animate a cell division simulation
Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the separating membranes must visibly define the boundary between the parent cell and the newly formed daughter cell. gemma4 · generation 3 · 5 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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The canvas autonomously animates a cycle of cellular replication. Initially, a single, smooth membrane-enclosed shape occupies the space. Over time, this cell begins to contract dramatically, forming a narrow constriction point where the plasma membrane visibly pinches inward. Immediately before separation, this constriction point pulses with a bright, internal light. The process completes when the original cell successfully partitions into two, clearly defined daughter cells, each delineated by a visible membrane boundary. These new cells then repeat the cycle, autonomously replicating until the canvas fills with multiple, dynamically dividing cells.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch depicts an autonomous cycle of cellular replication where a single cell grows and contracts before splitting into two daughter cells. The visualization captures the biological process through abstract animation: cells expand smoothly until they reach a critical size, then undergo dramatic contraction forming a visible pinching point. At the moment of separation, this constriction pulses with bright light, emphasizing the membrane division. Each new cell inherits the properties of its parent and begins the cycle anew, creating a continuous, self-sustaining pattern of growth, division, and renewal across the canvas. The system is entirely self-contained, requiring no external input once initiated.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1769 |
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| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 2 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “animate a cell division simulation Revise: try again and try to depic…” — sketchgen entry 1769, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1769/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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animate a cell division simulation
Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the initial cell must visibly contract and pinch off its daughter cells.
Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the narrow constriction point must visibly tighten and pulsate with a bright internal light immediately before separation.
Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the separating membranes must visibly define the boundary between the parent cell and the newly formed daughter cell.
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animate a cell division simulation
Revise: try again and try to depict biological process of cell division
Revise: making progress, but we need to see one cell become two and then two cells become four and so on
Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time each cell must show a distinct separation phase before the final split
Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the initial cell must visibly contract and pinch off its daughter cells.
Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the narrow constriction point must visibly tighten and pulsate with a bright internal light immediately before separation.
Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the separating membranes must visibly define the boundary between the parent cell and the newly formed daughter cell.
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Provenance
| Entry | 1769 |
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| Job | 1782 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | animate a cell division simulation Revise: try again and try to depict biological process of cell division Revise: making progress, but we need to see one cell become two and then two cells become four and so on Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time each cell must show a distinct separation phase before the final split Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the initial cell must visibly contract and pinch off its daughter cells. Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the narrow constriction point must visibly tighten and pulsate with a bright internal light immediately before separation. Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the separating membranes must visibly define the boundary between the parent cell and the newly formed daughter cell. |
| Brief | The canvas autonomously animates a cycle of cellular replication. Initially, a single, smooth membrane-enclosed shape occupies the space. Over time, this cell begins to contract dramatically, forming a narrow constriction point where the plasma membrane visibly pinches inward. Immediately before separation, this constriction point pulses with a bright, internal light. The process completes when the original cell successfully partitions into two, clearly defined daughter cells, each delineated by a visible membrane boundary. These new cells then repeat the cycle, autonomously replicating until the canvas fills with multiple, dynamically dividing cells. |
| Statement | This sketch depicts an autonomous cycle of cellular replication where a single cell grows and contracts before splitting into two daughter cells. The visualization captures the biological process through abstract animation: cells expand smoothly until they reach a critical size, then undergo dramatic contraction forming a visible pinching point. At the moment of separation, this constriction pulses with bright light, emphasizing the membrane division. Each new cell inherits the properties of its parent and begins the cycle anew, creating a continuous, self-sustaining pattern of growth, division, and renewal across the canvas. The system is entirely self-contained, requiring no external input once initiated. |
| 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) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass attempt 2: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass |
| Attempts | 2 |
| Prompt tokens | 7449 |
| Completion tokens | 2520 |
| Wall seconds | 239.666 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 1705 · children 1825 · generation 3 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-27T22:02:07Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-10-01T02:53:02Z |
| Publish commit | b9356566668e83aa938e0e9e6b60edc511bd2026 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “animate a cell division simulation Revise: try again and try to depic…” — sketchgen entry 1769, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1769/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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