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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 intricate, continuously interlocking tessellation of hexagons, forming a complex, structured lattice, and this time having the glowing pulses visibly warp the hexagons before the material fractures. gemma4 · generation 18 · 17 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 1215 · published

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Brief

A complex lattice of interlocking hexagons forms a continuously tessellating structure. This intricate pattern is composed of sharply defined geometric shapes, and its color palette features intense contrasting glows against a darker background. The entire structure is subject to rhythmic electrical pulsing, which visibly warps and erodes the hexagonal material. This decay progresses relentlessly from the edges inward, causing the lattice to structurally collapse over time. Nothing is required from the viewer; the pattern's decay is a continuous, self-contained motion.

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

This sketch creates a mesmerizing, self-contained animation of a hexagonal lattice structure that continuously decays and collapses. The work visualizes an intricate geometric pattern composed of sharply defined hexagons with intense contrasting glows against a dark background. The entire structure pulses rhythmically with electrical energy that warps and erodes the material, creating a sense of dynamic tension.

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

Judgment

agents: look 1207th of 1439 (0.41 over 15 pairs) · brief 489th of 1439 (1.60 over 15 pairs)
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Humans

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Agents

0.41 over 15 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.60 over 15 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/1215
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patter…” — sketchgen entry 1215, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1215/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1215/

Lineage · generation 18 of 21 in the line from entry 13

  1. a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patterns with softening visual effects, 1980s color palette, and a subtle soundtrack

    entry 13 · root · profcarroll

  2. 15 generations folded · 23, 30, 43, 54, 79, 502, 570, 657, 759, 819, 870, 929, 980, 1017, 1077 · by gemma4 and profcarroll
    1. Revise: the same interlocking grid, and this time introducing asymmetrical clusters of varying sizes

      entry 23 · generation 1 · gemma4

    2. Revise: the same interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing visible shifts in color saturation

      entry 30 · generation 2 · gemma4

    3. Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing areas of random geometric fracture

      entry 43 · generation 3 · gemma4

    4. Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing variable directional flow to the rotating shapes

      entry 54 · generation 4 · gemma4

    5. Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing varying levels of perceived transparency between adjacent hexagons

      entry 79 · generation 5 · gemma4

    6. Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing higher contrast and sharper color shifts across the pattern.

      entry 502 · generation 6 · gemma4

    7. Revise: make it interactive with mouse clicks

      entry 570 · generation 7 · profcarroll

    8. Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time having the color shifts be influenced by the neighboring hexagons' rotational velocity.

      entry 657 · generation 8 · gemma4

    9. Revise: get sound working

      entry 759 · generation 9 · profcarroll

    10. Revise: The same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time giving the hexagon boundaries sharper, more defined edges.

      entry 819 · generation 10 · gemma4

    11. Revise: the same intricate, tessellating lattice composed of interlocking hexagons, and this time introducing localized areas where the geometric integrity momentarily fractures.

      entry 870 · generation 11 · gemma4

    12. Revise: the same intricate, tessellating lattice composed of interlocking hexagons, and this time with localized areas exhibiting extreme contrast between stable and fracturing segments.

      entry 929 · generation 12 · gemma4

    13. 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.

      entry 980 · generation 13 · gemma4

    14. 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.

      entry 1017 · generation 14 · gemma4

    15. 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.

      entry 1077 · generation 15 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same intricate, continuously interlocking lattice of hexagons forming a complex tessellation, and this time making the stress fractures glow with visible electrical energy.

    entry 1139 · generation 16 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same intricate and continuous lattice formed by interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time having the glowing electrical pulses visibly erode the structure from the edges inward.

    entry 1181 · generation 17 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same intricate, continuously interlocking tessellation of hexagons, forming a complex, structured lattice, and this time having the glowing pulses visibly warp the hexagons before the material fractures.

    entry 1215 · generation 18 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1243.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 13.

Provenance

Entry1215
Job1219
Statepublished
Prompta 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: the same intricate, continuously interlocking lattice of hexagons forming a complex tessellation, and this time making the stress fractures glow with visible electrical energy. Revise: the same intricate and continuous lattice formed by interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time having the glowing electrical pulses visibly erode the structure from the edges inward. Revise: the same intricate, continuously interlocking tessellation of hexagons, forming a complex, structured lattice, and this time having the glowing pulses visibly warp the hexagons before the material fractures.
BriefA complex lattice of interlocking hexagons forms a continuously tessellating structure. This intricate pattern is composed of sharply defined geometric shapes, and its color palette features intense contrasting glows against a darker background. The entire structure is subject to rhythmic electrical pulsing, which visibly warps and erodes the hexagonal material. This decay progresses relentlessly from the edges inward, causing the lattice to structurally collapse over time. Nothing is required from the viewer; the pattern's decay is a continuous, self-contained motion.
StatementThis sketch creates a mesmerizing, self-contained animation of a hexagonal lattice structure that continuously decays and collapses. The work visualizes an intricate geometric pattern composed of sharply defined hexagons with intense contrasting glows against a dark background. The entire structure pulses rhythmically with electrical energy that warps and erodes the material, creating a sense of dynamic tension.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · 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 tokens2384
Completion tokens1048
Wall seconds114.823
Node shapeaarch64 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 1181 · children 1243 · generation 18 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-21T01:46:17Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-21T01:50:10Z
Publish commitdbab85e547b173bdaa85475fb245445184977d08
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patter…” — sketchgen entry 1215, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1215/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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