Data Stream

Data Stream wraps an object in two spiralling streams of glowing particles, one winding up and the other down, like data or energy flowing through a tech scene. Each stream shifts colour along its length, and the particles grow larger and brighter toward the head of the stream.

How it works

The particles ride along two spirals around the object, half a turn apart and moving in opposite directions. Each particle fades in at one end and out at the other, so the streams look endless. Colour runs through a gradient from a cold colour, through a mid colour, to a hot colour, and the second stream runs it the other way with a slightly shifted tint, so the two read as separate flows. Every particle is a soft dot with a small cross-shaped sparkle, and the radius of the spiral breathes slightly for a less mechanical look.

Settings

• Particle Count: particles per stream.
• Spiral Turns: how many times the streams wind around the object.
• Stream Radius: how far from the object they run.
• Particle Size: the size of each dot.
• Inward: reverses the direction of flow.
• Cold Color, Mid Color and Hot Color set the gradient; Color tints its far end.

Use it for

Tech and AI products, data visualisation backdrops, energy and charging moments, sci-fi interfaces. See also DNA Helix for a structured double spiral and the Circuit Grid for a tech floor.