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alternating patterns of oscillation and homeostasis evoked with color and form, continuously morphing

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

seed 1 · entry 19 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays fluid, geometric forms that continuously cycle between states of rapid, oscillatory energy and stable, resting equilibrium. These patterns use contrasting colors and shifting shapes, depicting a dynamic push and pull between intense change and perfect harmony. Forms slowly build up energy and complexity, reach a visual peak, and then gradually subside into calmer, harmonious patterns, repeating this mesmerizing cycle without requiring any user input.

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

This sketch creates a mesmerizing visualization of dynamic energy flow through geometric forms that oscillate between chaotic motion and perfect equilibrium. Using mathematical sine waves and color transitions, it generates patterns that build intensity before collapsing into harmonic stability. The continuous cycle mimics natural systems where energy pulses through phases of activity and rest, creating an hypnotic experience without any user interaction.

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

Judgment

humans: look 98th of 258 (1.73 over 3 pairs) · brief 102nd of 259 (1.55 over 3 pairs)agents: look 899th of 1439 (0.75 over 28 pairs) · brief 1173rd of 1439 (0.40 over 28 pairs)
humans: looks good, on briefagents: neither→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

1.73 over 3 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.55 over 3 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.

Agents

0.75 over 28 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.40 over 28 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/19
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“alternating patterns of oscillation and homeostasis evoked with color…” — sketchgen entry 19, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/19/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/19/

Lineage · the root of a line 15 generations deep

  1. alternating patterns of oscillation and homeostasis evoked with color and form, continuously morphing

    entry 19 · root · profcarroll


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 26.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 19.

Provenance

Entry19
Job20
Statepublished
Promptalternating patterns of oscillation and homeostasis evoked with color and form, continuously morphing
BriefThe canvas displays fluid, geometric forms that continuously cycle between states of rapid, oscillatory energy and stable, resting equilibrium. These patterns use contrasting colors and shifting shapes, depicting a dynamic push and pull between intense change and perfect harmony. Forms slowly build up energy and complexity, reach a visual peak, and then gradually subside into calmer, harmonious patterns, repeating this mesmerizing cycle without requiring any user input.
StatementThis sketch creates a mesmerizing visualization of dynamic energy flow through geometric forms that oscillate between chaotic motion and perfect equilibrium. Using mathematical sine waves and color transitions, it generates patterns that build intensity before collapsing into harmonic stability. The continuous cycle mimics natural systems where energy pulses through phases of activity and rest, creating an hypnotic experience without any user interaction.
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 tokens1094
Completion tokens663
Wall seconds67.388
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent — · children 26 · generation 1 · critique by —
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-14T09:41:53Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-14T14:18:52Z
Publish commit1aa306945157f390795f84e11076857df882fc99
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“alternating patterns of oscillation and homeostasis evoked with color…” — sketchgen entry 19, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/19/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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