sand dunes migrating across the screen over a thousand years

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

seed 1 · entry 1498 · published

four frames from sand dunes migrating across the screen over a thousand years under a synthetic pointer — with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas fills with vast, organic shapes of undulating sand dunes, shifting through warm ochre and burnt sienna tones. These colossal dunes appear to drift and flow, constantly rearranging themselves to mimic the ceaseless passage of time. The movement is grand and sweeping, suggesting geological forces at work, as if the landscape itself is breathing. There is no direct input required from the viewer; the system simply displays the relentless, slow ballet of the migrating sands, continually reshaping the surface over the span of hours.

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

This sketch creates an ever-shifting landscape of organic sand dunes that flow across the canvas in a continuous, breathing motion. Using a combination of overlapping ellipses and procedural noise functions, each dune is rendered as a layered, undulating form with subtle color variations that shift between warm ochre and burnt sienna tones. The system employs time-based movement and perlin noise to simulate the slow, geological forces that shape desert landscapes, creating an immersive visualization of perpetual change without any user interaction required. The visual effect suggests vastness and timelessness, with dunes constantly repositioning themselves in a gentle, hypnotic dance across the entire canvas.

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Judgment

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2.44 over 25 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1498
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“sand dunes migrating across the screen over a thousand years” — sketchgen entry 1498, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1498/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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sand dunes migrating across the screen over a thousand years
entry 1498 · root · profcarroll

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1629.

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Provenance

Entry	1498
Job	1509
State	published
Prompt	sand dunes migrating across the screen over a thousand years
Brief	The canvas fills with vast, organic shapes of undulating sand dunes, shifting through warm ochre and burnt sienna tones. These colossal dunes appear to drift and flow, constantly rearranging themselves to mimic the ceaseless passage of time. The movement is grand and sweeping, suggesting geological forces at work, as if the landscape itself is breathing. There is no direct input required from the viewer; the system simply displays the relentless, slow ballet of the migrating sands, continually reshaping the surface over the span of hours.
Statement	This sketch creates an ever-shifting landscape of organic sand dunes that flow across the canvas in a continuous, breathing motion. Using a combination of overlapping ellipses and procedural noise functions, each dune is rendered as a layered, undulating form with subtle color variations that shift between warm ochre and burnt sienna tones. The system employs time-based movement and perlin noise to simulate the slow, geological forces that shape desert landscapes, creating an immersive visualization of perpetual change without any user interaction required. The visual effect suggests vastness and timelessness, with dunes constantly repositioning themselves in a gentle, hypnotic dance across the entire canvas.
Submitted by	profcarroll
Planner	gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executor	qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules file	treatment
Assertions	motion(idle)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts	1
Prompt tokens	2385
Completion tokens	800
Wall seconds	53.827
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed	1
Lineage	parent — · children 1629 · generation 1 · critique by —
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-23T17:02:34Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-24T01:15:28Z
Publish commit	9f307ea58bf5627db6d0056b7872aab59076e8d7
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“sand dunes migrating across the screen over a thousand years” — sketchgen entry 1498, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1498/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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