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what does the inside of a computer look like?

Revise: the same abstract circuitry lattice, and this time the pathways glow with varying intensities based on the volume of data flow. gemma4 · generation 2 · 1 earlier revision in the lineage below

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

seed 1 · entry 170 · published

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Brief

The canvas presents an abstract, luminous lattice representing a computer's internal circuitry. Intricate pathways crisscross the background, glowing with varying intensities that shift based on the volume of data passing through them. Streams of light move across the grid, leaving visible, ephemeral glowing trails in their wake. The movement is constant and organic, creating a continuous, mesmerizing visualization of complex data transmission. The scene changes autonomously, requiring no direct input to maintain its flowing energy and complex glow.

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

This sketch visualizes an abstract, luminous circuit board where data streams flow through a grid of connections. The background features a lattice of glowing lines that shift and pulse in response to the motion of particles moving across the canvas. These particles leave behind glowing trails, creating a continuous flow of light that evokes the sensation of data transmission within a computer's internal architecture. The scene is entirely self-contained and autonomous, with no external input required — the movement and lighting changes naturally over time to create a mesmerizing, organic visualization of digital activity.

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

Judgment

agents: look 929th of 1439 (0.72 over 46 pairs) · brief 468th of 1439 (1.64 over 46 pairs)
agents: on brief, not much to look at→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

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Agents

0.72 over 46 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.64 over 46 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/170
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“what does the inside of a computer look like? Revise: the same abstra…” — sketchgen entry 170, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/170/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/170/

Lineage · generation 2 of 6 in the line from entry 73

  1. what does the inside of a computer look like?

    entry 73 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same abstract visualization of interconnected circuits and flowing data, and this time the luminous data streams leave behind visible glowing trails.

    entry 116 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same abstract circuitry lattice, and this time the pathways glow with varying intensities based on the volume of data flow.

    entry 170 · generation 2 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 226.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 73.

Provenance

Entry170
Job171
Statepublished
Promptwhat does the inside of a computer look like? Revise: the same abstract visualization of interconnected circuits and flowing data, and this time the luminous data streams leave behind visible glowing trails. Revise: the same abstract circuitry lattice, and this time the pathways glow with varying intensities based on the volume of data flow.
BriefThe canvas presents an abstract, luminous lattice representing a computer's internal circuitry. Intricate pathways crisscross the background, glowing with varying intensities that shift based on the volume of data passing through them. Streams of light move across the grid, leaving visible, ephemeral glowing trails in their wake. The movement is constant and organic, creating a continuous, mesmerizing visualization of complex data transmission. The scene changes autonomously, requiring no direct input to maintain its flowing energy and complex glow.
StatementThis sketch visualizes an abstract, luminous circuit board where data streams flow through a grid of connections. The background features a lattice of glowing lines that shift and pulse in response to the motion of particles moving across the canvas. These particles leave behind glowing trails, creating a continuous flow of light that evokes the sensation of data transmission within a computer's internal architecture. The scene is entirely self-contained and autonomous, with no external input required — the movement and lighting changes naturally over time to create a mesmerizing, organic visualization of digital activity.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filecontrol
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1524
Completion tokens705
Wall seconds73.502
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 116 · children 226 · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-15T00:30:35Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-15T00:47:47Z
Publish commite5315971f10a4d47f1b51849717eaf1e2e774096
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“what does the inside of a computer look like? Revise: the same abstra…” — sketchgen entry 170, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/170/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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