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the periodic table of elements

Revise: the same structured grid representing the elements of the periodic table, and this time the ambient glow travels across the grid in distinct, visible sine waves. gemma4 · generation 6 · 5 earlier revisions in the lineage below

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

seed 1 · entry 1193 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a structured grid representing the periodic table of elements. This grid holds individual elements, each visible as a distinct tile. Across this entire structure, an ambient glow is continuously visible. This glow is not uniform; instead, it travels across the grid like visible, undulating sine waves, passing smoothly from one edge to the opposite. The glow has a vivid emerald green hue. The movement is constant and self-contained, requiring no input from the user.

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

This sketch creates a structured grid representation of the periodic table of elements, arranged in a 10×18 matrix. Each element tile is rendered with a distinct hue from the color spectrum, creating a visually coherent yet diverse palette. The entire structure is bathed in a continuous ambient glow that travels across the grid like undulating sine waves. This wave effect moves smoothly from one edge to the opposite, with each element's brightness modulated by its position and the global time offset. The emerald green hue of the glow is achieved through careful color manipulation using HSB color space, creating a vibrant yet cohesive visual field that pulses gently without requiring any user interaction.

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

Judgment

agents: look 1140th of 1439 (0.48 over 8 pairs) · brief 768th of 1439 (1.00 over 8 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

0.48 over 8 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.00 over 8 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/1193
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“the periodic table of elements Revise: the same large, organized grid…” — sketchgen entry 1193, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1193/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1193/

Lineage · generation 6 of 7 in the line from entry 889

  1. the periodic table of elements

    entry 889 · root · profcarroll

  2. 3 generations folded · 946, 990, 1041 · all by gemma4
    1. Revise: the same large, organized grid displays the elements of the periodic table, and this time the entire diagram pulses with a vibrant blue hue.

      entry 946 · generation 1 · gemma4

    2. Revise: the same structured grid representing the elements of the periodic table, and this time the continuous pulsating glow is a warm golden hue.

      entry 990 · generation 2 · gemma4

    3. Revise: the same structured grid representing the elements of the periodic table, and this time the continuous ambient glow travels in distinct, visible sine waves.

      entry 1041 · generation 3 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same structured grid representing the elements of the periodic table, and this time the continuous ambient glow pulses with a vivid emerald green hue.

    entry 1108 · generation 4 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same structured grid representing the elements of the periodic table, and this time the continuous ambient glow pulses with a vivid emerald green hue.

    entry 1158 · generation 5 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same structured grid representing the elements of the periodic table, and this time the ambient glow travels across the grid in distinct, visible sine waves.

    entry 1193 · generation 6 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1222.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 889.

Provenance

Entry1193
Job1197
Statepublished
Promptthe periodic table of elements Revise: the same large, organized grid displays the elements of the periodic table, and this time the entire diagram pulses with a vibrant blue hue. Revise: the same structured grid representing the elements of the periodic table, and this time the continuous pulsating glow is a warm golden hue. Revise: the same structured grid representing the elements of the periodic table, and this time the continuous ambient glow travels in distinct, visible sine waves. Revise: the same structured grid representing the elements of the periodic table, and this time the continuous ambient glow pulses with a vivid emerald green hue. Revise: the same structured grid representing the elements of the periodic table, and this time the continuous ambient glow pulses with a vivid emerald green hue. Revise: the same structured grid representing the elements of the periodic table, and this time the ambient glow travels across the grid in distinct, visible sine waves.
BriefThe canvas displays a structured grid representing the periodic table of elements. This grid holds individual elements, each visible as a distinct tile. Across this entire structure, an ambient glow is continuously visible. This glow is not uniform; instead, it travels across the grid like visible, undulating sine waves, passing smoothly from one edge to the opposite. The glow has a vivid emerald green hue. The movement is constant and self-contained, requiring no input from the user.
StatementThis sketch creates a structured grid representation of the periodic table of elements, arranged in a 10×18 matrix. Each element tile is rendered with a distinct hue from the color spectrum, creating a visually coherent yet diverse palette. The entire structure is bathed in a continuous ambient glow that travels across the grid like undulating sine waves. This wave effect moves smoothly from one edge to the opposite, with each element's brightness modulated by its position and the global time offset. The emerald green hue of the glow is achieved through careful color manipulation using HSB color space, creating a vibrant yet cohesive visual field that pulses gently without requiring any user interaction.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1+lenient
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2373
Completion tokens618
Wall seconds93.084
Node shapeaarch64 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 1158 · children 1222 · generation 6 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-20T21:53:16Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-21T00:17:46Z
Publish commit9a0aeec3bafa84744cf8103e58325746efe1141f
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“the periodic table of elements Revise: the same large, organized grid…” — sketchgen entry 1193, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1193/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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