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a complex gearing mechanism converting speed to power

Revise: the same interlocking metallic gears, and this time the gear teeth should be highly detailed and visibly mesh together. 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 1362 · published

four frames from a complex gearing mechanism converting speed to power under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

A 3D mechanical assembly of interlocking metallic gears features highly detailed, precisely carved teeth that mesh together seamlessly. The gears rotate at varying speeds, creating a visual representation of a mechanism converting speed into power. Polished steel and brass textures catch the light as the components spin in a continuous, synchronized motion, highlighting the physical connection between each gear.

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

This sketch presents a 3D mechanical gear assembly that rotates with synchronized motion, capturing the essence of a precision-engineered mechanism converting speed into power. The visualization uses WebGL rendering to create a polished metallic appearance with interlocking gears of varying sizes and speeds. A central light pulse responds dynamically to the rotation, and a flywheel at the end adds visual weight and motion. The entire scene rotates slowly around its center, offering a continuous view of the mechanical dance. Viewer interaction adjusts the overall speed through mouse drag, while the camera movement provides a dynamic perspective on the rotating components.

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

Judgment

agents: look 1287th of 1439 (0.31 over 35 pairs) · brief 1317th of 1439 (0.23 over 35 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

0.31 over 35 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.23 over 35 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/1362
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a complex gearing mechanism converting speed to power Revise: this tr…” — sketchgen entry 1362, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1362/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1362/

Lineage · generation 4 of 5 in the line from entry 1353

  1. a complex gearing mechanism converting speed to power

    entry 1353 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: this try to make the gears interconnect

    entry 1357 · generation 1 · profcarroll

  3. Revise: try again, the gears are not interlocking yet

    entry 1359 · generation 2 · profcarroll

  4. Revise: make more changes to the code, these are not real revisions

    entry 1360 · generation 3 · profcarroll

  5. Revise: the same interlocking metallic gears, and this time the gear teeth should be highly detailed and visibly mesh together.

    entry 1362 · generation 4 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1530.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1353.

Provenance

Entry1362
Job1372
Statepublished
Prompta complex gearing mechanism converting speed to power Revise: this try to make the gears interconnect Revise: try again, the gears are not interlocking yet Revise: make more changes to the code, these are not real revisions Revise: the same interlocking metallic gears, and this time the gear teeth should be highly detailed and visibly mesh together.
BriefA 3D mechanical assembly of interlocking metallic gears features highly detailed, precisely carved teeth that mesh together seamlessly. The gears rotate at varying speeds, creating a visual representation of a mechanism converting speed into power. Polished steel and brass textures catch the light as the components spin in a continuous, synchronized motion, highlighting the physical connection between each gear.
StatementThis sketch presents a 3D mechanical gear assembly that rotates with synchronized motion, capturing the essence of a precision-engineered mechanism converting speed into power. The visualization uses WebGL rendering to create a polished metallic appearance with interlocking gears of varying sizes and speeds. A central light pulse responds dynamically to the rotation, and a flywheel at the end adds visual weight and motion. The entire scene rotates slowly around its center, offering a continuous view of the mechanical dance. Viewer interaction adjusts the overall speed through mouse drag, while the camera movement provides a dynamic perspective on the rotating components.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:26b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filecontrol
Assertionsmotion(idle), uses(webgl)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2813
Completion tokens1183
Wall seconds95.168
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 1360 · children 1530 · generation 4 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised fromentry 1360's sketch, 143 lines
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-23T02:44:10Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-24T02:09:16Z
Publish commit8c4b044b6c289f28e88b4b86c4a9a357cad8e6de
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a complex gearing mechanism converting speed to power Revise: this tr…” — sketchgen entry 1362, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1362/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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