Starfield Warp

How this effect works

Every star has three numbers: x, y, z — where z is how far away it is. Each frame, z shrinks (the star flies toward you), and the screen position is simply x / z: divide by distance and you get perspective for free. That one division is the entire 3D engine. When a star gets too close, it respawns far away — an endless field from a fixed number of dots.

The warp streaks layer draws a line from where the star was a moment ago to where it is now — the closer the star, the faster it moves across the screen, so the streaks stretch automatically at the edges. The twinkle layer wobbles each star's brightness on its own random clock, which keeps the field alive even at slow speeds.