<input type="text" placeholder="Type for pixie dust..."/>
span,
input {
	
	border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.5);
	font-size:1.75em;
	padding:.25em .5em .3125em;
	color:rgba(255,255,255,.5);
	border-radius:.25em;
	background:transparent;
	transition:all .100s;
	
	&:focus{
		outline:none;
		color:rgba(255,255,255,.75);
		border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.75);
	}
	
	&.keyup {
		color:white;
		border-color:white;
		text-shadow:0 0 .125em white;
		box-shadow:0 0 .25em white,inset 0 0 .25em white;
	}
}


canvas {
	position:absolute;
	left:0;
	right:0;
	top:0;
	bottom:0;
	pointer-events:none;
}

input {
	font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold","Helvetica Rounded",Arial,sans-serif;
}

$placeholder-color:rgba(255,255,255,.5);

::-webkit-input-placeholder {
	color:$placeholder-color;
	text-shadow:0 0 .125em transparent;
	transition:all .25s;
}
input:focus::-webkit-input-placeholder {
	opacity:.5;
}

::-moz-placeholder {
	color:$placeholder-color;
	text-shadow:0 0 .125em transparent;
	transition:all .25s;
}
input:focus::-moz-placeholder {
	opacity:.5;
}

:-ms-input-placeholder {
	color:$placeholder-color;
	text-shadow:0 0 .125em transparent;
	transition:all .25s;
}
input:focus:-ms-input-placeholder {
	opacity:.5;
}

html,body {
	height:100%;
	overflow:hidden;
}

html {
	background:#333 url(https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/68397/forest-fly-agaric-fog-moss-fliegenpilz.jpg) no-repeat center bottom;
	background-size:cover;
}

body {
	box-shadow:inset 0 0 5em #000; 
}

input {
	position:absolute;
	box-sizing:border-box;
	bottom: 4em;
	left:50%;
	width:11em;
	margin-left:-5.5em;
}
View Compiled
console.clear();

var MAX_LIFE = 50;
var canvas = document.querySelector('canvas');
var input = document.querySelector('input');
var field = {}
var hasFocus = false;
var caret = document.createElement('span');
caret.style.position = 'absolute';
caret.style.left = 0;
caret.style.top = 0;
caret.style.margin = 0;
caret.style.width = 'auto';
caret.style.visibility = 'hidden';
document.body.appendChild(caret);

function reposition() {
	field = input.getBoundingClientRect();
}
window.onload = reposition;
window.onresize = reposition;
reposition();

input.onfocus = function() {hasFocus = true}
input.onblur = function() {hasFocus = false}

var keys = [8,9,13,16,17,18,27,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,46,91,93,112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119,120,121,122,123];
function spawnsCharacter(keyCode) {
	return keys.indexOf(keyCode) === -1;
}

function burst(intensity) {
	
	var behavior = [
		this.behavior.force(-.015,-.015),
		this.behavior.cohesion(50),
		this.behavior.move()
	];
	
	var size = 1.25;
	var force = .7;
	var lifeMin = 0;
	var progress = Math.min(field.width, caret.offsetWidth) / field.width;
	var offset = field.left + (field.width * progress);
	var rangeMin = Math.max(field.left, offset - 30);
	var rangeMax = Math.min(field.right, offset + 10);
	
	this.spray(intensity,function(){ return [
		null,null,
		Vector.create(
			Random.between(rangeMin + 10, rangeMax - 20),
			Random.between(field.top + 15, field.bottom - 15)
		),
		Vector.random(force),
		size + Math.random(),
		Random.between(lifeMin,0),behavior
	]});
	
	// top edge
	this.spray(intensity * .5,function(){ return [
		null,null,
		Vector.create(
			Random.between(rangeMin, rangeMax),
			field.top
		),
		Vector.random(force),
		size + Math.random(),
		Random.between(lifeMin,0),behavior
	]});
	
	// bottom edge
	this.spray(intensity * .5,function(){ return [
		null,null,
		Vector.create(
			Random.between(rangeMin, rangeMax),
			field.top + field.height
		),
		Vector.random(force),
		size + Math.random(),
		Random.between(lifeMin,0)
		,behavior
	]});
	
	// left edge
	if (input.value.length === 1) {
		
		this.spray(intensity * 2,function(){ return [
			null,null,
			Vector.create(
				field.left + (Math.random() * 20),
				Random.between(field.top,field.bottom)
			),
			Vector.random(force),
			size + Math.random(),
			Random.between(lifeMin,0),behavior
		]});
	}
	
	// right edge
	if (rangeMax == field.right) {

		this.spray(intensity * 2,function(){ return [
			null,null,
			Vector.create(
				field.right,
				Random.between(field.top,field.bottom)
			),
			Vector.random(force),
			size + Math.random(),
			Random.between(lifeMin,0),behavior
		]});

	}
	
}



// start particle simulation
simulate(
		'2d', {
				init: function() {
					
				},
				tick: function(particles) {

					if (!particles){ return; }

					particles.forEach(function(p){

						if (p.life > MAX_LIFE) {
							this.destroy(p);
						}
						
					});
					
				},
				beforePaint: function() {
						this.clear();
				},
				paint: function(particle) {
					
					var p = particle.position;
					var s = particle.size;
					var o = 1 - (particle.life / MAX_LIFE);
					
					this.paint.circle(p.x, p.y, s, 'rgba(255,255,255,' + o +')');
					this.paint.circle(p.x, p.y, s + 1.5, 'rgba(231,244,255,' + (o * .25) + ')');
					
					// extra
					var w = 2;
					var wh = w * .5;
					var h = 35;
					var hh = h * .5;
					this.context.rect(p.x -wh, p.y - hh, w, h);
					this.context.fillStyle = 'rgba(231,244,255,' + (o * .025) + ')';
					this.context.fill();
					this.context.closePath();
					
				},
				afterPaint: function() {
						// nothing
				},
				action: function(e) {
					
					if (!spawnsCharacter(e.keyCode)) {
						return;
					}
					
					caret.textContent = input.value;
					
					burst.call(this,12);
					
					input.classList.add('keyup');
					setTimeout(function(){input.classList.remove('keyup')},100);
					
				}
		}
);

















// "simulate" particle simulation logic
/**
 * Constants
 */
PI_2 = Math.PI / 2;
PI_180 = Math.PI / 180;

/**
 * Random
 */
var Random = {
		between: function(min, max) {
				return min + (Math.random() * (max - min));
		}
}

/**
 * 2D Vector Class
 */
function Vector(x, y) {
		this._x = x || 0;
		this._y = y || 0;
}

Vector.create = function(x, y) {
		return new Vector(x, y);
};

Vector.add = function(a, b) {
		return new Vector(a.x + b.x, a.y + b.y);
};

Vector.subtract = function(a, b) {
		return new Vector(a.x - b.x, a.y - b.y);
};

Vector.random = function(range) {
		var v = new Vector();
		v.randomize(range);
		return v;
};

Vector.distanceSquared = function(a, b) {
		var dx = a.x - b.x;
		var dy = a.y - b.y;
		return dx * dx + dy * dy;
};

Vector.distance = function(a, b) {
		var dx = a.x - b.x;
		var dy = a.y - b.y;
		return Math.sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy);
};

Vector.prototype = {
		get x() {
				return this._x;
		},
		get y() {
				return this._y;
		},
		set x(value) {
				this._x = value;
		},
		set y(value) {
				this._y = value;
		},
		get magnitudeSquared() {
				return this._x * this._x + this._y * this._y;
		},
		get magnitude() {
				return Math.sqrt(this.magnitudeSquared);
		},
		get angle() {
				return Math.atan2(this._y, this._x) * 180 / Math.PI;
		},
		clone: function() {
				return new Vector(this._x, this._y);
		},
		add: function(v) {
				this._x += v.x;
				this._y += v.y;
		},
		subtract: function(v) {
				this._x -= v.x;
				this._y -= v.y;
		},
		multiply: function(value) {
				this._x *= value;
				this._y *= value;
		},
		divide: function(value) {
				this._x /= value;
				this._y /= value;
		},
		normalize: function() {
				var magnitude = this.magnitude;
				if (magnitude > 0) {
						this.divide(magnitude);
				}
		},
		limit: function(treshold) {
				if (this.magnitude > treshold) {
						this.normalize();
						this.multiply(treshold);
				}
		},
		randomize: function(amount) {
				amount = amount || 1;
				this._x = amount * 2 * (-.5 + Math.random());
				this._y = amount * 2 * (-.5 + Math.random());
		},
		rotate: function(degrees) {
				var magnitude = this.magnitude;
				var angle = ((Math.atan2(this._x, this._y) * PI_HALF) + degrees) * PI_180;
				this._x = magnitude * Math.cos(angle);
				this._y = magnitude * Math.sin(angle);
		},
		flip: function() {
				var temp = this._y;
				this._y = this._x;
				this._x = temp;
		},
		invert: function() {
				this._x = -this._x;
				this._y = -this._y;
		},
		toString: function() {
				return this._x + ', ' + this._y;
		}
}

/**
 * Particle Class
 */
function Particle(id, group, position, velocity, size, life, behavior) {

		this._id = id || 'default';
		this._group = group || 'default';

		this._position = position || new Vector();
		this._velocity = velocity || new Vector();
		this._size = size || 1;
		this._life = Math.round(life || 0);

		this._behavior = behavior || [];

}

Particle.prototype = {
		get id() {
				return this._id;
		},
		get group() {
				return this._group;
		},
		get life() {
				return this._life;
		},
		get size() {
				return this._size;
		},
		set size(size) {
				this._size = size;
		},
		get position() {
				return this._position;
		},
		get velocity() {
				return this._velocity;
		},
		update: function(stage) {

				this._life++;

				var i = 0;
				var l = this._behavior.length;

				for (; i < l; i++) {
						this._behavior[i].call(stage, this);
				}

		},
		toString: function() {
				return 'Particle(' + this._id + ') ' + this._life + ' pos: ' + this._position + ' vec: ' + this._velocity;
		}
}

// setup DOM
function simulate(dimensions, options) {

		// private vars
		var particles = [];
		var destroyed = [];
		var update = update || function() {};
		var stage = stage || function() {};
		var canvas;
		var context;

		if (!options) {
				console.error('"options" object must be defined');
				return;
		}

		if (!options.init) {
				console.error('"init" function must be defined');
				return;
		}

		if (!options.paint) {
				console.error('"paint" function must be defined');
				return;
		}

		if (!options.tick) {
				options.tick = function() {};
		}

		if (!options.beforePaint) {
				options.beforePaint = function() {};
		}

		if (!options.afterPaint) {
				options.afterPaint = function() {};
		}

		if (!options.action) {
				options.action = function() {};
		}

		if (document.readyState === 'interactive') {
				setup();
		} else {
				document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', setup);
		}

		// resizes canvas to fit window dimensions
		function fitCanvas() {
				canvas.width = window.innerWidth;
				canvas.height = window.innerHeight;
		}

		// create canvas for drawing
		function setup() {

				// create
				canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
				document.body.appendChild(canvas);

				// correct canvas size on window resize
				window.addEventListener('resize', fitCanvas);

				// go
				go();
		}

		// canvas has been attached, let's go!
		function go() {

				// set initial canvas size
				fitCanvas();

				// get context for drawing
				context = canvas.getContext(dimensions);

				// simulation update loop
				function act() {

						// update particle states
						var i = 0;
						var l = particles.length;
						var p;
						for (; i < l; i++) {
								particles[i].update(this);
						}

						// clean destroyed particles
						while (p = destroyed.pop()) {

								do {
										
										// has not been found in destroyed array?
										if (p !== particles[i]) {
												continue;
										}
									
										// remove particle
										particles.splice(i, 1);

								} while (i-- >= 0)
						}
						
						// repaint context
						options.beforePaint.call(this);

						// repaint particles
						i = 0;
						l = particles.length;
						for (; i < l; i++) {
								options.paint.call(this, particles[i]);
						}

						// after particles have been painted
						options.afterPaint.call(this);
				}

				function tick() {

						// call update method, this allows for inserting particles later on
						options.tick.call(this, particles);

						// update particles here
						act();

						// on to the next frame
						window.requestAnimationFrame(tick);

				}

				/**
				 * API
				 **/
				function clear() {
						context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
				}

				function destroy(particle) {
						destroyed.push(particle);
				}

				function add(id, group, position, velocity, size, life, behavior) {
						particles.push(new Particle(id, group, position, velocity, size, life, behavior));
				}

				function spray(amount, config) {
						var i = 0;
						for (; i < amount; i++) {
								add.apply(this, config());
						}
				}

				function debug(particle) {
						this.paint.circle(
								particle.position.x,
								particle.position.y,
								particle.size,
								'rgba(255,0,0,.75)'
						);
						context.beginPath();
						context.moveTo(particle.position.x, particle.position.y);
						context.lineTo(particle.position.x + (particle.velocity.x * 10), particle.position.y + (particle.velocity.y * 10));
						context.strokeStyle = 'rgba(255,0,0,.1)';
						context.stroke();
						context.closePath();
				};

				this.clear = clear;
				this.destroy = destroy;
				this.add = add;
				this.spray = spray;
				this.debug = debug;

				this.paint = {
						circle: function(x, y, size, color) {
								context.beginPath();
								context.arc(x, y, size, 0, 2 * Math.PI, false);
								context.fillStyle = color;
								context.fill();
						},
						square: function(x, y, size, color) {
								context.beginPath();
								context.rect(x - (size * .5), y - (size * .5), size, size);
								context.fillStyle = color;
								context.fill();
						}
				}

				this.behavior = {
						cohesion: function(range, speed) {
								range = Math.pow(range || 100, 2);
								speed = speed || .001;
								return function(particle) {

										var center = new Vector();
										var i = 0;
										var l = particles.length;
										var count = 0;

										if (l <= 1) {
												return;
										}

										for (; i < l; i++) {

												// don't use self in group
												if (particles[i] === particle || Vector.distanceSquared(particles[i].position, particle.position) > range) {
														continue;
												}

												center.add(Vector.subtract(particles[i].position, particle.position));
												count++;
										}

										if (count > 0) {

												center.divide(count);

												center.normalize();
												center.multiply(particle.velocity.magnitude);

												center.multiply(.05);
										}

										particle.velocity.add(center);

								}
						},
						separation: function(distance) {

								var distance = Math.pow(distance || 25, 2);

								return function(particle) {

										var heading = new Vector();
										var i = 0;
										var l = particles.length;
										var count = 0;
										var diff;

										if (l <= 1) {
												return;
										}

										for (; i < l; i++) {

												// don't use self in group
												if (particles[i] === particle || Vector.distanceSquared(particles[i].position, particle.position) > distance) {
														continue;
												}

												// stay away from neighbours
												diff = Vector.subtract(particle.position, particles[i].position);
												diff.normalize();

												heading.add(diff);
												count++;
										}

										if (count > 0) {

												// get average
												heading.divide(count);

												// make same length as current velocity (so particle won't speed up)
												heading.normalize();
												heading.multiply(particle.velocity.magnitude);

												// limit force to make particle movement smoother
												heading.limit(.1);
										}

										particle.velocity.add(heading);

								}
						},
						alignment: function(range) {
								range = Math.pow(range || 100, 2);
								return function(particle) {

										var i = 0;
										var l = particles.length;
										var count = 0;
										var heading = new Vector();

										if (l <= 1) {
												return;
										}

										for (; i < l; i++) {

												// don't use self in group also don't align when out of range
												if (particles[i] === particle || Vector.distanceSquared(particles[i].position, particle.position) > range) {
														continue;
												}

												heading.add(particles[i].velocity);
												count++;
										}

										if (count > 0) {

												heading.divide(count);
												heading.normalize();
												heading.multiply(particle.velocity.magnitude);

												// limit
												heading.multiply(.1);

										}

										particle.velocity.add(heading);

								}
						},
						move: function() {
								return function(particle) {
										particle.position.add(particle.velocity);

										// handle collisions?

								}
						},
						eat: function(food) {
								food = food || [];
								return function(particle) {

										var i = 0;
										var l = particles.length;
										var prey;

										for (; i < l; i++) {

												prey = particles[i];

												// can't eat itself, also, needs to be tasty
												if (prey === particle || food.indexOf(prey.group) === -1) {
														continue;
												}

												// calculate force vector
												if (Vector.distanceSquared(particle.position, neighbour.position) < 2 && particle.size >= neighbour.size) {
														particle.size += neighbour.size;
														destroy(neighbour);
												}

										}
								}
						},
						force: function(x, y) {
								return function(particle) {
										particle.velocity.x += x;
										particle.velocity.y += y;
								}
						},
						limit: function(treshold) {
								return function(particle) {
										particle.velocity.limit(treshold);
								}
						},
						attract: function(forceMultiplier, groups) {
								forceMultiplier = forceMultiplier || 1;
								groups = groups || [];
								return function(particle) {

										// attract other particles
										var totalForce = new Vector(0, 0);
										var force = new Vector(0, 0);
										var i = 0;
										var l = particles.length;
										var distance;
										var pull;
										var attractor;
										var grouping = groups.length;

										for (; i < l; i++) {

												attractor = particles[i];

												// can't be attracted by itself or mismatched groups
												if (attractor === particle || (grouping && groups.indexOf(attractor.group) === -1)) {
														continue;
												}

												// calculate force vector
												force.x = attractor.position.x - particle.position.x;
												force.y = attractor.position.y - particle.position.y;
												distance = force.magnitude;
												force.normalize();

												// the bigger the attractor the more force
												force.multiply(attractor.size / distance);

												totalForce.add(force);
										}

										totalForce.multiply(forceMultiplier);

										particle.velocity.add(totalForce);
								}
						},
						wrap: function(margin) {
								return function(particle) {

										// move around when particle reaches edge of screen
										var position = particle.position;
										var radius = particle.size * .5;

										if (position.x + radius > canvas.width + margin) {
												position.x = radius;
										}

										if (position.y + radius > canvas.height + margin) {
												position.y = radius;
										}

										if (position.x - radius < -margin) {
												position.x = canvas.width - radius;
										}

										if (position.y - radius < -margin) {
												position.y = canvas.height - radius;
										}

								}
						},
						reflect: function() {

								return function(particle) {

										// bounce from edges
										var position = particle.position;
										var velocity = particle.velocity;
										var radius = particle.size * .5;

										if (position.x + radius > canvas.width) {
												velocity.x = -velocity.x;
										}

										if (position.y + radius > canvas.height) {
												velocity.y = -velocity.y;
										}

										if (position.x - radius < 0) {
												velocity.x = -velocity.x;
										}

										if (position.y - radius < 0) {
												velocity.y = -velocity.y;
										}
								}

						},
						edge: function(action) {
								return function(particle) {

										var position = particle.position;
										var velocity = particle.velocity;
										var radius = particle.size * .5;

										if (position.x + radius > canvas.width) {
												action(particle);
										}

										if (position.y + radius > canvas.height) {
												action(particle);
										}

										if (position.x - radius < 0) {
												action(particle);
										}

										if (position.y - radius < 0) {
												action(particle);
										}
								}
						}
				}

				// public
				Object.defineProperties(this, {
						'particles': {
								get: function() {
										return particles;
								}
						},
						'width': {
								get: function() {
										return canvas.width;
								}
						},
						'height': {
								get: function() {
										return canvas.height;
								}
						},
						'context': {
								get: function() {
										return context;
								}
						}
				});

				// call init method so the scene can be setup
				options.init.call(this)

				// start ticking
				tick();

				// start listening to events
				var self = this;
				document.addEventListener('keyup', function(e) {
						options.action.call(self, e);
				});

		}

};

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