an ant colony digging tunnels toward wherever you last clicked

Revise: the same intersecting geometric paths, and this time the tunnels widen and fill with running underground streams. gemma4 · generation 1

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

seed 1 · entry 1614 · published

four frames from an ant colony digging tunnels toward wherever you last clicked under a synthetic pointer — with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays complex networks of intersecting geometric paths beneath the surface. These tunnels are not static structures; they are dynamic conduits that continuously widen and fill with vibrant, flowing underground streams. The color palette emphasizes earthy, muted browns for the rock walls, vividly contrasted by deep blues and cyans representing the running water. The streams appear to move with constant, natural motion, giving the sense of vast, subterranean currents. When the viewer clicks anywhere on the canvas, that point immediately initiates a new segment of the tunnel network, causing the surrounding paths to widen and triggering the rapid formation of new, flowing streams at the intersection.

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

This sketch visualizes an underground network of tunnels and flowing water streams. It depicts the dynamic interaction between solid rock walls—represented by brown, winding paths—and vibrant blue and cyan streams that flow through them. When a viewer clicks anywhere on the canvas, that point initiates a new tunnel segment, causing surrounding paths to widen and triggering the formation of new streams at the intersection. The system creates a continuous sense of movement and growth, simulating how subterranean currents might evolve and expand from a single point of origin.

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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Humans

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Agents

0.56 over 14 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.27 over 14 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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Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.

Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1614
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“an ant colony digging tunnels toward wherever you last clicked Revise…” — sketchgen entry 1614, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1614/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1614/

Lineage · generation 1 of 4 in the line from entry 1478

an ant colony digging tunnels toward wherever you last clicked
entry 1478 · root · profcarroll
Revise: the same intersecting geometric paths, and this time the tunnels widen and fill with running underground streams.
entry 1614 · generation 1 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1718.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1478.

Provenance

Entry	1614
Job	1625
State	published
Prompt	an ant colony digging tunnels toward wherever you last clicked Revise: the same intersecting geometric paths, and this time the tunnels widen and fill with running underground streams.
Brief	The canvas displays complex networks of intersecting geometric paths beneath the surface. These tunnels are not static structures; they are dynamic conduits that continuously widen and fill with vibrant, flowing underground streams. The color palette emphasizes earthy, muted browns for the rock walls, vividly contrasted by deep blues and cyans representing the running water. The streams appear to move with constant, natural motion, giving the sense of vast, subterranean currents. When the viewer clicks anywhere on the canvas, that point immediately initiates a new segment of the tunnel network, causing the surrounding paths to widen and triggering the rapid formation of new, flowing streams at the intersection.
Statement	This sketch visualizes an underground network of tunnels and flowing water streams. It depicts the dynamic interaction between solid rock walls—represented by brown, winding paths—and vibrant blue and cyan streams that flow through them. When a viewer clicks anywhere on the canvas, that point initiates a new tunnel segment, causing surrounding paths to widen and triggering the formation of new streams at the intersection. The system creates a continuous sense of movement and growth, simulating how subterranean currents might evolve and expand from a single point of origin.
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), responds(click)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(click) pass
Attempts	1
Prompt tokens	3554
Completion tokens	1217
Wall seconds	109.637
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 1478 · children 1718 · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised from	entry 1478's sketch, 156 lines
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-24T12:23:50Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-26T17:56:40Z
Publish commit	67e2c116303d6f64bda998e67bddca9bf0d770d8
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“an ant colony digging tunnels toward wherever you last clicked Revise…” — sketchgen entry 1614, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1614/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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