diff --git a/examples/flowArts/arcBall/arcBall.js b/examples/flowArts/arcBall/arcBall.js
index e39a9af2d6..736920ddd5 100644
--- a/examples/flowArts/arcBall/arcBall.js
+++ b/examples/flowArts/arcBall/arcBall.js
@@ -35,22 +35,17 @@ ArcBall = function(spawnPosition) {
             z: 0
         }),
         dimensions: {
-            x: .2,
-            y: .2,
-            z: .5
+            x: .1,
+            y: .1,
+            z: .2
         },
         color: {
             red: 15,
             green: 10,
             blue: 150
         },
-        mass: 10,
+        damping: 0.8,
         collisionsWillMove: true,
-        // gravity: {
-        //     x: 0,
-        //     y: -0.5,
-        //     z: 0
-        // },
         userData: JSON.stringify({
             grabbableKey: {
                 invertSolidWhileHeld: true
diff --git a/examples/flowArts/arcBall/arcBallEntityScript.js b/examples/flowArts/arcBall/arcBallEntityScript.js
index 8c37f170bb..4ad0d66257 100644
--- a/examples/flowArts/arcBall/arcBallEntityScript.js
+++ b/examples/flowArts/arcBall/arcBallEntityScript.js
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@
         createBeam: function(startPosition, endPosition) {
             print("CREATE BEAM")
                 // Creates particle arc from start position to end position
+            var rotation = Entities.getEntityProperties(this.entityID, "rotation").rotation;
             var sourceToTargetVec = Vec3.subtract(endPosition, startPosition);
             var emitOrientation = Quat.rotationBetween(Vec3.UNIT_Z, sourceToTargetVec);
+            emitOrientation = Quat.multiply(Quat.inverse(rotation), emitOrientation);
 
             testBox = Entities.addEntity({
                 type: "Box",
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@
                 },
                 colorFinish: color,
                 maxParticles: 100000,
-                lifespan: 2,
+                lifespan: 6,
                 emitRate: 1000,
                 emitOrientation: emitOrientation,
                 emitSpeed: .4,