animate a cell division simulation

Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the initial cell must visibly contract and pinch off its daughter cells. gemma4 · generation 1 · 3 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 1591 · published

four frames from animate a cell division simulation under a synthetic pointer — with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays multiple organic, liquid-like shapes that populate the space, starting with a single blob. These cells autonomously multiply and expand, achieving exponential growth. When a cell reaches maturity, it initiates a visible lifecycle: the parent cell visibly contracts, forming a narrow constriction point that slowly pinches off the daughter cell. This cycle repeats continuously, filling the canvas with expanding life and constant separation events. The simulation requires no user interaction to run.

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

This sketch simulates an organic, self-replicating liquid system where initial blobs grow and divide following a biological process. Each cell expands until it reaches maturity, then undergoes a contraction phase that forms a narrow pinch point before splitting into two daughter cells. The simulation creates an endless cycle of growth, division, and separation across the canvas. The visual effect shows fluid-like motion with pulsating rhythms and smooth contraction animations as cells prepare to reproduce, resulting in a continuously evolving ecosystem of expanding forms.

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Judgment

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0.79 over 20 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1591
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“animate a cell division simulation Revise: try again and try to depic…” — sketchgen entry 1591, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1591/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 1 of 5 in the line from entry 1455

animate a cell division simulation
entry 1455 · root · profcarroll
Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the initial cell must visibly contract and pinch off its daughter cells.
entry 1591 · generation 1 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1705.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1455.

Provenance

Entry	1591
Job	1602
State	published
Prompt	animate a cell division simulation Revise: try again and try to depict biological process of cell division Revise: making progress, but we need to see one cell become two and then two cells become four and so on Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time each cell must show a distinct separation phase before the final split Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the initial cell must visibly contract and pinch off its daughter cells.
Brief	The canvas displays multiple organic, liquid-like shapes that populate the space, starting with a single blob. These cells autonomously multiply and expand, achieving exponential growth. When a cell reaches maturity, it initiates a visible lifecycle: the parent cell visibly contracts, forming a narrow constriction point that slowly pinches off the daughter cell. This cycle repeats continuously, filling the canvas with expanding life and constant separation events. The simulation requires no user interaction to run.
Statement	This sketch simulates an organic, self-replicating liquid system where initial blobs grow and divide following a biological process. Each cell expands until it reaches maturity, then undergoes a contraction phase that forms a narrow pinch point before splitting into two daughter cells. The simulation creates an endless cycle of growth, division, and separation across the canvas. The visual effect shows fluid-like motion with pulsating rhythms and smooth contraction animations as cells prepare to reproduce, resulting in a continuously evolving ecosystem of expanding forms.
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	3206
Completion tokens	1143
Wall seconds	95.697
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 1455 · children 1705 · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised from	entry 1455's sketch, 101 lines
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-24T10:05:01Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-26T20:19:25Z
Publish commit	f125a7908b0630ccad9bab01ca0efd530c6bb65f
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“animate a cell division simulation Revise: try again and try to depic…” — sketchgen entry 1591, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1591/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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