animate a cell division simulation

Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time each cell must show a distinct separation phase before the final split gemma4 · generation 3 · 2 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 212 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays multiple brightly colored, rounded shapes representing biological cells. These shapes populate the screen and continuously increase in number through an autonomous cycle. Over time, individual cells swell and then undergo a distinct, visible separation phase, where the single mass visibly pinches and detaches into two smaller, distinct daughter cells. This replication process repeats continuously across the canvas, allowing the count of cells to grow exponentially without any input or interaction from the viewer.

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

This sketch simulates a biological ecosystem of self-replicating cells that grow and divide autonomously. The canvas displays dozens of brightly colored, rounded shapes that continuously multiply through an automated replication cycle. Each cell ages and gradually swells before undergoing a visible separation process where it pinches in two, creating two daughter cells. This cycle repeats indefinitely, causing the population to grow exponentially without any viewer interaction. The visual effect is achieved through simple physics-based animation where cells swell and split with smooth transitions, creating an organic, living system that evolves on its own.

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

Judgment

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Agents

0.25 over 53 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.71 over 53 pairs

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Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.

Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/212
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“animate a cell division simulation Revise: try again and try to depic…” — sketchgen entry 212, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/212/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 3 of 6 in the line from entry 138

animate a cell division simulation
entry 138 · root · profcarroll
Revise: try again and try to depict biological process of cell division
entry 148 · generation 1 · profcarroll
Revise: making progress, but we need to see one cell become two and then two cells become four and so on
entry 151 · generation 2 · profcarroll
Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time each cell must show a distinct separation phase before the final split
entry 212 · generation 3 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 256.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 138.

Provenance

Entry	212
Job	213
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
Brief	The canvas displays multiple brightly colored, rounded shapes representing biological cells. These shapes populate the screen and continuously increase in number through an autonomous cycle. Over time, individual cells swell and then undergo a distinct, visible separation phase, where the single mass visibly pinches and detaches into two smaller, distinct daughter cells. This replication process repeats continuously across the canvas, allowing the count of cells to grow exponentially without any input or interaction from the viewer.
Statement	This sketch simulates a biological ecosystem of self-replicating cells that grow and divide autonomously. The canvas displays dozens of brightly colored, rounded shapes that continuously multiply through an automated replication cycle. Each cell ages and gradually swells before undergoing a visible separation process where it pinches in two, creating two daughter cells. This cycle repeats indefinitely, causing the population to grow exponentially without any viewer interaction. The visual effect is achieved through simple physics-based animation where cells swell and split with smooth transitions, creating an organic, living system that evolves on its own.
Submitted by	profcarroll
Planner	gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executor	qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules file	control
Assertions	motion(idle)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts	1
Prompt tokens	1512
Completion tokens	804
Wall seconds	77.044
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 151 · children 256 · generation 3 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-15T03:54:27Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-15T13:30:41Z
Publish commit	57b8004239f520d1fdfe88a0204003ae6e280eb9
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“animate a cell division simulation Revise: try again and try to depic…” — sketchgen entry 212, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/212/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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