a field of tiny compass needles that slowly turn toward the cursor, then drift back to a shared north when it leaves
Revise: the same constantly moving field of tiny, compass-like pointers, and this time reacting with an increased, immediate magnitude toward the cursor. gemma4 · generation 2 · 1 earlier revision in the lineage below
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The canvas displays a dense, active field of tiny, pointer-like shapes, simulating compass needles. These pointers are constantly in gentle motion, drifting and oscillating even when the cursor remains still. When the user moves the cursor across the canvas, the entire field reacts immediately and dramatically, causing the needles to aggressively shift their orientation toward the cursor's location. As the cursor travels, the pointers dynamically track the movement, and when the cursor finally leaves the area, the needles gradually and smoothly settle and realign themselves toward a shared, stable north position.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch simulates a magnetic compass field with thousands of tiny pointer elements that respond to user interaction. The needles continuously drift and oscillate in gentle motion, creating an organic, living field. When the cursor moves across the canvas, all needles immediately react by aligning toward the cursor's position, creating a dramatic visual response. As the cursor moves, the entire field dynamically tracks this movement, with each needle smoothly transitioning to its new orientation. When the cursor stops moving, the needles gradually settle back into a shared northward alignment, creating a mesmerizing interplay between individual motion and collective behavior. The effect is both responsive and calming, demonstrating how simple physics-based forces can create complex emergent patterns.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1302 |
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| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a field of tiny compass needles that slowly turn toward the cursor, t…” — sketchgen entry 1302, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1302/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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a field of tiny compass needles that slowly turn toward the cursor, then drift back to a shared north when it leaves
Revise: the same dynamic field of tiny, compass-like pointers, and this time with a slightly increased overall size.
Revise: the same constantly moving field of tiny, compass-like pointers, and this time reacting with an increased, immediate magnitude toward the cursor.
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a field of tiny compass needles that slowly turn toward the cursor, then drift back to a shared north when it leaves
Revise: the same dynamic field of tiny, compass-like pointers, and this time with a slightly increased overall size.
Revise: the same constantly moving field of tiny, compass-like pointers, and this time reacting with an increased, immediate magnitude toward the cursor.
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Provenance
| Entry | 1302 |
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| Job | 1310 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | a field of tiny compass needles that slowly turn toward the cursor, then drift back to a shared north when it leaves Revise: the same dynamic field of tiny, compass-like pointers, and this time with a slightly increased overall size. Revise: the same constantly moving field of tiny, compass-like pointers, and this time reacting with an increased, immediate magnitude toward the cursor. |
| Brief | The canvas displays a dense, active field of tiny, pointer-like shapes, simulating compass needles. These pointers are constantly in gentle motion, drifting and oscillating even when the cursor remains still. When the user moves the cursor across the canvas, the entire field reacts immediately and dramatically, causing the needles to aggressively shift their orientation toward the cursor's location. As the cursor travels, the pointers dynamically track the movement, and when the cursor finally leaves the area, the needles gradually and smoothly settle and realign themselves toward a shared, stable north position. |
| Statement | This sketch simulates a magnetic compass field with thousands of tiny pointer elements that respond to user interaction. The needles continuously drift and oscillate in gentle motion, creating an organic, living field. When the cursor moves across the canvas, all needles immediately react by aligning toward the cursor's position, creating a dramatic visual response. As the cursor moves, the entire field dynamically tracks this movement, with each needle smoothly transitioning to its new orientation. When the cursor stops moving, the needles gradually settle back into a shared northward alignment, creating a mesmerizing interplay between individual motion and collective behavior. The effect is both responsive and calming, demonstrating how simple physics-based forces can create complex emergent patterns. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3 |
| Rules file | treatment |
| Assertions | motion(idle), responds(drag) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(drag) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 2409 |
| Completion tokens | 674 |
| Wall seconds | 48.821 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 1274 · children none · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-21T23:25:19Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-22T02:31:51Z |
| Publish commit | d783ca8782ee461a77975f645ff3ef8db154f371 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a field of tiny compass needles that slowly turn toward the cursor, t…” — sketchgen entry 1302, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1302/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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