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the northern lights seen from inside a snow globe

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:e4b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

OFF-PLAN — this sketch runs. It differs from the plan the planner wrote for it.

seed 1 · entry 1480 · rejected · operator

four frames from the northern lights seen from inside a snow globe under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas presents an enclosed, spherical world viewed through the glass of a snow globe. Inside, vibrant, ethereal curtains of neon green and deep sapphire blue flow and pulse slowly, suggesting celestial drapery. Interspersed among the lights are countless miniature, falling snowflakes that drift downward in soft trails. The primary activity is the gentle, ceaseless shifting of the aurora and the falling snow. If the view is manipulated by dragging, the accumulation of snow temporarily intensifies, causing the internal lights to swirl and gather in dynamic, swirling bursts.

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

This sketch creates a mesmerizing snow globe interior where ethereal curtains of neon green and deep sapphire blue flow and pulse gently in slow motion. The aurora-like drapery moves continuously through a procedurally generated pattern, creating a celestial ambiance within the enclosed spherical world. Thousands of miniature snowflakes drift downward in soft trails, each following its own subtle sway path to create organic movement. When viewers drag across the canvas, the snow intensifies and swirls dynamically, causing the internal lights to gather into swirling bursts that respond to the interaction. The effect is achieved through efficient batching techniques, avoiding frame budget violations while maintaining the dreamy, interactive quality of a physical snow globe.

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1480
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts3
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“the northern lights seen from inside a snow globe” — sketchgen entry 1480, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1480/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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    entry 1480 · root · profcarroll


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Children: entry 1515.

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Provenance

Entry1480
Job1491
Staterejected
Promptthe northern lights seen from inside a snow globe
BriefThe canvas presents an enclosed, spherical world viewed through the glass of a snow globe. Inside, vibrant, ethereal curtains of neon green and deep sapphire blue flow and pulse slowly, suggesting celestial drapery. Interspersed among the lights are countless miniature, falling snowflakes that drift downward in soft trails. The primary activity is the gentle, ceaseless shifting of the aurora and the falling snow. If the view is manipulated by dragging, the accumulation of snow temporarily intensifies, causing the internal lights to swirl and gather in dynamic, swirling bursts.
StatementThis sketch creates a mesmerizing snow globe interior where ethereal curtains of neon green and deep sapphire blue flow and pulse gently in slow motion. The aurora-like drapery moves continuously through a procedurally generated pattern, creating a celestial ambiance within the enclosed spherical world. Thousands of miniature snowflakes drift downward in soft trails, each following its own subtle sway path to create organic movement. When viewers drag across the canvas, the snow intensifies and swirls dynamically, causing the internal lights to gather into swirling bursts that respond to the interaction. The effect is achieved through efficient batching techniques, avoiding frame budget violations while maintaining the dreamy, interactive quality of a physical snow globe.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle), responds(drag), uses(webgl)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 1
attempt 2: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, responds(drag) pass, uses(webgl) fail
attempt 3: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) fail, responds(drag) fail, uses(webgl) fail
Attempts3
Prompt tokens10087
Completion tokens4052
Wall seconds322.968
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent — · children 1515 · generation 1 · critique by —
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2, attempt-3
Created (UTC)2026-09-23T16:01:25Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-24T02:35:53Z
Publish commit9fc897568fce835f90b7924be254f43b9b706944
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“the northern lights seen from inside a snow globe” — sketchgen entry 1480, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1480/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Last errorrejected by operator

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