🔥 Fire Simulations Collection

This repository contains two independent implementations of interactive fire particle simulations, both built to explore real-time flame effects:

1. 3D Version – Powered by React Three Fiber (Three.js)
   A full 3D scene with orbiting camera, bloom post-processing, soft particles, and a glowing fire pit.

2. 2D Version – Pure React + Canvas 2D
   A lightweight 2D simulation using native canvas drawing, radial gradients, and trail effects — no 3D libraries required.

Both versions feature:

• Adjustable "energy" slider (10–100%) that controls flame intensity, height, spread, and color.
• Gaussian-distributed particle spawning for natural, organic flame shapes.
• Physics-based motion (buoyancy, turbulence, drag, random bursts).
• Realistic color progression from hot white/yellow to cool red/orange.

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🚀 Quick Start

Each project is a standalone Vite + React app.

For the 3D version:

cd 3d-fire-r3f
npm install
npm run dev

For the 2D version:

cd 2d-fire-canvas
npm install
npm run dev