ctx, // canvas context
t, // animation parameter
X, // a parameter roughly corresponding to path width
Y, // a parameter roughly corresponding to path height
W, // document width
H, // document height
phases, // phases that are used (to avoid placing two items in the same place)
EnergyBalls, // a list of EnergyBall objects
Stars, // a list of Star objects
i; // dummy variable used for looping
canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
canvas.width = W = window.innerWidth;
canvas.height = H = window.innerHeight;
canvas.style.position = "absolute";
canvas.style.zIndex = -2;
document.body.appendChild(canvas);
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
t = 0;
X = -121;
Y = 336;
phases = [];
function f(b) {
var u = t / 2000 + b.phase;
return ((W - X) / 2) * (cos(u) * 0.2 + sin(u * 10) * 0.6 + sin(u * 100 / 2) * 0.3) + W / 2;
}
function g(b) {
var u = t / 2000 + b.phase;
return ((H - Y) / 2) * (sin(u) * 0.2 + cos(u * 10) * 0.6 + cos(u * 100 / 2) * 0.3) + H / 2;
}
function Star() {
this.x = rdm() * W;
this.y = rdm() * H;
var h = 0,
s = 0,
l = 100,
a = Math.random() * 0.2;
this.color = "hsla(" + h + "," + s + "%," + l + "%," + a + ")";
}
Star.prototype.draw = function () {
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.fillStyle = this.color;
ctx.arc(this.x, this.y, 1, Math.PI * 2, false);
ctx.fill();
};
function EnergyBall() {
var i,
h = rnd(Math.random() * 30) + 190,
s,
l,
a,
phs;
this.radius = rnd(rdm() * 450) / 10 + 50;
this.energyLevel = rnd(rdm() * 18) + 18;
//phase offset
phs = rnd(rdm() * pi * 100);
while (phases.indexOf(phs) !== -1 && phases.length > 0) {
phs = rnd(rdm() * 75);
}
this.phase = phs;
phases.push(phs);
this.enCol = [];
for (i = 0; i < this.energyLevel; i += 1) {
s = rnd(Math.random() * 20) + 80;
l = 20;
a = rnd(rdm() * 3) / 10 + 0.1;
this.enCol.push("hsla(" + h + "," + s + "%," + l + "%," + a + ")");
}
}
EnergyBall.prototype.draw = function () {
var x = f(this),
y = g(this),
x1,
y1,
i;
for (i = 1; i < this.energyLevel; i += 1) {
x1 = x + this.radius * sin(t / 25 + this.phase + i + sin(t / 100 + this.phase + i)) * i / 36;
y1 = y + this.radius * cos(t / 25 + this.phase + i + cos(t / 100 + this.phase + i)) * i / 36;
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.fillStyle = this.enCol[i];
ctx.arc(x1, y1, this.radius * (i / 12), Math.PI * 2, false);
ctx.fill();
}
};
function draw() {
var i,
b;
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = "source-over";
ctx.fillStyle = "rgba(0, 0, 0, .5)";
ctx.fillRect(0, 0, W, H);
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = "lighter";
t += 1;
for (i = 0; i < Stars.length; i += 1) {
Stars[i].draw();
}
for (i = 0; i < EnergyBalls.length; i += 1) {
b = EnergyBalls[i];
b.draw();
}
setTimeout(draw, 33);
}
//var p = new EnergyBall();
EnergyBalls = [];
for (i = 0; i < 3; i += 1) {
EnergyBalls.push(new EnergyBall());
}
Stars = [];
for (i = 0; i < 1000; i += 1) {
Stars.push(new Star());
}
draw();
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