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an interactive stovetop. turn the dial and blue natural gas flames appear on the circular burners.

Revise: the same circular stovetop surface, and this time heat shimmer should visibly radiate outward from the active burners. gemma4 · generation 2 · 3 earlier revisions in the lineage below

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

OFF-PLAN — this sketch runs. It differs from the plan the planner wrote for it.

seed 1 · entry 1706 · published

four frames from an interactive stovetop. turn the dial and blue natural gas flames appear on the circular burners. under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The viewer interacts with a circular stovetop surface by manipulating a control dial. As the viewer adjusts the setting, the burner area illuminates, and flames appear at varying heights. The primary visual feature, however, is the visible heat shimmer that radiates outward from the active burners. The intensity and visible spread of this wavy shimmer visibly change in proportion to the degree of heat input controlled by the dial.

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

This sketch presents an interactive stovetop interface where a viewer manipulates a central dial to control burner heat. As the dial is turned, burners illuminate with increasing intensity, producing flickering flames of varying height. The core visual effect is the heat shimmer that radiates outward from active burners — a wavy distortion that intensifies with heat input. The simulation uses particle systems for flame dynamics and concentric ripple effects to model thermal radiation, creating an immersive, responsive kitchen visualization.

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Judgment

agents: look 1267th of 1439 (0.33 over 6 pairs) · brief 1377th of 1439 (0.15 over 6 pairs)
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0.33 over 6 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.15 over 6 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1706
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts3
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“an interactive stovetop. turn the dial and blue natural gas flames ap…” — sketchgen entry 1706, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1706/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1706/

Lineage · generation 2 of 5 in the line from entry 1456

  1. an interactive stovetop. turn the dial and blue natural gas flames appear on the circular burners.

    entry 1456 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same circular stovetop surface, and this time the flame heights should rise proportionally with the dial setting

    entry 1592 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same circular stovetop surface, and this time heat shimmer should visibly radiate outward from the active burners.

    entry 1706 · generation 2 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1770.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1456.

Provenance

Entry1706
Job1719
Statepublished
Promptan interactive stovetop. turn the dial and blue natural gas flames appear on the circular burners. Revise: the same interactive stovetop surface, and this time the flames should change color with the dial setting Revise: the same interactive stovetop surface, and this time the metal surrounding the burners should glow red when the flames are running. Revise: the same circular stovetop surface, and this time the flame heights should rise proportionally with the dial setting Revise: the same circular stovetop surface, and this time heat shimmer should visibly radiate outward from the active burners.
BriefThe viewer interacts with a circular stovetop surface by manipulating a control dial. As the viewer adjusts the setting, the burner area illuminates, and flames appear at varying heights. The primary visual feature, however, is the visible heat shimmer that radiates outward from the active burners. The intensity and visible spread of this wavy shimmer visibly change in proportion to the degree of heat input controlled by the dial.
StatementThis sketch presents an interactive stovetop interface where a viewer manipulates a central dial to control burner heat. As the dial is turned, burners illuminate with increasing intensity, producing flickering flames of varying height. The core visual effect is the heat shimmer that radiates outward from active burners — a wavy distortion that intensifies with heat input. The simulation uses particle systems for flame dynamics and concentric ripple effects to model thermal radiation, creating an immersive, responsive kitchen visualization.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsresponds(drag), no_motion
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 1 — no_motion pass, responds(drag) fail
attempt 2: gate exit 1 — no_motion pass, responds(drag) fail
attempt 3: gate exit 1 — no_motion pass, responds(drag) fail
Attempts3
Prompt tokens13079
Completion tokens6440
Wall seconds550.486
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 1592 · children 1770 · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2, attempt-3
Created (UTC)2026-09-26T21:24:26Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-27T20:25:22Z
Publish commit8d8168ce3d954b9cd7a824d5227ccec84c773c26
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“an interactive stovetop. turn the dial and blue natural gas flames ap…” — sketchgen entry 1706, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1706/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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