<canvas class="webgl"></canvas>
<script id="firefliesVertexShader" type="x-shader/x-vertex">
  uniform float uPixelRatio;
uniform float uSize;
uniform float uTime;
attribute float aScale;
void main() {
  vec4 modelPosition = modelMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0);
  modelPosition.y += sin(uTime + modelPosition.x * 100.0) * aScale * 0.2;
  modelPosition.z += cos(uTime + modelPosition.x * 100.0) * aScale * 0.2;
  modelPosition.x += cos(uTime + modelPosition.x * 100.0) * aScale * 0.2;
  vec4 viewPosition = viewMatrix * modelPosition;
  vec4 projectionPostion = projectionMatrix * viewPosition;

  gl_Position = projectionPostion;
  gl_PointSize = uSize * aScale * uPixelRatio;
  gl_PointSize *= (1.0 / - viewPosition.z);
}
</script>

<script id="firefliesFragmentShader" type="x-shader/x-fragment">
  void main() {
  float distanceToCenter = distance(gl_PointCoord, vec2(0.5));
  float strength = 0.05 / distanceToCenter - 0.1;
  gl_FragColor = vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, strength);
}
</script>
<script id="portalVertexShader" type="x-shader/x-vertex">
  varying vec2 vUv;

void main() {
  vec4 modelPosition = modelMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0);
  vec4 viewPosition = viewMatrix * modelPosition;
  vec4 projectionPosition = projectionMatrix * viewPosition;
  gl_Position = projectionPosition;
  vUv = uv;
}
</script>
<script id="portalFragmentShader" type="x-shader/x-fragment">
  uniform float uTime;
uniform vec3 uColorStart;
uniform vec3 uColorEnd;

varying vec2 vUv;
//	Classic Perlin 3D Noise 
//	by Stefan Gustavson
//
vec4 permute(vec4 x){return mod(((x*34.0)+1.0)*x, 289.0);}
vec4 taylorInvSqrt(vec4 r){return 1.79284291400159 - 0.85373472095314 * r;}
vec3 fade(vec3 t) {return t*t*t*(t*(t*6.0-15.0)+10.0);}

float cnoise(vec3 P){
  vec3 Pi0 = floor(P); // Integer part for indexing
  vec3 Pi1 = Pi0 + vec3(1.0); // Integer part + 1
  Pi0 = mod(Pi0, 289.0);
  Pi1 = mod(Pi1, 289.0);
  vec3 Pf0 = fract(P); // Fractional part for interpolation
  vec3 Pf1 = Pf0 - vec3(1.0); // Fractional part - 1.0
  vec4 ix = vec4(Pi0.x, Pi1.x, Pi0.x, Pi1.x);
  vec4 iy = vec4(Pi0.yy, Pi1.yy);
  vec4 iz0 = Pi0.zzzz;
  vec4 iz1 = Pi1.zzzz;

  vec4 ixy = permute(permute(ix) + iy);
  vec4 ixy0 = permute(ixy + iz0);
  vec4 ixy1 = permute(ixy + iz1);

  vec4 gx0 = ixy0 / 7.0;
  vec4 gy0 = fract(floor(gx0) / 7.0) - 0.5;
  gx0 = fract(gx0);
  vec4 gz0 = vec4(0.5) - abs(gx0) - abs(gy0);
  vec4 sz0 = step(gz0, vec4(0.0));
  gx0 -= sz0 * (step(0.0, gx0) - 0.5);
  gy0 -= sz0 * (step(0.0, gy0) - 0.5);

  vec4 gx1 = ixy1 / 7.0;
  vec4 gy1 = fract(floor(gx1) / 7.0) - 0.5;
  gx1 = fract(gx1);
  vec4 gz1 = vec4(0.5) - abs(gx1) - abs(gy1);
  vec4 sz1 = step(gz1, vec4(0.0));
  gx1 -= sz1 * (step(0.0, gx1) - 0.5);
  gy1 -= sz1 * (step(0.0, gy1) - 0.5);

  vec3 g000 = vec3(gx0.x,gy0.x,gz0.x);
  vec3 g100 = vec3(gx0.y,gy0.y,gz0.y);
  vec3 g010 = vec3(gx0.z,gy0.z,gz0.z);
  vec3 g110 = vec3(gx0.w,gy0.w,gz0.w);
  vec3 g001 = vec3(gx1.x,gy1.x,gz1.x);
  vec3 g101 = vec3(gx1.y,gy1.y,gz1.y);
  vec3 g011 = vec3(gx1.z,gy1.z,gz1.z);
  vec3 g111 = vec3(gx1.w,gy1.w,gz1.w);

  vec4 norm0 = taylorInvSqrt(vec4(dot(g000, g000), dot(g010, g010), dot(g100, g100), dot(g110, g110)));
  g000 *= norm0.x;
  g010 *= norm0.y;
  g100 *= norm0.z;
  g110 *= norm0.w;
  vec4 norm1 = taylorInvSqrt(vec4(dot(g001, g001), dot(g011, g011), dot(g101, g101), dot(g111, g111)));
  g001 *= norm1.x;
  g011 *= norm1.y;
  g101 *= norm1.z;
  g111 *= norm1.w;

  float n000 = dot(g000, Pf0);
  float n100 = dot(g100, vec3(Pf1.x, Pf0.yz));
  float n010 = dot(g010, vec3(Pf0.x, Pf1.y, Pf0.z));
  float n110 = dot(g110, vec3(Pf1.xy, Pf0.z));
  float n001 = dot(g001, vec3(Pf0.xy, Pf1.z));
  float n101 = dot(g101, vec3(Pf1.x, Pf0.y, Pf1.z));
  float n011 = dot(g011, vec3(Pf0.x, Pf1.yz));
  float n111 = dot(g111, Pf1);

  vec3 fade_xyz = fade(Pf0);
  vec4 n_z = mix(vec4(n000, n100, n010, n110), vec4(n001, n101, n011, n111), fade_xyz.z);
  vec2 n_yz = mix(n_z.xy, n_z.zw, fade_xyz.y);
  float n_xyz = mix(n_yz.x, n_yz.y, fade_xyz.x); 
  return 2.2 * n_xyz;
}

void main() {
  // Displace UV by adding perlin nouise
  vec2 displacedUv = vUv + cnoise(vec3(vUv * 7.0, uTime * 0.1));

  // Perlin noise
  float strength = cnoise(vec3(displacedUv * 5.0, uTime * 0.2));

  // Outer glow
  float outerGlow = distance(vUv, vec2(0.5)) * 5.0 - 1.4;
  strength += outerGlow;

  // Step 
  strength += step(-0.2, strength) * 0.8;

  // Clamp
  strength = clamp(strength, 0.0, 1.0);
  
  // Final Color
  vec3 color = mix(uColorStart, uColorEnd, strength);
  gl_FragColor = vec4(color, 1.0);
}
</script>
* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

html,
body {
  overflow: hidden;
}

.webgl {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  outline: none;
}
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const portalVertexShader = document.getElementById("portalVertexShader")
  .textContent;
const portalFragmentShader = document.getElementById("portalFragmentShader")
  .textContent;

const firefliesVertexShader = document.getElementById("firefliesVertexShader")
  .textContent;
const firefliesFragmentShader = document.getElementById(
  "firefliesFragmentShader"
).textContent;

const debugObject = {
  clearColor: "#1e2243",
  portalColorStart: "#b91fac",
  portalColorEnd: "#ffebf3"
};

// Canvas
const canvas = document.querySelector("canvas.webgl");

// Scene
const scene = new THREE.Scene();

/**
 * Loaders
 */
// Texture loader
const textureLoader = new THREE.TextureLoader();

// GLTF loader
const gltfLoader = new THREE.GLTFLoader();

const bakedTexture = textureLoader.load(
  "https://assets.codepen.io/22914/baked-02.jpg"
);
bakedTexture.encoding = THREE.sRGBEncoding;

/**
 * Materials
 */

// baked material
const bakedMaterial = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({ map: bakedTexture });

// Do not flip the Y axes of the texture which is on by default for some reason
bakedTexture.flipY = false;

// Pole light material
const poleLightMaterial = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({ color: "#f0bf94" });

// PortalLightMaterial
const portalLightMaterial = new THREE.ShaderMaterial({
  vertexShader: portalVertexShader,
  fragmentShader: portalFragmentShader,
  transparent: false,
  blending: THREE.AdditiveBlending,
  uniforms: {
    uTime: { value: 0 },
    uColorStart: { value: new THREE.Color(debugObject.portalColorStart) },
    uColorEnd: { value: new THREE.Color(debugObject.portalColorEnd) }
  }
});

/**
 * Model
 */
gltfLoader.load("https://assets.codepen.io/22914/portal-2.glb", (gltf) => {
  const bakedMesh = gltf.scene.children.find((child) => child.name === "baked");
  bakedMesh.material = bakedMaterial;

  const portalLight = gltf.scene.children.find(
    (child) => child.name === "portalCircle"
  );
  portalLight.material = portalLightMaterial;
  gltf.scene.children
    .filter((child) => child.name.includes("lampLight"))
    .forEach((light) => {
      light.material = poleLightMaterial;
    });

  scene.add(gltf.scene);
});

/**
 * Fireflies
 */

// Geometry
const firefliesGeometry = new THREE.BufferGeometry();
const firefliesCount = 30;
const positionArray = new Float32Array(firefliesCount * 3);
const scaleArray = new Float32Array(firefliesCount);
for (let i = 0; i < firefliesCount; i++) {
  new THREE.Vector3(
    (Math.random() - 0.5) * 4,
    Math.random() * 1.5,
    (Math.random() - 0.5) * 4
  ).toArray(positionArray, i * 3);
  scaleArray[i] = Math.random();
  scaleArray[i] = Math.random();
}
firefliesGeometry.setAttribute(
  "position",
  new THREE.BufferAttribute(positionArray, 3)
);
firefliesGeometry.setAttribute(
  "aScale",
  new THREE.BufferAttribute(scaleArray, 1)
);

const firefliesMaterial = new THREE.ShaderMaterial({
  vertexShader: firefliesVertexShader,
  fragmentShader: firefliesFragmentShader,
  transparent: true,
  uniforms: {
    uTime: { value: 0 },
    uPixelRatio: { value: Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio, 2) },
    uSize: { value: 100 }
  },
  blending: THREE.AdditiveBlending,
  depthWrite: false
});
const fireflies = new THREE.Points(firefliesGeometry, firefliesMaterial);
scene.add(fireflies);

/**
 * Sizes
 */
const sizes = {
  width: window.innerWidth,
  height: window.innerHeight
};

window.addEventListener("resize", () => {
  // Update sizes
  sizes.width = window.innerWidth;
  sizes.height = window.innerHeight;

  // Update camera
  camera.aspect = sizes.width / sizes.height;
  camera.updateProjectionMatrix();

  // Update renderer
  renderer.setSize(sizes.width, sizes.height);
  renderer.setPixelRatio(Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio, 2));

  /// Update fireflies
  firefliesMaterial.uniforms.uPixelRatio.value = Math.min(
    window.devicePixelRatio,
    2
  );
});

/**
 * Camera
 */
// Base camera
const camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(
  45,
  sizes.width / sizes.height,
  0.1,
  100
);
camera.position.x = -4;
camera.position.y = 2;
camera.position.z = -4;
scene.add(camera);

// Controls
const controls = new THREE.OrbitControls(camera, canvas);
controls.enableDamping = true;

// Don't go below the ground
controls.maxPolarAngle = Math.PI / 2 - 0.1;

// Clamp panning
const minPan = new THREE.Vector3(-0.2, -0.2, -0.2);
const maxPan = new THREE.Vector3(2, 2, 2);
const _v = new THREE.Vector3();

controls.addEventListener("change", function () {
  _v.copy(controls.target);
  controls.target.clamp(minPan, maxPan);
  _v.sub(controls.target);
  camera.position.sub(_v);
});

/**
 * Renderer
 */
const renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer({
  canvas: canvas,
  antialias: true
});
renderer.setSize(sizes.width, sizes.height);
renderer.setPixelRatio(Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio, 2));
renderer.outputEncoding = THREE.sRGBEncoding;
renderer.setClearColor(debugObject.clearColor);
/**
 * Animate
 */
const clock = new THREE.Clock();

const tick = () => {
  const elapsedTime = clock.getElapsedTime();

  firefliesMaterial.uniforms.uTime.value = elapsedTime;
  portalLightMaterial.uniforms.uTime.value = elapsedTime;

  // Update controls
  controls.update();

  // Render
  renderer.render(scene, camera);

  // Call tick again on the next frame
  window.requestAnimationFrame(tick);
};

tick();
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External CSS

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External JavaScript

  1. https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/three.js/r125/three.min.js
  2. https://unpkg.com/three@0.125.2/examples/js/controls/OrbitControls.js
  3. https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/dat-gui/0.7.7/dat.gui.min.js
  4. https://unpkg.com/three@0.125.2/examples/js/loaders/GLTFLoader.js