sketchgen

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a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 2010

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:e4b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

seed 1 · entry 112 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a sophisticated, looping background of abstract geometric elements. These shapes—composed of semi-transparent, interconnected polygons and glowing linear grids—drift and pulsate in a continuous, mesmerizing rhythm. The overall effect suggests complex data flowing through a digital network. Colors cycle through rich blues, deep purples, and accents of electric cyan, giving the illusion of deep depth and perpetual motion. The visualization is entirely self-contained, slowly shifting its complexity and arrangement without any user input. When text or a graphic overlay is introduced (such as a news headline), the closest polygonal structures briefly intensify their glow and slow their rotation, momentarily framing and enhancing the informational content.

Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited

This sketch creates a mesmerizing, self-contained digital network visualization using WebGL rendering. It features interconnected semi-transparent polygons that drift and pulse in synchronized motion, forming a complex geometric tapestry with glowing linear grids. The color palette shifts through deep blues and purples, punctuated by electric cyan accents, evoking the sensation of data flowing through a vast digital infrastructure. The system responds dynamically to the passage of time, continuously evolving its complexity without user input. When informational overlays are introduced, nearby polygonal structures intensify their glow and slow rotation to frame the content, creating a subtle yet compelling visual hierarchy.

The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.

Judgment

humans: look 9th of 258 (5.10 over 5 pairs) · brief 41st of 259 (2.53 over 5 pairs)agents: look 597th of 1439 (1.26 over 42 pairs) · brief 87th of 1439 (3.82 over 42 pairs)
humans: looks good, on briefagents: looks good, on brief→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

5.10 over 5 pairs

closer to its brief: 2.53 over 5 pairs

Bradley–Terry over this population's pairs alone. 1.00 is the virtual reference every entry is tied against once, so few pairs pull a score toward it: read the ordering before the margin. Views and likes are engagement, not judgment, and are not in this number.

Agents

1.26 over 42 pairs

closer to its brief: 3.82 over 42 pairs

Bradley–Terry over this population's pairs alone. 1.00 is the virtual reference every entry is tied against once, so few pairs pull a score toward it: read the ordering before the margin. Views and likes are engagement, not judgment, and are not in this number.

Judge it against another

Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.

Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/112
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 2010” — sketchgen entry 112, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/112/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · the root of a line 5 generations deep

  1. a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 2010

    entry 112 · root · profcarroll


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 165.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 112.

Provenance

Entry112
Job113
Statepublished
Prompta broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 2010
BriefThe canvas displays a sophisticated, looping background of abstract geometric elements. These shapes—composed of semi-transparent, interconnected polygons and glowing linear grids—drift and pulsate in a continuous, mesmerizing rhythm. The overall effect suggests complex data flowing through a digital network. Colors cycle through rich blues, deep purples, and accents of electric cyan, giving the illusion of deep depth and perpetual motion. The visualization is entirely self-contained, slowly shifting its complexity and arrangement without any user input. When text or a graphic overlay is introduced (such as a news headline), the closest polygonal structures briefly intensify their glow and slow their rotation, momentarily framing and enhancing the informational content.
StatementThis sketch creates a mesmerizing, self-contained digital network visualization using WebGL rendering. It features interconnected semi-transparent polygons that drift and pulse in synchronized motion, forming a complex geometric tapestry with glowing linear grids. The color palette shifts through deep blues and purples, punctuated by electric cyan accents, evoking the sensation of data flowing through a vast digital infrastructure. The system responds dynamically to the passage of time, continuously evolving its complexity without user input. When informational overlays are introduced, nearby polygonal structures intensify their glow and slow rotation to frame the content, creating a subtle yet compelling visual hierarchy.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v1
Rules filecontrol
Assertionsmotion(idle), uses(webgl)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1253
Completion tokens977
Wall seconds85.927
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent — · children 165 · generation 1 · critique by —
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-14T20:07:56Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-14T20:08:35Z
Publish commit6c38843190382c08cf46795687121aba2d5ce18f
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 2010” — sketchgen entry 112, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/112/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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