diff --git a/src/visual/ImageStim.js b/src/visual/ImageStim.js
index 1b3da06..397aa44 100644
--- a/src/visual/ImageStim.js
+++ b/src/visual/ImageStim.js
@@ -46,11 +46,38 @@ export class ImageStim extends util.mix(VisualStim).with(ColorMixin)
 	 * @param {boolean} [options.flipVert= false] - whether or not to flip vertically
 	 * @param {boolean} [options.autoDraw= false] - whether or not the stimulus should be automatically drawn on every frame flip
 	 * @param {boolean} [options.autoLog= false] - whether or not to log
+	 * @param {ImageStim.AspectRatioStrategy} [options.aspectRatio= ImageStim.AspectRatioStrategy.VARIABLE] - the aspect ratio handling strategy
+	 * @param {number} [options.blurVal= 0] - the blur value. Goes 0 to as hish as you like. 0 is no blur.
 	 */
-	constructor({ name, win, image, mask, pos, anchor, units, ori, size, color, opacity, contrast, texRes, depth, interpolate, flipHoriz, flipVert, aspectRatio, autoDraw, autoLog } = {})
+	constructor({
+		name,
+		win,
+		image,
+		mask,
+		pos,
+		anchor,
+		units,
+		ori,
+		size,
+		color,
+		opacity,
+		contrast,
+		texRes,
+		depth,
+		interpolate,
+		flipHoriz,
+		flipVert,
+		autoDraw,
+		autoLog,
+		aspectRatio,
+		blurVal
+	} = {})
 	{
 		super({ name, win, units, ori, opacity, depth, pos, anchor, size, autoDraw, autoLog });
 
+		// Holds an instance of PIXI blur filter. Used if blur value is passed.
+		this._blurFilter = undefined;
+
 		this._addAttribute(
 			"image",
 			image,
@@ -100,6 +127,11 @@ export class ImageStim extends util.mix(VisualStim).with(ColorMixin)
 			ImageStim.AspectRatioStrategy.VARIABLE,
 			this._onChange(true, true),
 		);
+		this._addAttribute(
+			"blurVal",
+			blurVal,
+			0
+		);
 
 		// estimate the bounding box:
 		this._estimateBoundingBox();
@@ -240,6 +272,33 @@ export class ImageStim extends util.mix(VisualStim).with(ColorMixin)
 		}
 	}
 
+	setBlurVal (blurVal = 0, log = false)
+	{
+		this._setAttribute("blurVal", blurVal, log);
+		if (this._pixi instanceof PIXI.Sprite)
+		{
+			if (this._blurFilter === undefined)
+			{
+				this._blurFilter = new PIXI.filters.BlurFilter();
+				this._blurFilter.blur = blurVal;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				this._blurFilter.blur = blurVal;
+			}
+
+			// this._pixi might get destroyed and recreated again with no filters.
+			if (this._pixi.filters instanceof Array && this._pixi.filters.indexOf(this._blurFilter) === -1)
+			{
+				this._pixi.filters.push(this._blurFilter);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				this._pixi.filters = [this._blurFilter];
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Estimate the bounding box.
 	 *
@@ -282,6 +341,7 @@ export class ImageStim extends util.mix(VisualStim).with(ColorMixin)
 
 			if (typeof this._pixi !== "undefined")
 			{
+				this._pixi.filters = null;
 				this._pixi.destroy(true);
 			}
 			this._pixi = undefined;
@@ -392,6 +452,11 @@ export class ImageStim extends util.mix(VisualStim).with(ColorMixin)
 		this._pixi.position = to_pixiPoint(this.pos, this.units, this.win);
 		this._pixi.rotation = -this.ori * Math.PI / 180;
 
+		if (this._blurVal > 0)
+		{
+			this.setBlurVal(this._blurVal);
+		}
+
 		// re-estimate the bounding box, as the texture's width may now be available:
 		this._estimateBoundingBox();
 	}
diff --git a/src/visual/ParticleEmitter.js b/src/visual/ParticleEmitter.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0f1ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/visual/ParticleEmitter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,331 @@
+/**
+ * Particle Emitter.
+ *
+ * @author Nikita Agafonov
+ * @version 2023.2.0
+ * @copyright (c) 2020-2023 Open Science Tools Ltd. (https://opensciencetools.org)
+ * @license Distributed under the terms of the MIT License
+ */
+
+import * as PIXI from "pixi.js-legacy";
+
+const DEFAULT_POOL_SIZE = 1024;
+const DEFAULT_PARTICLE_WIDTH = 10;
+const DEFAULT_PARTICLE_HEIGHT = 10;
+const DEFAULT_PARTICLE_LIFETIME = 3; // Seconds.
+const DEFAULT_PARTICLE_COLOR = 0xffffff;
+const DEFAULT_PARTICLES_PER_SEC = 60;
+const DEFAULT_PARTICLE_V = 100;
+
+class Particle
+{
+	constructor (cfg)
+	{
+		this.x = 0;
+		this.y = 0;
+		this.ax = 0;
+		this.ay = 0;
+		this.vx = 0;
+		this.vy = 0;
+		this.lifeTime = 0;
+		this.widthChange = 0;
+		this.heightChange = 0;
+		this.sprite = undefined;
+		this.inUse = false;
+
+		if (cfg.particleImage !== undefined)
+		{
+			this.sprite = PIXI.Sprite.from(PIXI.Texture.from(cfg.particleImage));
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			this.sprite = new PIXI.Sprite(PIXI.Texture.WHITE);
+			this.sprite.tint = cfg.particleColor || DEFAULT_PARTICLE_COLOR;
+		}
+
+		// TODO: Should we instead incorporate that in position calculation?
+		// Consider: accurate spawn position of the particle confined by spawnArea.
+		this.sprite.anchor.set(0.5);
+
+		this.width = cfg.particleWidth || DEFAULT_PARTICLE_WIDTH;
+		this.height = cfg.particleHeight || DEFAULT_PARTICLE_HEIGHT;
+	}
+
+	set width (w)
+	{
+		this._width = w;
+		this.sprite.width = w;
+	}
+
+	get width ()
+	{
+		return this._width;
+	}
+
+	set height (h)
+	{
+		this._height = h;
+		this.sprite.height = h;
+	}
+
+	get height ()
+	{
+		return this._height;
+	}
+
+	update (dt)
+	{
+		const dt2 = dt * dt;
+
+		// Update velocity with current acceleration.
+		this.vx += this.ax * dt;
+		this.vy += this.ay * dt;
+
+		// Update position with current velocity and acceleration.
+		this.x = this.x + this.vx * dt + this.ax * dt2 * .5;
+		this.y = this.y + this.vy * dt + this.ay * dt2 * .5;
+
+		this.sprite.rotation = Math.atan2(this.vy, this.vx);
+
+		this.sprite.x = this.x;
+		this.sprite.y = this.y;
+
+		if (this.width > 0)
+		{
+			this.width = Math.max(0, this.width + this.widthChange);
+		}
+
+		if (this.height > 0)
+		{
+			this.height = Math.max(0, this.height + this.heightChange);
+		}
+		this.lifeTime -= dt;
+
+		if (this.width <= 0 && this.height <= 0)
+		{
+			this.lifeTime = 0;
+		}
+
+		if (this.lifeTime <= 0)
+		{
+			this.inUse = false;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+export class ParticleEmitter
+{
+	constructor (cfg = {})
+	{
+		this.x = 0;
+		this.y = 0;
+		this._cfg = cfg;
+		this._particlesPerSec = cfg.particlesPerSec || DEFAULT_PARTICLES_PER_SEC;
+		this._spawnCoolDown = 0;
+		this._parentObj = undefined;
+		this._particlePool = new Array(DEFAULT_POOL_SIZE);
+		this.setParentObject(cfg.parentObject);
+		this._fillParticlePool(cfg);
+	}
+
+	_fillParticlePool (cfg)
+	{
+		let i;
+		for (i = 0; i < this._particlePool.length; i++)
+		{
+			this._particlePool[i] = new Particle(cfg);
+		}
+	}
+
+	_setupParticle (p)
+	{
+		let spawnAreaWidth = this._cfg.spawnAreaWidth || 0;
+		let spawnAreaHeight = this._cfg.spawnAreaHeight || 0;
+
+		if (this._parentObj !== undefined && this._cfg.useParentSizeAsSpawnArea)
+		{
+			spawnAreaWidth = this._parentObj.width;
+			spawnAreaHeight = this._parentObj.height;
+		}
+
+		const spawnOffsetX = Math.random() * spawnAreaWidth - spawnAreaWidth * .5;
+		const spawnOffsetY = Math.random() * spawnAreaHeight - spawnAreaHeight * .5;
+		const x = this.x + spawnOffsetX;
+		const y = this.y + spawnOffsetY;
+
+		p.x = x;
+		p.y = y;
+
+		p.ax = 0;
+		p.ay = 0;
+
+		if (Number.isFinite(this._cfg.initialVx))
+		{
+			p.vx = this._cfg.initialVx;
+		}
+		else if (this._cfg.initialVx instanceof Array && this._cfg.initialVx.length >= 2)
+		{
+			p.vx = Math.random() * (this._cfg.initialVx[1] - this._cfg.initialVx[0]) + this._cfg.initialVx[0];
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			p.vx = Math.random() * DEFAULT_PARTICLE_V - DEFAULT_PARTICLE_V * .5;
+		}
+
+		if (Number.isFinite(this._cfg.initialVy))
+		{
+			p.vy = this._cfg.initialVy;
+		}
+		else if (this._cfg.initialVy instanceof Array && this._cfg.initialVy.length >= 2)
+		{
+			p.vy = Math.random() * (this._cfg.initialVy[1] - this._cfg.initialVy[0]) + this._cfg.initialVy[0];
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			p.vy = Math.random() * DEFAULT_PARTICLE_V - DEFAULT_PARTICLE_V * .5;
+		}
+
+		p.lifeTime = this._cfg.lifeTime || DEFAULT_PARTICLE_LIFETIME;
+		p.width = this._cfg.particleWidth || DEFAULT_PARTICLE_WIDTH;
+		p.height = this._cfg.particleHeight || DEFAULT_PARTICLE_HEIGHT;
+		p.widthChange = this._cfg.particleWidthChange || 0;
+		p.heightChange = this._cfg.particleHeightChange || 0;
+
+		// TODO: run proper checks here.
+		if (this._cfg.particleImage)
+		{
+			p.sprite.texture = PIXI.Texture.from(this._cfg.particleImage);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			p.sprite.texture = PIXI.Texture.WHITE;
+		}
+
+		if (this._cfg.particleColor !== undefined)
+		{
+			p.sprite.tint = this._cfg.particleColor;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			p.sprite.tint = 0xffffff;
+		}
+	}
+
+	_spawnParticles (n = 0)
+	{
+		let i;
+		for (i = 0; i < this._particlePool.length && n > 0; i++)
+		{
+			if (this._particlePool[i].inUse === false)
+			{
+				this._particlePool[i].inUse = true;
+				n--;
+
+				this._setupParticle(this._particlePool[i]);
+				this._cfg.container.addChild(this._particlePool[i].sprite);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	_getResultingExternalForce ()
+	{
+		let externalForce = [0, 0];
+		if (this._cfg.externalForces instanceof Array)
+		{
+			let i;
+			for (i = 0; i < this._cfg.externalForces.length; i++)
+			{
+				externalForce[0] += this._cfg.externalForces[i][0];
+				externalForce[1] += this._cfg.externalForces[i][1];
+			}
+		}
+
+		return externalForce;
+	}
+
+	setParentObject (po)
+	{
+		this._parentObj = po;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @desc: Adds external force which acts on a particle
+	 * @param: f - Array with two elements, first is x component, second is y component.
+	 * It's a vector of length L which sets the direction and the margnitude of the force.
+	 * */
+	addExternalForce (f)
+	{
+		this._cfg.externalForces.push(f);
+	}
+
+	removeExternalForce (f)
+	{
+		const i = this._cfg.externalForces.indexOf(f);
+		if (i !== -1)
+		{
+			this._cfg.externalForces.splice(i, 1);
+		}
+	}
+
+	removeExternalForceByIdx (idx)
+	{
+		if (this._cfg.externalForces[idx] !== undefined)
+		{
+			this._cfg.externalForces.splice(idx, 1);
+		}
+	}
+
+	update (dt)
+	{
+		let externalForce;
+
+		// Sync with parent object if it exists.
+		if (this._parentObj !== undefined)
+		{
+			this.x = this._parentObj.x;
+			this.y = this._parentObj.y;
+		}
+
+		if (Number.isFinite(this._cfg.positionOffsetX))
+		{
+			this.x += this._cfg.positionOffsetX;
+		}
+
+		if (Number.isFinite(this._cfg.positionOffsetY))
+		{
+			this.y += this._cfg.positionOffsetY;
+		}
+
+		if (this._spawnCoolDown <= 0)
+		{
+			this._spawnCoolDown = 1 / this._particlesPerSec;
+
+			// Assuming that we have at least 60FPS.
+			const frameTime = Math.min(dt, 1 / 60);
+			const particlesPerFrame = Math.ceil(frameTime / this._spawnCoolDown);
+			this._spawnParticles(particlesPerFrame);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			this._spawnCoolDown -= dt;
+		}
+
+		let i;
+		for (i = 0; i < this._particlePool.length; i++)
+		{
+			if (this._particlePool[i].inUse)
+			{
+				externalForce = this._getResultingExternalForce();
+				this._particlePool[i].ax = externalForce[0];
+				this._particlePool[i].ay = externalForce[1];
+				this._particlePool[i].update(dt);
+			}
+
+			// Check if particle should be removed.
+			if (this._particlePool[i].lifeTime <= 0 && this._particlePool[i].sprite.parent)
+			{
+				this._cfg.container.removeChild(this._particlePool[i].sprite);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/visual/index.js b/src/visual/index.js
index 07c75b0..9152e78 100644
--- a/src/visual/index.js
+++ b/src/visual/index.js
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ export * from "./TextStim.js";
 export * from "./VisualStim.js";
 export * from "./FaceDetector.js";
 export * from "./Survey.js";
-export * from "./Progress.js";
+export * from "./ParticleEmitter.js";
+export * from "./Progress.js";
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