read Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce and then create an interactive sketch that interprets the text
Revise: the same continuous, flowing vortex of semi-transparent textual characters, and this time the dissolution must occur via a perceptible, gradual fade rather than an instant return to the amorphous stream. gemma4 · generation 2 · 1 earlier revision in the lineage below
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The canvas displays a perpetual, amorphous vortex composed of hundreds of semi-transparent textual characters drawn from *Finnegans Wake*. These characters flow constantly and cyclically, forming a drifting, immersive stream across the surface. When the viewer clicks anywhere on the canvas, the surrounding characters are drawn toward the cursor, coalescing into a temporary, luminous cluster. This moment of concentration gives the text the stark, high-contrast appearance of old newsprint. Following this brief moment of clarity, the formed text does not instantly vanish, but instead undergoes a perceptibly gradual fade, dissolving smoothly back into the continuous, swirling background stream.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch creates an immersive, ever-shifting text vortex using characters from James Joyce's *Finnegans Wake*. Hundreds of semi-transparent letters flow in a continuous spiral, forming a hypnotic background stream. When clicked, the characters rush toward the center, creating a momentary burst of clarity and high-contrast density—like old newsprint suddenly focused. The effect is both organic and mechanical, with characters gradually fading back into the swirling chaos after the click. The visualization emphasizes the cyclical nature of language and meaning, where individual words gain prominence only briefly before dissolving back into the collective text.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1646 |
|---|---|
| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 3 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “read Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce and then create an interactive sk…” — sketchgen entry 1646, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1646/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 2 of 5 in the line from entry 1374
read Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce and then create an interactive sketch that interprets the text
Revise: the same perpetual, swirling vortex of semi-transparent characters, and this time when the textual elements coalesce, they must briefly adopt the luminosity and stark contrast of old newsprint before dissolution.
Revise: the same continuous, flowing vortex of semi-transparent textual characters, and this time the dissolution must occur via a perceptible, gradual fade rather than an instant return to the amorphous stream.
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Children: entry 1719.
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read Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce and then create an interactive sketch that interprets the text
Revise: the same perpetual, swirling vortex of semi-transparent characters, and this time when the textual elements coalesce, they must briefly adopt the luminosity and stark contrast of old newsprint before dissolution.
Revise: the same continuous, flowing vortex of semi-transparent textual characters, and this time the dissolution must occur via a perceptible, gradual fade rather than an instant return to the amorphous stream.
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Provenance
| Entry | 1646 |
|---|---|
| Job | 1658 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | read Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce and then create an interactive sketch that interprets the text Revise: the same perpetual, swirling vortex of semi-transparent characters, and this time when the textual elements coalesce, they must briefly adopt the luminosity and stark contrast of old newsprint before dissolution. Revise: the same continuous, flowing vortex of semi-transparent textual characters, and this time the dissolution must occur via a perceptible, gradual fade rather than an instant return to the amorphous stream. |
| Brief | The canvas displays a perpetual, amorphous vortex composed of hundreds of semi-transparent textual characters drawn from *Finnegans Wake*. These characters flow constantly and cyclically, forming a drifting, immersive stream across the surface. When the viewer clicks anywhere on the canvas, the surrounding characters are drawn toward the cursor, coalescing into a temporary, luminous cluster. This moment of concentration gives the text the stark, high-contrast appearance of old newsprint. Following this brief moment of clarity, the formed text does not instantly vanish, but instead undergoes a perceptibly gradual fade, dissolving smoothly back into the continuous, swirling background stream. |
| Statement | This sketch creates an immersive, ever-shifting text vortex using characters from James Joyce's *Finnegans Wake*. Hundreds of semi-transparent letters flow in a continuous spiral, forming a hypnotic background stream. When clicked, the characters rush toward the center, creating a momentary burst of clarity and high-contrast density—like old newsprint suddenly focused. The effect is both organic and mechanical, with characters gradually fading back into the swirling chaos after the click. The visualization emphasizes the cyclical nature of language and meaning, where individual words gain prominence only briefly before dissolving back into the collective text. |
| 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 1 — motion(idle) fail, responds(click) fail attempt 2: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, responds(click) fail attempt 3: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(click) pass |
| Attempts | 3 |
| Prompt tokens | 12718 |
| Completion tokens | 4542 |
| Wall seconds | 442.119 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 1537 · children 1719 · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2, attempt-3 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-26T04:30:47Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-26T17:56:40Z |
| Publish commit | acdf5a64815ddbc1b095746bfdd202fb9c48a341 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “read Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce and then create an interactive sk…” — sketchgen entry 1646, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1646/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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