I Tried Rendering Millions Of Particles

Buy a shirt! - https://acerola.gg/ Cool particle systems have been popping up in games across the last decade. Why are these novel particle systems a new thing? What tech enables them? How many particles can a midrange gpu draw? Topics covered: particle definition, gpu instancing, iterated function systems, the chaos game, matrix transformations, linear interpolation, fragment shader bottlenecks, point list meshes, extensions and applications of iterated function systems References: https://paulbourke.net/fractals/ifs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_game https://www.youtube.com/@acegikmo - Lerp smoothing is broken Support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/acerola_t Socials: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/acerola.gg Twitter: https://twitter.com/Acerola_t Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/acerola Discord: https://discord.gg/FxGQvbfm6Y Code: https://github.com/GarrettGunnell/Iterated-Function-Systems Music: Afternoon Break - Persona 3 OST In A Moment's Time - Skullgirls OST White Space - OMORI (Perf. Acerola) New Game - WORLD OF HORROR Junes Theme - Persona 4 OST This Mysterious Feeling - Persona 3 OST Midori Eyes - Paradise Killer OST GO!GO!STYLE - Paradise Killer OST Shipmeister's Shanty - Kingdom Hearts 2 OST During The Test - Persona 3 OST Just Like This - Persona 3 OST Neon District - VA-11 Hall-A OST Malevolent Shrine - Jujutsu Kaisen OST Joy - Persona 3 OST A New Frontier - VA-11 Hall-A OST Sandgem Town (Day) - Pokemon Diamond OST Layer Cake - Persona 5 OST Those Who Dwell In The Shadows - VA-11 Hall-A OST Gold Saucer - Final Fantasy VII OST Underground Club - VA-11 Hall-A OST Light Velocity - Gran Turismo 3 OST Lifebeat Of Lilim - VA-11 Hall-A OST Everyday Is Night - VA-11 Hall-A OST Muscle Blues - Persona 4 OST Like A Dream Come True - Persona 4 OST Ode To Heroes - Metaphor ReFantazio OST Thanks for watching! This video is dedicated to my friend, Alotryx. #acerola #gamedev #unity3d #graphics #shaders