I have been creating particle effects over the summer and am overall really happy with the things I learned and explored. I am using Unreal Engine, and have already spoken with my professor and respected mentor Jamie DeRuyter about some things that could be fixed. I do plan to update these in the near future, so if anyone has any ideas or input that could help it would be appreciated.
You can view the particle effects in their original videos here
http://makaylahensley.com/particle-effects