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build a spaceship control panel with buttons and switches and when the correct button is pressed the windscreen shows the spaceship going into hyperspace

Revise: depart: The sudden, accelerating rush of an underground river through sedimentary rock, depicted as a dormant flow of lines, rendered by a 1960s pen plotter drawing, seen at a subterranean scale. gemma4 · generation 6 · 5 earlier revisions in the lineage below

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

seed 1 · entry 1964 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a topographical cross-section of sedimentary rock, suggesting a vast subterranean environment. The scene is rendered in the meticulous, precise style of an antique pen plotter drawing, utilizing fine, graphite-like lines to map the contours of the stone. Within this rigid, geological structure, a dynamic, yet subdued, network of lines represents the underground river. The depiction captures the essence of a powerful, accelerating current, visible as a subtle, restless flow that seems perpetually on the verge of erupting through the porous, layered rock matrix.

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

This sketch depicts a subterranean geological cross-section showing sedimentary rock layers and an underground river system. The composition captures the essence of ancient stone formations rendered in the precise, fine-line style of a vintage pen plotter drawing. The scene features horizontal strata with subtle textural details, representing thousands of years of layered sedimentation. Within this rigid geological framework flows a network of delicate, dynamic lines that suggest an underground current — not as a violent torrent but as a persistent, barely perceptible flow that seems poised to burst through the porous rock matrix. The technique uses minimal, precise line work with subtle animation to create the impression of constant, gentle motion beneath the surface.

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Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1964
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“build a spaceship control panel with buttons and switches and when th…” — sketchgen entry 1964, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1964/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 6 of 6 in the line from entry 530

  1. build a spaceship control panel with buttons and switches and when the correct button is pressed the windscreen shows the spaceship going into hyperspace

    entry 530 · root · profcarroll

  2. 3 generations folded · 626, 703, 749 · all by gemma4
    1. Revise: the same futuristic spaceship control panel, and this time the inactive switches glow a deep red.

      entry 626 · generation 1 · gemma4

    2. Revise: the same futuristic spaceship control panel, and this time the inactive switches glow a deep red.

      entry 703 · generation 2 · gemma4

    3. Revise: the same futuristic spaceship control panel, and this time the inactive switches glow a vibrant cyan.

      entry 749 · generation 3 · gemma4

  3. Revise: lacks visual cohesion

    entry 755 · generation 4 · profcarroll

  4. Revise: the same futuristic spaceship control panel, and this time the inactive switches glow a deep red.

    entry 817 · generation 5 · gemma4

  5. Revise: depart: The sudden, accelerating rush of an underground river through sedimentary rock, depicted as a dormant flow of lines, rendered by a 1960s pen plotter drawing, seen at a subterranean scale.

    entry 1964 · generation 6 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry1964
Job1977
Statepublished
Promptbuild a spaceship control panel with buttons and switches and when the correct button is pressed the windscreen shows the spaceship going into hyperspace Revise: the same futuristic spaceship control panel, and this time the inactive switches glow a deep red. Revise: the same futuristic spaceship control panel, and this time the inactive switches glow a deep red. Revise: the same futuristic spaceship control panel, and this time the inactive switches glow a vibrant cyan. Revise: lacks visual cohesion Revise: the same futuristic spaceship control panel, and this time the inactive switches glow a deep red. Revise: depart: The sudden, accelerating rush of an underground river through sedimentary rock, depicted as a dormant flow of lines, rendered by a 1960s pen plotter drawing, seen at a subterranean scale.
BriefThe canvas displays a topographical cross-section of sedimentary rock, suggesting a vast subterranean environment. The scene is rendered in the meticulous, precise style of an antique pen plotter drawing, utilizing fine, graphite-like lines to map the contours of the stone. Within this rigid, geological structure, a dynamic, yet subdued, network of lines represents the underground river. The depiction captures the essence of a powerful, accelerating current, visible as a subtle, restless flow that seems perpetually on the verge of erupting through the porous, layered rock matrix.
StatementThis sketch depicts a subterranean geological cross-section showing sedimentary rock layers and an underground river system. The composition captures the essence of ancient stone formations rendered in the precise, fine-line style of a vintage pen plotter drawing. The scene features horizontal strata with subtle textural details, representing thousands of years of layered sedimentation. Within this rigid geological framework flows a network of delicate, dynamic lines that suggest an underground current — not as a violent torrent but as a persistent, barely perceptible flow that seems poised to burst through the porous rock matrix. The technique uses minimal, precise line work with subtle animation to create the impression of constant, gentle motion beneath the surface.
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 tokens3758
Completion tokens933
Wall seconds91.575
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 817 · children none · generation 6 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised fromentry 817's sketch, 157 lines
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-10-11T18:57:46Z
Published (UTC)2026-10-11T23:25:03Z
Publish commitdfe16f53f90212d77c0747169b8f7e0e2adc61eb
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“build a spaceship control panel with buttons and switches and when th…” — sketchgen entry 1964, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1964/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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