粒子系统表示三维计算机图形学中模拟一些特定的模糊现象的技术，而这些现象用其它传统的渲染技术难以实现的真实感的 game physics。经常使用粒子系统模拟的现象有火、爆炸、烟、水流、火花、落叶、云、雾、雪、尘、流星尾迹或者象发光轨迹这样的抽象视觉效果等等。(Particle systems represent techniques that simulate some specific fuzzy phenomena in three-dimensional computer graphics, which are game physics, which is difficult to be realized by other traditional rendering techniques.)