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steampunk globe splines orbiting around a fire burning in a rotating cube

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

seed 1 · entry 162 · published

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Brief

The canvas presents a complex, three-dimensional mechanical scene centered around a contained fire source. Around this fire, a brass-toned cube rotates constantly, serving as the anchor point. Multiple sinuous splines and detailed globes appear attached to or orbiting this rotating cube. These globes and splines exhibit smooth, cyclical motion, evoking the intricate, intricate mechanisms of a steampunk design. The visualization is a dynamic, self-contained ballet of orbiting shapes, geometric rotations, and flickering light.

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

This sketch creates a steampunk-inspired mechanical scene centered around a rotating brass cube that serves as the core element. Multiple globes and splines orbit and move in synchronized, cyclical patterns around this central anchor. The entire composition is rendered in 3D space using WebGL, with smooth, continuous motion that evokes the intricate and dynamic nature of mechanical engineering. The visualization pulses with a subtle flicker, suggesting an inner fire or energy source, while maintaining a consistent rhythm that draws the viewer into its orbital ballet.

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

Judgment

humans: look 170th of 258 (0.52 over 1 pair) · brief 90th of 259 (1.73 over 1 pair)agents: look 768th of 1439 (0.94 over 52 pairs) · brief 730th of 1439 (1.07 over 52 pairs)
humans: on brief, not much to look atagents: neither→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

0.52 over 1 pair

closer to its brief: 1.73 over 1 pair

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.

Agents

0.94 over 52 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.07 over 52 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.

Judge it against another

Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.

Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/162
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“steampunk globe splines orbiting around a fire burning in a rotating…” — sketchgen entry 162, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/162/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Children: entry 221.

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Provenance

Entry162
Job163
Statepublished
Promptsteampunk globe splines orbiting around a fire burning in a rotating cube
BriefThe canvas presents a complex, three-dimensional mechanical scene centered around a contained fire source. Around this fire, a brass-toned cube rotates constantly, serving as the anchor point. Multiple sinuous splines and detailed globes appear attached to or orbiting this rotating cube. These globes and splines exhibit smooth, cyclical motion, evoking the intricate, intricate mechanisms of a steampunk design. The visualization is a dynamic, self-contained ballet of orbiting shapes, geometric rotations, and flickering light.
StatementThis sketch creates a steampunk-inspired mechanical scene centered around a rotating brass cube that serves as the core element. Multiple globes and splines orbit and move in synchronized, cyclical patterns around this central anchor. The entire composition is rendered in 3D space using WebGL, with smooth, continuous motion that evokes the intricate and dynamic nature of mechanical engineering. The visualization pulses with a subtle flicker, suggesting an inner fire or energy source, while maintaining a consistent rhythm that draws the viewer into its orbital ballet.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v1
Rules filecontrol
Assertionsmotion(idle), uses(webgl)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1220
Completion tokens742
Wall seconds75.794
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent — · children 221 · generation 1 · critique by —
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-14T23:36:39Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-14T23:51:29Z
Publish commit70fc88a2b81218e06df9a7824f1d6bcf972abbc0
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“steampunk globe splines orbiting around a fire burning in a rotating…” — sketchgen entry 162, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/162/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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