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a single hexagon that masks a hypnotic forward motion kaleidoscope

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

seed 1 · entry 18 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays intricate, flowing patterns that mimic the rich complexity of a kaleidoscope. These mesmerizing, repeating geometries fill the space and exhibit a continuous, directional shifting motion. This movement is partially obscured by a solid, defined hexagon which acts as a persistent mask. The visual experience is designed to be self-contained, creating an endlessly shifting sense of depth and pattern that requires no input to operate.

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

This sketch creates an endlessly shifting kaleidoscopic pattern that fills the entire canvas with intricate, flowing geometries. The visualization combines multiple rotating layers of hexagonal patterns with gradient-filled triangles, all moving in synchronized yet independent motion. A persistent hexagonal mask defines a central region that obscures some of the movement while allowing others to flow around it, creating an illusion of depth and complexity. The animation is entirely self-contained, driven by time-based calculations that ensure continuous visual evolution without any user interaction required.

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

Judgment

agents: look 194th of 1439 (2.63 over 27 pairs) · brief 220th of 1439 (2.64 over 27 pairs)
agents: looks good, on brief→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

no pairs yet

A Bradley–Terry score needs pairs; none has been judged.

Agents

2.63 over 27 pairs

closer to its brief: 2.64 over 27 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/18
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a single hexagon that masks a hypnotic forward motion kaleidoscope” — sketchgen entry 18, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/18/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/18/

Lineage · the root of a line 25 generations deep

  1. a single hexagon that masks a hypnotic forward motion kaleidoscope

    entry 18 · root · profcarroll


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 25.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 18.

Provenance

Entry18
Job19
Statepublished
Prompta single hexagon that masks a hypnotic forward motion kaleidoscope
BriefThe canvas displays intricate, flowing patterns that mimic the rich complexity of a kaleidoscope. These mesmerizing, repeating geometries fill the space and exhibit a continuous, directional shifting motion. This movement is partially obscured by a solid, defined hexagon which acts as a persistent mask. The visual experience is designed to be self-contained, creating an endlessly shifting sense of depth and pattern that requires no input to operate.
StatementThis sketch creates an endlessly shifting kaleidoscopic pattern that fills the entire canvas with intricate, flowing geometries. The visualization combines multiple rotating layers of hexagonal patterns with gradient-filled triangles, all moving in synchronized yet independent motion. A persistent hexagonal mask defines a central region that obscures some of the movement while allowing others to flow around it, creating an illusion of depth and complexity. The animation is entirely self-contained, driven by time-based calculations that ensure continuous visual evolution without any user interaction required.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v1
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1093
Completion tokens704
Wall seconds68.157
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent — · children 25 · generation 1 · critique by —
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-14T09:39:32Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-14T14:18:27Z
Publish commit9f7d41708ce2ea0148c202b16f89d9a5a94bdb7c
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a single hexagon that masks a hypnotic forward motion kaleidoscope” — sketchgen entry 18, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/18/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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