Download the full XNA source.

View the JavaScript demo.

This is an easy to implement, cool little effect.  We’re going to use particle effects to form text as shown in the video below.  You can use it to spice up a menu screen or credits.

I recommend watching the videos in HD since the particles are very small and get blurred a lot on lower resolutions.

The basic technique is the same in both XNA and JavaScript.  We draw some text to a render target or canvas and read back its pixels. … Continue reading