"Particle wave" - type animations?

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I’m interested in finding out if UE can help create “particle wave” animations - I"m not sure what they’re called, if anything.

Example 1

Example 2

Ideally, though, I’d like to combine this in some ways with light streaks, sort of like those done in after effects, seen here

or like this, done in Blender.

Any suggestions appreciated.

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For the wave animations, spawn a bunch of particles in a 2D grid then animate their height according to one of dozens of wave functions you can find on the internet. Add depth of field and some rotations and you’re almost there.

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Hi
I know it’s been a month but I was hoping if you got any satisfying result? I’m a noob at particles so I’d love some guidance to get started :slight_smile:
Thanks!