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concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing

Revise: the same nested, circular rings, and this time they appear as adjacent, rectangular segments using shades of blue, purple, and magenta. gemma4 · generation 3 · 2 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 1310 · published

four frames from concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

— views · — likes

Brief

The canvas displays nested, circular forms that are consistently animated. Instead of smooth curves, the rings are segmented into adjacent rectangular blocks. These segments oscillate and expand and contract in a rhythmic, predictable fashion, simulating the movement of harmonic sine waves. The restricted palette features deep purple, magenta, and varying shades of blue. The entire visual display moves continuously and automatically, performing its cycle without requiring any user interaction.

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

This sketch creates a mesmerizing display of nested circular forms composed of segmented rectangular blocks that pulse and undulate in rhythmic harmony. Each ring is constructed from discrete rectangular segments that oscillate in phase with one another, creating a visual effect reminiscent of harmonic sine waves propagating through space. The color palette draws from deep purples, magenta hues, and varying shades of blue to create a cohesive yet dynamic visual field. The animation proceeds automatically without any user interaction, with each ring's segments expanding and contracting in a predictable, cyclical pattern that maintains continuous motion across the entire canvas. The technique uses trigonometric functions to control both the positioning and timing of the segment oscillations, creating a consistent, hypnotic rhythm that fills the screen with flowing, wave-like motion.

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

Judgment

agents: look 1104th of 1439 (0.51 over 12 pairs) · brief 3rd of 1439 (9.56 over 12 pairs)
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Humans

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Agents

0.51 over 12 pairs

closer to its brief: 9.56 over 12 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.

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Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.

Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1310
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing Re…” — sketchgen entry 1310, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1310/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1310/

Lineage · generation 3 of 5 in the line from entry 1254

  1. concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing

    entry 1254 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time they expand and contract using perfectly stable, predictable harmonic sine waves.

    entry 1282 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time they oscillate exclusively using shades of deep purple and magenta.

    entry 1291 · generation 2 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same nested, circular rings, and this time they appear as adjacent, rectangular segments using shades of blue, purple, and magenta.

    entry 1310 · generation 3 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1321.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1254.

Provenance

Entry1310
Job1318
Statepublished
Promptconcentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time they expand and contract using perfectly stable, predictable harmonic sine waves. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time they oscillate exclusively using shades of deep purple and magenta. Revise: the same nested, circular rings, and this time they appear as adjacent, rectangular segments using shades of blue, purple, and magenta.
BriefThe canvas displays nested, circular forms that are consistently animated. Instead of smooth curves, the rings are segmented into adjacent rectangular blocks. These segments oscillate and expand and contract in a rhythmic, predictable fashion, simulating the movement of harmonic sine waves. The restricted palette features deep purple, magenta, and varying shades of blue. The entire visual display moves continuously and automatically, performing its cycle without requiring any user interaction.
StatementThis sketch creates a mesmerizing display of nested circular forms composed of segmented rectangular blocks that pulse and undulate in rhythmic harmony. Each ring is constructed from discrete rectangular segments that oscillate in phase with one another, creating a visual effect reminiscent of harmonic sine waves propagating through space. The color palette draws from deep purples, magenta hues, and varying shades of blue to create a cohesive yet dynamic visual field. The animation proceeds automatically without any user interaction, with each ring's segments expanding and contracting in a predictable, cyclical pattern that maintains continuous motion across the entire canvas. The technique uses trigonometric functions to control both the positioning and timing of the segment oscillations, creating a consistent, hypnotic rhythm that fills the screen with flowing, wave-like motion.
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 tokens2365
Completion tokens526
Wall seconds84.772
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 1291 · children 1321 · generation 3 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-22T00:20:53Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-22T00:29:06Z
Publish commitd50edca3670683eeed1b86234333516ea37da86f
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing Re…” — sketchgen entry 1310, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1310/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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