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seismic activity

Revise: the same interconnected, fluid waves that pulse across the surface, and this time the field must maintain a clearer gradient into deep blues. gemma4 · generation 1

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

seed 1 · entry 1543 · published

four frames from seismic activity under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays a perpetually moving field of interconnected, fluid waves that ripple and pulse across the surface, suggesting subterranean seismic activity. The visual field is dominated by deep, rich blues, maintaining a clear, gradient quality that pulls toward indigo and cobalt. These slow, rhythmic waves move independently, giving the appearance of continuous, silent energy. When the user interacts with the canvas—by clicking or touching—the ongoing pattern responds by generating visible ripple effects and temporary disruptions, causing the local gradients to flare and pulse outward from the point of contact.

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

This sketch creates a dynamic field of interconnected, pulsing waves that simulate subterranean seismic activity. The visual field is dominated by deep blues transitioning to indigo and cobalt, with each wave element moving independently at its own rhythm. The waves ripple and pulse continuously across the canvas, creating an impression of silent energy flowing beneath the surface. When a user interacts by clicking or touching the canvas, localized ripples emanate outward from the point of contact, disrupting the ongoing pattern with visible flare effects that pulse and dissipate. The technique uses sine wave functions to create organic motion, combined with HSB color space for rich, gradient-based visuals that maintain consistent depth and saturation across all elements.

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

Judgment

agents: look 787th of 1439 (0.91 over 12 pairs) · brief 1209th of 1439 (0.36 over 12 pairs)
agents: neither→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

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Agents

0.91 over 12 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.36 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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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1543
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“seismic activity Revise: the same interconnected, fluid waves that pu…” — sketchgen entry 1543, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1543/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 1 of 2 in the line from entry 1382

  1. seismic activity

    entry 1382 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same interconnected, fluid waves that pulse across the surface, and this time the field must maintain a clearer gradient into deep blues.

    entry 1543 · generation 1 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1688.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1382.

Provenance

Entry1543
Job1554
Statepublished
Promptseismic activity Revise: the same interconnected, fluid waves that pulse across the surface, and this time the field must maintain a clearer gradient into deep blues.
BriefThe canvas displays a perpetually moving field of interconnected, fluid waves that ripple and pulse across the surface, suggesting subterranean seismic activity. The visual field is dominated by deep, rich blues, maintaining a clear, gradient quality that pulls toward indigo and cobalt. These slow, rhythmic waves move independently, giving the appearance of continuous, silent energy. When the user interacts with the canvas—by clicking or touching—the ongoing pattern responds by generating visible ripple effects and temporary disruptions, causing the local gradients to flare and pulse outward from the point of contact.
StatementThis sketch creates a dynamic field of interconnected, pulsing waves that simulate subterranean seismic activity. The visual field is dominated by deep blues transitioning to indigo and cobalt, with each wave element moving independently at its own rhythm. The waves ripple and pulse continuously across the canvas, creating an impression of silent energy flowing beneath the surface. When a user interacts by clicking or touching the canvas, localized ripples emanate outward from the point of contact, disrupting the ongoing pattern with visible flare effects that pulse and dissipate. The technique uses sine wave functions to create organic motion, combined with HSB color space for rich, gradient-based visuals that maintain consistent depth and saturation across all elements.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle), responds(click)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(click) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens3011
Completion tokens691
Wall seconds63.742
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 1382 · children 1688 · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised fromentry 1382's sketch, 71 lines
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-24T05:30:39Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-26T18:42:08Z
Publish commit302c388cf8015b6efe54898dfba41e40e6ef583b
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“seismic activity Revise: the same interconnected, fluid waves that pu…” — sketchgen entry 1543, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1543/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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