title: canvas: create a game-like exploding stars effect for gamification purposes
body: <p>Coming from the backbone side of web development we are trying to find a solution for a request to add visual and sound effects to our task management web application.
  For starters - we are looking for a way to create an exploding stars effect like you see in games.</p>
  
  <p>Can this be done with HTML5 canvas?
  Should we use flash?
  Any ideas how to start?</p>