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var c = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var ctx = c.getContext("2d");
var mask;

var pointCount = 500;
var str = "Hello.";
var fontStr = "bold 128pt Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif";

ctx.font = fontStr;
ctx.textAlign = "center";
c.width = ctx.measureText(str).width;
c.height = 128; // Set to font size

var whitePixels = [];
var points = [];
var point = function(x,y,vx,vy){
  this.x = x;
  this.y = y;
  this.vx = vx || 1;
  this.vy = vy || 1;
}
point.prototype.update = function() {
  ctx.beginPath();
  ctx.fillStyle = "#95a5a6";
  ctx.arc(this.x,this.y,1,0,2*Math.PI);
  ctx.fill();
  ctx.closePath();
  
  // Change direction if running into black pixel
  if (this.x+this.vx >= c.width || this.x+this.vx < 0 || mask.data[coordsToI(this.x+this.vx, this.y, mask.width)] != 255) {
    this.vx *= -1;
    this.x += this.vx*2;
  }
  if (this.y+this.vy >= c.height || this.y+this.vy < 0 || mask.data[coordsToI(this.x, this.y+this.vy, mask.width)] != 255) {
    this.vy *= -1;
    this.y += this.vy*2;
  }
  
  for (var k = 0, m = points.length; k<m; k++) {
    if (points[k]===this) continue;
    
    var d = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(this.x-points[k].x,2)+Math.pow(this.y-points[k].y,2));
    if (d < 5) {
      ctx.lineWidth = .2;
      ctx.beginPath();
      ctx.moveTo(this.x,this.y);
      ctx.lineTo(points[k].x,points[k].y);
      ctx.stroke();
    }
    if (d < 20) {
      ctx.lineWidth = .1;
      ctx.beginPath();
      ctx.moveTo(this.x,this.y);
      ctx.lineTo(points[k].x,points[k].y);
      ctx.stroke();
    }
  }
  
  this.x += this.vx;
  this.y += this.vy;
}

function loop() {
  ctx.clearRect(0,0,c.width,c.height);
  for (var k = 0, m = points.length; k < m; k++) {
    points[k].update();
  }
}

function init() {
  // Draw text
  ctx.beginPath();
  ctx.fillStyle = "#000";
  ctx.rect(0,0,c.width,c.height);
  ctx.fill();
  ctx.font = fontStr;
  ctx.textAlign = "left";
  ctx.fillStyle = "#fff";
  ctx.fillText(str,0,c.height/2+(c.height / 2));
  ctx.closePath();
  
  // Save mask
  mask = ctx.getImageData(0,0,c.width,c.height);
  
  // Draw background
  ctx.clearRect(0,0,c.width,c.height);
  
  // Save all white pixels in an array
  for (var i = 0; i < mask.data.length; i += 4) {
    if (mask.data[i] == 255 && mask.data[i+1] == 255 && mask.data[i+2] == 255 && mask.data[i+3] == 255) {
      whitePixels.push([iToX(i,mask.width),iToY(i,mask.width)]);
    }
  }
  
  for (var k = 0; k < pointCount; k++) {
    addPoint();
  }
}

function addPoint() {
  var spawn = whitePixels[Math.floor(Math.random()*whitePixels.length)];
  
  var p = new point(spawn[0],spawn[1], Math.floor(Math.random()*2-1), Math.floor(Math.random()*2-1));
  points.push(p);
}

function iToX(i,w) {
  return ((i%(4*w))/4);
}
function iToY(i,w) {
  return (Math.floor(i/(4*w)));
}
function coordsToI(x,y,w) {
  return ((mask.width*y)+x)*4;

}

setInterval(loop,50);
init();

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