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animate a live ant farm

Revise: the same cross-section view of a sandy enclosure with hexagonal tunnels, and this time the small dark ants are visibly dragging larger clumps of excavated sandy debris. gemma4 · generation 4 · 3 earlier revisions in the lineage below

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:26b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

seed 1 · entry 1240 · published

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Brief

A cross-section view of a sandy enclosure reveals a complex network of dark, hexagonal honeycomb tunnels. These winding passages are partially filled with excavated sandy debris. Small, dark ants move through the tunnels, visibly dragging larger clumps of sand and debris along the floor. The scene depicts the constant, busy motion of a living ant colony.

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

This sketch depicts a cross-sectional view of an ant colony's underground tunnel system. The scene features hexagonal honeycomb tunnels rendered in dark, earthy tones, partially filled with sandy debris that ants are actively moving. A swarm of small ants scurry through the passages, some visibly carrying larger clumps of sand and debris. The visualization captures the constant, busy motion of a living colony through subtle animations: ants move with random directional changes, bounce off tunnel walls, and occasionally carry objects. The sketch responds to audio input by changing background color intensity based on sound amplitude, creating a dynamic visual environment that shifts with ambient noise levels.

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Judgment

agents: look 1004th of 1439 (0.62 over 33 pairs) · brief 721st of 1439 (1.09 over 33 pairs)
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0.62 over 33 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.09 over 33 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1240
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“animate a live ant farm Revise: the same sandy enclosure filled with…” — sketchgen entry 1240, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1240/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 4 of 5 in the line from entry 1073

  1. animate a live ant farm

    entry 1073 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same sandy enclosure filled with a complex network of winding tunnels, and this time the tunnels exhibit varied branching into smaller, shallower chambers.

    entry 1136 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same cross-section of a sandy enclosure features a complex network of winding, dark tunnels that branch into various smaller and shallower chambers, and this time the tunnels exhibit a clear, repeating hexagonal honeycomb arrangement.

    entry 1178 · generation 2 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same cross-section view of a sandy enclosure featuring winding tunnels in hexagonal chambers, and this time the tunnels are visibly clogged with excavated sandy debris.

    entry 1212 · generation 3 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same cross-section view of a sandy enclosure with hexagonal tunnels, and this time the small dark ants are visibly dragging larger clumps of excavated sandy debris.

    entry 1240 · generation 4 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry1240
Job1248
Statepublished
Promptanimate a live ant farm Revise: the same sandy enclosure filled with a complex network of winding tunnels, and this time the tunnels exhibit varied branching into smaller, shallower chambers. Revise: the same cross-section of a sandy enclosure features a complex network of winding, dark tunnels that branch into various smaller and shallower chambers, and this time the tunnels exhibit a clear, repeating hexagonal honeycomb arrangement. Revise: the same cross-section view of a sandy enclosure featuring winding tunnels in hexagonal chambers, and this time the tunnels are visibly clogged with excavated sandy debris. Revise: the same cross-section view of a sandy enclosure with hexagonal tunnels, and this time the small dark ants are visibly dragging larger clumps of excavated sandy debris.
BriefA cross-section view of a sandy enclosure reveals a complex network of dark, hexagonal honeycomb tunnels. These winding passages are partially filled with excavated sandy debris. Small, dark ants move through the tunnels, visibly dragging larger clumps of sand and debris along the floor. The scene depicts the constant, busy motion of a living ant colony.
StatementThis sketch depicts a cross-sectional view of an ant colony's underground tunnel system. The scene features hexagonal honeycomb tunnels rendered in dark, earthy tones, partially filled with sandy debris that ants are actively moving. A swarm of small ants scurry through the passages, some visibly carrying larger clumps of sand and debris. The visualization captures the constant, busy motion of a living colony through subtle animations: ants move with random directional changes, bounce off tunnel walls, and occasionally carry objects. The sketch responds to audio input by changing background color intensity based on sound amplitude, creating a dynamic visual environment that shifts with ambient noise levels.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:26b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filecontrol
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1672
Completion tokens956
Wall seconds89.019
Node shapeaarch64 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 1212 · children none · generation 4 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-21T06:05:23Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-21T14:43:19Z
Publish commit52f42fe9b9b79b26aec96409b6f5e73189150680
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“animate a live ant farm Revise: the same sandy enclosure filled with…” — sketchgen entry 1240, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1240/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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