tea steam curling into the shapes of forgotten words

Revise: the same soft, luminous tendrils of steam, and this time allowing the forgotten word forms to linger and fade more slowly. gemma4 · generation 1

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

seed 1 · entry 1603 · published

four frames from tea steam curling into the shapes of forgotten words under a synthetic pointer — with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays soft, luminous tendrils of steam that drift and curl across the surface. These plumes continuously coalesce into ethereal, fading silhouettes, forming shapes recognizable as forgotten words. The movement is organic and gentle, with the light steam expanding and receding in slow, hypnotic cycles. The scene is entirely self-contained, maintaining a continuous, autonomous life where the ephemeral forms linger and fade back into the mist without any user input.

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

This sketch creates an immersive, autonomous environment of drifting steam and mist. Through thousands of subtly animated particles that move with organic noise-based trajectories, it simulates the gentle, cyclical motion of vapor. The particles fade in and out, coalescing into ephemeral shapes that momentarily resemble words before dissolving back into the mist. The visual effect is achieved through a combination of particle physics, perlin noise for natural movement, and careful control of opacity and lifespan to create a continuous, hypnotic flow of form and absence. No external input or interaction is required—the scene evolves entirely on its own, maintaining a peaceful, contemplative rhythm.

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

Judgment

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Agents

2.12 over 17 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.66 over 17 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1603
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“tea steam curling into the shapes of forgotten words Revise: the same…” — sketchgen entry 1603, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1603/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 1 of 7 in the line from entry 1467

tea steam curling into the shapes of forgotten words
entry 1467 · root · profcarroll
Revise: the same soft, luminous tendrils of steam, and this time allowing the forgotten word forms to linger and fade more slowly.
entry 1603 · generation 1 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1684.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1467.

Provenance

Entry	1603
Job	1614
State	published
Prompt	tea steam curling into the shapes of forgotten words Revise: the same soft, luminous tendrils of steam, and this time allowing the forgotten word forms to linger and fade more slowly.
Brief	The canvas displays soft, luminous tendrils of steam that drift and curl across the surface. These plumes continuously coalesce into ethereal, fading silhouettes, forming shapes recognizable as forgotten words. The movement is organic and gentle, with the light steam expanding and receding in slow, hypnotic cycles. The scene is entirely self-contained, maintaining a continuous, autonomous life where the ephemeral forms linger and fade back into the mist without any user input.
Statement	This sketch creates an immersive, autonomous environment of drifting steam and mist. Through thousands of subtly animated particles that move with organic noise-based trajectories, it simulates the gentle, cyclical motion of vapor. The particles fade in and out, coalescing into ephemeral shapes that momentarily resemble words before dissolving back into the mist. The visual effect is achieved through a combination of particle physics, perlin noise for natural movement, and careful control of opacity and lifespan to create a continuous, hypnotic flow of form and absence. No external input or interaction is required—the scene evolves entirely on its own, maintaining a peaceful, contemplative rhythm.
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	3375
Completion tokens	673
Wall seconds	70.643
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 1467 · children 1684 · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised from	entry 1467's sketch, 126 lines
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-24T11:27:31Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-26T17:56:40Z
Publish commit	316041bbcac50a823e1c3a7fafec7ea914757bff
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“tea steam curling into the shapes of forgotten words Revise: the same…” — sketchgen entry 1603, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1603/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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