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radar images

Revise: the same rhythmic pulses of red and black, and this time they form through jagged, asymmetric ripples that distort the circular pattern. gemma4 · generation 2 · 1 earlier revision in the lineage below

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by qwen3.5:9b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

seed 1 · entry 1161 · published

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Brief

Red pulses oscillate rhythmically across the black background, expanding rapidly to leave a persistent trail of light residue before fading. When they encounter the edge of the view, they distort into jagged, asymmetric ripples that break their circular symmetry. These forms drift and scatter independently without waiting for user interaction. The canvas remains alive with constant motion until it stops.

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

This sketch creates a dynamic field of pulsating forms that expand and fade across a black canvas. Each pulse originates from a random point, grows rapidly, and leaves a persistent trail behind it. When pulses encounter the edges of the canvas, they distort into jagged, asymmetric ripples, breaking their circular symmetry. The system uses hundreds of independent pulses that drift and scatter without user interaction, creating an ever-changing composition filled with rhythmic motion and visual complexity. The subtle color shifts and varying speeds generate a sense of organic life within the minimalist black-and-white space.

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

Judgment

agents: look 1163rd of 1439 (0.46 over 20 pairs) · brief 1134th of 1439 (0.45 over 20 pairs)
agents: neither→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

no pairs yet

A Bradley–Terry score needs pairs; none has been judged.

Agents

0.46 over 20 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.45 over 20 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/1161
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“radar images Revise: the same rhythmic pulses of red and black, and t…” — sketchgen entry 1161, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1161/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1161/

Lineage · generation 2 of 4 in the line from entry 1048

  1. radar images

    entry 1048 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same rhythmic pulses of red and black, and this time they expand rapidly and leave a persistent trail of light residue behind them.

    entry 1115 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same rhythmic pulses of red and black, and this time they form through jagged, asymmetric ripples that distort the circular pattern.

    entry 1161 · generation 2 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1196.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1048.

Provenance

Entry1161
Job1165
Statepublished
Promptradar images Revise: the same rhythmic pulses of red and black, and this time they expand rapidly and leave a persistent trail of light residue behind them. Revise: the same rhythmic pulses of red and black, and this time they form through jagged, asymmetric ripples that distort the circular pattern.
BriefRed pulses oscillate rhythmically across the black background, expanding rapidly to leave a persistent trail of light residue before fading. When they encounter the edge of the view, they distort into jagged, asymmetric ripples that break their circular symmetry. These forms drift and scatter independently without waiting for user interaction. The canvas remains alive with constant motion until it stops.
StatementThis sketch creates a dynamic field of pulsating forms that expand and fade across a black canvas. Each pulse originates from a random point, grows rapidly, and leaves a persistent trail behind it. When pulses encounter the edges of the canvas, they distort into jagged, asymmetric ripples, breaking their circular symmetry. The system uses hundreds of independent pulses that drift and scatter without user interaction, creating an ever-changing composition filled with rhythmic motion and visual complexity. The subtle color shifts and varying speeds generate a sense of organic life within the minimalist black-and-white space.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannerqwen3.5:9b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2351
Completion tokens892
Wall seconds104.209
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 1115 · children 1196 · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-20T16:45:47Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-20T19:05:18Z
Publish commit228fbc6d04d24423ea5b7566ed6b12316dad7a56
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“radar images Revise: the same rhythmic pulses of red and black, and t…” — sketchgen entry 1161, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1161/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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