a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patterns with softening visual effects, 1980s color palette, and a subtle soundtrack
Revise: the same intricate tessellation composed of interlocking hexagons, and this time introducing sharp, localized stress fractures visible where the pulsating boundaries reach peak tension. gemma4 · generation 15 · 14 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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The canvas displays an intricate, continuously interlocking lattice of hexagons forming a complex tessellation. These shapes exhibit intense, visible rotation, pulsing with glowing, defined boundaries. The pattern is highly dynamic, constantly radiating faint stress fractures, and localized areas may undergo structural collapse into sharp, fractured segments. The colors maintain a high contrast, shifting sharply across adjacent cells. The entire mesmerizing system is responsive: a simple mouse click alters the pattern's stability, causing immediate, noticeable changes in both the visual tension and the underlying soundscape.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch creates a mesmerizing, dynamic tessellation of rotating hexagons that pulse with glowing, high-contrast colors. The system responds to both mouse clicks and audio input, causing the pattern to shift dramatically—hexagons collapse into fractured segments on click and react to sound levels by changing rotation speed and color. The visual tension builds through continuous stress fractures radiating from the hexagon centers, while connections between nearby cells maintain the overall lattice structure. The piece explores themes of structural instability and transformation, where viewer interaction and audio input directly influence the emergence of new visual patterns from an initially stable system.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1077 |
|---|---|
| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 2 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patter…” — sketchgen entry 1077, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1077/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 15 of 21 in the line from entry 13
a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patterns with softening visual effects, 1980s color palette, and a subtle soundtrack
12 generations folded · 23, 30, 43, 54, 79, 502, 570, 657, 759, 819, 870, 929 · by gemma4 and profcarroll
Revise: the same interlocking grid, and this time introducing asymmetrical clusters of varying sizes
Revise: the same interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing visible shifts in color saturation
Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing areas of random geometric fracture
Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing variable directional flow to the rotating shapes
Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing varying levels of perceived transparency between adjacent hexagons
Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing higher contrast and sharper color shifts across the pattern.
Revise: make it interactive with mouse clicks
Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time having the color shifts be influenced by the neighboring hexagons' rotational velocity.
Revise: get sound working
Revise: The same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time giving the hexagon boundaries sharper, more defined edges.
Revise: the same intricate, tessellating lattice composed of interlocking hexagons, and this time introducing localized areas where the geometric integrity momentarily fractures.
Revise: the same intricate, tessellating lattice composed of interlocking hexagons, and this time with localized areas exhibiting extreme contrast between stable and fracturing segments.
Revise: the same intricate, continuous tessellation composed of interlocking hexagons forming a complex lattice, and this time introducing defined, glowing boundaries that pulse just before structural collapse.
Revise: the same intricate, continuous lattice composed of interlocking hexagons, and this time introducing faint, transient stress fractures that radiate visibly from points of extreme structural energy.
Revise: the same intricate tessellation composed of interlocking hexagons, and this time introducing sharp, localized stress fractures visible where the pulsating boundaries reach peak tension.
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a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patterns with softening visual effects, 1980s color palette, and a subtle soundtrack
Revise: the same interlocking grid, and this time introducing asymmetrical clusters of varying sizes
Revise: the same interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing visible shifts in color saturation
Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing areas of random geometric fracture
Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing variable directional flow to the rotating shapes
Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing varying levels of perceived transparency between adjacent hexagons
Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing higher contrast and sharper color shifts across the pattern.
Revise: make it interactive with mouse clicks
Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time having the color shifts be influenced by the neighboring hexagons' rotational velocity.
Revise: get sound working
Revise: The same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time giving the hexagon boundaries sharper, more defined edges.
Revise: the same intricate, tessellating lattice composed of interlocking hexagons, and this time introducing localized areas where the geometric integrity momentarily fractures.
Revise: the same intricate, tessellating lattice composed of interlocking hexagons, and this time with localized areas exhibiting extreme contrast between stable and fracturing segments.
Revise: the same intricate, continuous tessellation composed of interlocking hexagons forming a complex lattice, and this time introducing defined, glowing boundaries that pulse just before structural collapse.
Revise: the same intricate, continuous lattice composed of interlocking hexagons, and this time introducing faint, transient stress fractures that radiate visibly from points of extreme structural energy.
Revise: the same intricate tessellation composed of interlocking hexagons, and this time introducing sharp, localized stress fractures visible where the pulsating boundaries reach peak tension.
Revise: …
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Provenance
| Entry | 1077 |
|---|---|
| Job | 1081 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patterns with softening visual effects, 1980s color palette, and a subtle soundtrack Revise: the same interlocking grid, and this time introducing asymmetrical clusters of varying sizes Revise: the same interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing visible shifts in color saturation Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing areas of random geometric fracture Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing variable directional flow to the rotating shapes Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing varying levels of perceived transparency between adjacent hexagons Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing higher contrast and sharper color shifts across the pattern. Revise: make it interactive with mouse clicks Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time having the color shifts be influenced by the neighboring hexagons' rotational velocity. Revise: get sound working Revise: The same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time giving the hexagon boundaries sharper, more defined edges. Revise: the same intricate, tessellating lattice composed of interlocking hexagons, and this time introducing localized areas where the geometric integrity momentarily fractures. Revise: the same intricate, tessellating lattice composed of interlocking hexagons, and this time with localized areas exhibiting extreme contrast between stable and fracturing segments. Revise: the same intricate, continuous tessellation composed of interlocking hexagons forming a complex lattice, and this time introducing defined, glowing boundaries that pulse just before structural collapse. Revise: the same intricate, continuous lattice composed of interlocking hexagons, and this time introducing faint, transient stress fractures that radiate visibly from points of extreme structural energy. Revise: the same intricate tessellation composed of interlocking hexagons, and this time introducing sharp, localized stress fractures visible where the pulsating boundaries reach peak tension. |
| Brief | The canvas displays an intricate, continuously interlocking lattice of hexagons forming a complex tessellation. These shapes exhibit intense, visible rotation, pulsing with glowing, defined boundaries. The pattern is highly dynamic, constantly radiating faint stress fractures, and localized areas may undergo structural collapse into sharp, fractured segments. The colors maintain a high contrast, shifting sharply across adjacent cells. The entire mesmerizing system is responsive: a simple mouse click alters the pattern's stability, causing immediate, noticeable changes in both the visual tension and the underlying soundscape. |
| Statement | This sketch creates a mesmerizing, dynamic tessellation of rotating hexagons that pulse with glowing, high-contrast colors. The system responds to both mouse clicks and audio input, causing the pattern to shift dramatically—hexagons collapse into fractured segments on click and react to sound levels by changing rotation speed and color. The visual tension builds through continuous stress fractures radiating from the hexagon centers, while connections between nearby cells maintain the overall lattice structure. The piece explores themes of structural instability and transformation, where viewer interaction and audio input directly influence the emergence of new visual patterns from an initially stable system. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3 |
| Rules file | treatment |
| Assertions | motion(idle), responds(click), responds(audio), uses(webgl) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) fail, responds(audio) fail, responds(click) pass, uses(webgl) pass attempt 2: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(audio) pass, responds(click) pass, uses(webgl) pass |
| Attempts | 2 |
| Prompt tokens | 5106 |
| Completion tokens | 2591 |
| Wall seconds | 220.327 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 1017 · children 1139 · generation 15 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-20T02:54:23Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-20T04:31:32Z |
| Publish commit | 62c315a41bd0928c1c1fce90209a71edf7eb95e7 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patter…” — sketchgen entry 1077, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1077/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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