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fireflies spelling out a message in Morse code

Revise: the same defined, unbroken pattern that shifts and pulses, and this time the formation always rests in a perfectly symmetrical, stationary arc. 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 1716 · published

four frames from fireflies spelling out a message in Morse code under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays a luminous pattern formed by interconnected white dots. This formation always maintains a perfectly symmetrical structure, resting in a distinct arc. The pattern is perpetually active, slowly pulsing and shifting its shape with gentle, rhythmic motion, creating a self-contained spectacle of continuous light and shadow. No external input is required to observe the changes.

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

This sketch creates a luminous, symmetrical pattern of interconnected white dots that forms a perfect arc. The formation pulses gently with a rhythmic motion, shifting its shape slowly while maintaining its structural symmetry. The dots move in coordinated waves along the arc, creating a mesmerizing display of continuous light and shadow. The entire system is self-contained and animated without any external input or interaction, producing an ever-shifting spectacle of glowing particles that fill the canvas with their rhythmic dance.

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

Judgment

agents: look 94th of 1439 (4.10 over 15 pairs) · brief 413th of 1439 (1.84 over 15 pairs)
agents: looks good, on brief→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

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Agents

4.10 over 15 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.84 over 15 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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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1716
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“fireflies spelling out a message in Morse code Revise: the same light…” — sketchgen entry 1716, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1716/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1716/

Lineage · generation 2 of 4 in the line from entry 1476

  1. fireflies spelling out a message in Morse code

    entry 1476 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same light show, and this time the synchronized bursts form a continuous, unbroken pattern of five white dots.

    entry 1612 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same defined, unbroken pattern that shifts and pulses, and this time the formation always rests in a perfectly symmetrical, stationary arc.

    entry 1716 · generation 2 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1777.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1476.

Provenance

Entry1716
Job1729
Statepublished
Promptfireflies spelling out a message in Morse code Revise: the same light show, and this time the synchronized bursts form a continuous, unbroken pattern of five white dots. Revise: the same defined, unbroken pattern that shifts and pulses, and this time the formation always rests in a perfectly symmetrical, stationary arc.
BriefThe canvas displays a luminous pattern formed by interconnected white dots. This formation always maintains a perfectly symmetrical structure, resting in a distinct arc. The pattern is perpetually active, slowly pulsing and shifting its shape with gentle, rhythmic motion, creating a self-contained spectacle of continuous light and shadow. No external input is required to observe the changes.
StatementThis sketch creates a luminous, symmetrical pattern of interconnected white dots that forms a perfect arc. The formation pulses gently with a rhythmic motion, shifting its shape slowly while maintaining its structural symmetry. The dots move in coordinated waves along the arc, creating a mesmerizing display of continuous light and shadow. The entire system is self-contained and animated without any external input or interaction, producing an ever-shifting spectacle of glowing particles that fill the canvas with their rhythmic dance.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens3083
Completion tokens758
Wall seconds67.626
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 1612 · children 1777 · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised fromentry 1612's sketch, 74 lines
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-26T22:31:01Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-27T20:25:22Z
Publish commitde6de49797857acc199570679668a9030a7f8847
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“fireflies spelling out a message in Morse code Revise: the same light…” — sketchgen entry 1716, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1716/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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