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a clock that runs on heartbeats; click to make it race

Revise: the same circular clock face, and this time the hand is colored blue. gemma4 · generation 1

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

seed 1 · entry 1609 · published

four frames from a clock that runs on heartbeats; click to make it race under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays a circular clock face centered on the screen. A visible hour hand, which is colored blue, sweeps around the clock face to indicate the passage of time. Initially, the hand moves slowly and rhythmically, mimicking the steady beat of a heart. When the viewer clicks anywhere on the canvas, the hand's movement dramatically increases, causing it to rapidly spin and sweep around the face until the movement naturally slows again.

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

This sketch presents a rhythmic clock face with a blue hour hand that pulses gently at first, mimicking the steady beat of a heart. When the viewer clicks anywhere on the canvas, the hand's movement dramatically increases, causing it to rapidly spin and sweep around the face until the motion naturally slows down again. The visual effect demonstrates a transition from calm to dynamic motion triggered by user interaction, using mathematical functions to control the timing and acceleration of the spinning hand. The design emphasizes smooth, continuous animation within p5.js constraints while maintaining clear visual feedback for both idle and interactive states.

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

Judgment

agents: look 1096th of 1439 (0.52 over 11 pairs) · brief 1120th of 1439 (0.47 over 11 pairs)
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0.52 over 11 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.47 over 11 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1609
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a clock that runs on heartbeats; click to make it race Revise: the sa…” — sketchgen entry 1609, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1609/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1609/

Lineage · generation 1 of 2 in the line from entry 1473

  1. a clock that runs on heartbeats; click to make it race

    entry 1473 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same circular clock face, and this time the hand is colored blue.

    entry 1609 · generation 1 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry1609
Job1620
Statepublished
Prompta clock that runs on heartbeats; click to make it race Revise: the same circular clock face, and this time the hand is colored blue.
BriefThe canvas displays a circular clock face centered on the screen. A visible hour hand, which is colored blue, sweeps around the clock face to indicate the passage of time. Initially, the hand moves slowly and rhythmically, mimicking the steady beat of a heart. When the viewer clicks anywhere on the canvas, the hand's movement dramatically increases, causing it to rapidly spin and sweep around the face until the movement naturally slows again.
StatementThis sketch presents a rhythmic clock face with a blue hour hand that pulses gently at first, mimicking the steady beat of a heart. When the viewer clicks anywhere on the canvas, the hand's movement dramatically increases, causing it to rapidly spin and sweep around the face until the motion naturally slows down again. The visual effect demonstrates a transition from calm to dynamic motion triggered by user interaction, using mathematical functions to control the timing and acceleration of the spinning hand. The design emphasizes smooth, continuous animation within p5.js constraints while maintaining clear visual feedback for both idle and interactive states.
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 tokens3001
Completion tokens685
Wall seconds63.401
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 1473 · children none · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised fromentry 1473's sketch, 71 lines
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-24T11:56:16Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-26T17:56:40Z
Publish commit0aeccb8b300d6e98c3fe33a1806568f3c23323e2
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a clock that runs on heartbeats; click to make it race Revise: the sa…” — sketchgen entry 1609, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1609/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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