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How to Code - Tron-Like Particle Tunnels

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This course demonstrates how to create a Tron-like particle tunnel in JavaScript with the HTML Canvas API. It covers arranging particles around circles with sine and cosine, animating expanding rings, spawning them from mouse coordinates, and colorizing the effect.

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Project overview
Initial canvas setup
Populate canvas with particles
Whiteboard explanation of sine / cosine
Create a ring of circles
Ring expansion animation
Generate multiple rings over time
Remove off-screen particles
Spawn from mouse coordinates
Colorize background and particles over time
Speed-run / particle effect examples
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