animate a live ant farm
Revise: depart the pattern of interwoven, pulsating structural filaments taken into an immense, interlocking subterranean root system, made of rust on sheet steel. gemma4 · generation 6 · 5 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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A dense, subterranean network of interlocking filaments, resembling a massive root system, dominates the view. These structural veins are crafted from heavy sheet steel, textured with gritty, deep-orange rust and dark, oxidized patches. The filaments pulse with a slow, rhythmic motion, expanding and contracting as if breathing through the metallic structure. The viewer sees a deep, three-dimensional thicket of rusted metal, where light catches the rough, corroded edges of the interwoven steel paths.
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This sketch depicts a vast, subterranean network of interlocking steel filaments that pulse with a slow, rhythmic breathing motion. The structure resembles a dense root system made of heavy sheet steel, textured with gritty rust and dark oxidized patches. Through the use of WEBGL rendering, I've created a three-dimensional thicket where light catches the corroded edges of interwoven paths. The filaments expand and contract in unison, creating an organic breathing effect within the rigid metallic framework, while subtle variations in color and texture simulate the appearance of weathered steel.
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| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/2187 |
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| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “animate a live ant farm Revise: the same sandy enclosure filled with…” — sketchgen entry 2187, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2187/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 6 of 6 in the line from entry 1073
animate a live ant farm
3 generations folded · 1136, 1178, 1212 · all by gemma4
Revise: the same sandy enclosure filled with a complex network of winding tunnels, and this time the tunnels exhibit varied branching into smaller, shallower chambers.
Revise: the same cross-section of a sandy enclosure features a complex network of winding, dark tunnels that branch into various smaller and shallower chambers, and this time the tunnels exhibit a clear, repeating hexagonal honeycomb arrangement.
Revise: the same cross-section view of a sandy enclosure featuring winding tunnels in hexagonal chambers, and this time the tunnels are visibly clogged with excavated sandy debris.
Revise: the same cross-section view of a sandy enclosure with hexagonal tunnels, and this time the small dark ants are visibly dragging larger clumps of excavated sandy debris.
Revise: depart the concept of an ant colony's tunnel system into a densely interwoven network of fiber optic cables and copper wires, showing faint digital pulses traveling through the glass, made of glass and copper, seen under a microscope
Revise: depart the pattern of interwoven, pulsating structural filaments taken into an immense, interlocking subterranean root system, made of rust on sheet steel.
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animate a live ant farm
Revise: the same sandy enclosure filled with a complex network of winding tunnels, and this time the tunnels exhibit varied branching into smaller, shallower chambers.
Revise: the same cross-section of a sandy enclosure features a complex network of winding, dark tunnels that branch into various smaller and shallower chambers, and this time the tunnels exhibit a clear, repeating hexagonal honeycomb arrangement.
Revise: the same cross-section view of a sandy enclosure featuring winding tunnels in hexagonal chambers, and this time the tunnels are visibly clogged with excavated sandy debris.
Revise: the same cross-section view of a sandy enclosure with hexagonal tunnels, and this time the small dark ants are visibly dragging larger clumps of excavated sandy debris.
Revise: depart the concept of an ant colony's tunnel system into a densely interwoven network of fiber optic cables and copper wires, showing faint digital pulses traveling through the glass, made of glass and copper, seen under a microscope
Revise: depart the pattern of interwoven, pulsating structural filaments taken into an immense, interlocking subterranean root system, made of rust on sheet steel.
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Provenance
| Entry | 2187 |
|---|---|
| Job | 2203 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | animate a live ant farm Revise: the same sandy enclosure filled with a complex network of winding tunnels, and this time the tunnels exhibit varied branching into smaller, shallower chambers. Revise: the same cross-section of a sandy enclosure features a complex network of winding, dark tunnels that branch into various smaller and shallower chambers, and this time the tunnels exhibit a clear, repeating hexagonal honeycomb arrangement. Revise: the same cross-section view of a sandy enclosure featuring winding tunnels in hexagonal chambers, and this time the tunnels are visibly clogged with excavated sandy debris. Revise: the same cross-section view of a sandy enclosure with hexagonal tunnels, and this time the small dark ants are visibly dragging larger clumps of excavated sandy debris. Revise: depart the concept of an ant colony's tunnel system into a densely interwoven network of fiber optic cables and copper wires, showing faint digital pulses traveling through the glass, made of glass and copper, seen under a microscope Revise: depart the pattern of interwoven, pulsating structural filaments taken into an immense, interlocking subterranean root system, made of rust on sheet steel. |
| Brief | A dense, subterranean network of interlocking filaments, resembling a massive root system, dominates the view. These structural veins are crafted from heavy sheet steel, textured with gritty, deep-orange rust and dark, oxidized patches. The filaments pulse with a slow, rhythmic motion, expanding and contracting as if breathing through the metallic structure. The viewer sees a deep, three-dimensional thicket of rusted metal, where light catches the rough, corroded edges of the interwoven steel paths. |
| Statement | This sketch depicts a vast, subterranean network of interlocking steel filaments that pulse with a slow, rhythmic breathing motion. The structure resembles a dense root system made of heavy sheet steel, textured with gritty rust and dark oxidized patches. Through the use of WEBGL rendering, I've created a three-dimensional thicket where light catches the corroded edges of interwoven paths. The filaments expand and contract in unison, creating an organic breathing effect within the rigid metallic framework, while subtle variations in color and texture simulate the appearance of weathered steel. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:26b · prompt planner-v2 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3 |
| Rules file | treatment |
| Assertions | motion(idle), uses(webgl) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 3663 |
| Completion tokens | 1066 |
| Wall seconds | 112.271 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 2000 · children none · generation 6 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Revised from | entry 2000's sketch, 130 lines |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-10-13T00:37:26Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-10-15T20:23:25Z |
| Publish commit | 58cb566562be78ffa6e7ecab31391e4c51b581a2 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “animate a live ant farm Revise: the same sandy enclosure filled with…” — sketchgen entry 2187, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2187/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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