The Secret to Fire Isn’t Physics. It’s Shaders.
Most fire effects in games and spatial computing are built on heavy physics simulations that choke your pipeline. But the most beautiful flame I’ve ever seen uses nothing but math — noise functions and color gradients in a shader. The secret to organic, chaotic fire is deterministic math. And understanding this is the bridge between consuming off-the-shelf assets and building bespoke, high-performance visual experiences for AR/VR.