A collection of real-time pixel effect Java applets, originally developed using JDK 1.02 (1997-2000).

Modern browsers no longer support Java applets, and the applets were designed for much smaller screen resolutions. They are still available for download if you’d like to explore them with a Java runtime.

Applets

FireLink .v3.1

Interactive fire buttons with customizable colors and link targets. Each button renders a small real-time fire animation that reacts to mouse interaction.

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ParticleFire .v3

Real-time particle fire simulation. Particles spawn at the bottom with random velocities and rise upward while following a configurable sinus wave.

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Lightmap / BumpedSurface .v2

Dynamic bump-mapped surface with interactive light source. The light follows the mouse cursor in real time or orbits automatically.

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WaterEffect .v2

Interactive water ripple simulation. Clicking or moving the mouse creates ripples that propagate outward and refract the underlying image.

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ZoomFader .v2

Zoom and fade transition effect. The applet continuously zooms into the source image while fading it toward a target color.

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ImageFader .v2

Image cross-fade and transition effect. Cycles through a sequence of images using smooth alpha blending.

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PixelDust .v3.02

Particle disintegration effect. The source image dissolves into individual pixels that scatter outward and then reassemble.

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TwistScroller .v2

Twisted scrolling text effect with custom bitmap fonts. Each column is displaced vertically by a sinus wave.

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Waschmaschine .v1

Vortex/whirlpool texture distortion where rotation varies by distance from the center. Ported to JavaScript/Canvas.

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RotoZoomer .v1

Real-time rotating and zooming texture effect using affine transformation. Ported to JavaScript/Canvas.

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TextureTunnel .v1

Textured tunnel flythrough using polar coordinate mapping for an infinite tube illusion.

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Color Tunnel .v1

Color-based tunnel effect with procedurally generated gradients producing concentric rings.

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2D Blobs .v1

Metaball simulation with positive and negative charge blobs that merge into organic shapes.

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Older Demos

3D Starfield .v1

Classic starfield flythrough. Stars are projected from 3D coordinates onto the 2D canvas using perspective division.

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ColorRun .v1

Scanline-by-scanline color sweep animation building up the picture line by line.

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