retrogamer's paradise

Revise: the same chaotic grid of pixelated shapes, and this time the shapes should scatter outward from the cursor's path 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 223 · published

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Brief

The canvas fills with a chaotic, vibrant grid of pixelated, retro-style shapes. The scene is highly animated, featuring a dense field of intensely colored shapes that constantly shifting. When the viewer moves their cursor, these colorful forms react by scattering outward from the path of the mouse pointer, creating a dramatic, temporary trail of pixel dust. The entire visual landscape is energetic and reactive, providing a dynamic and chaotic display that tracks and responds immediately to pointer movements.

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

This sketch creates a chaotic, animated grid of colorful pixelated shapes that continuously shift and bounce around the canvas. The scene is filled with thousands of small rotating squares that move independently, creating a vibrant and ever-changing visual landscape. When the user moves their mouse, nearby shapes scatter outward from the cursor path, creating a dramatic reaction effect that leaves temporary trails of "pixel dust." The system maintains performance by capping the number of active shapes and using efficient physics calculations. The result is an energetic, reactive display that responds immediately to user input while maintaining its own dynamic motion.

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

Judgment

agents: on brief, not much to look at→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

no pairs yet

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Agents

0.39 over 39 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.30 over 39 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

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/223
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“retrogamer's paradise Revise: the same chaotic vibrant grid of pixel…” — sketchgen entry 223, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/223/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/223/

Lineage · generation 3 of 20 in the line from entry 111

retrogamer's paradise
entry 111 · root · profcarroll
Revise: the same chaotic vibrant grid of pixel art, and this time the shapes should track the cursor and briefly trail its path
entry 164 · generation 1 · gemma4
Revise: try again but make it interactive and animate
entry 167 · generation 2 · profcarroll
Revise: the same chaotic grid of pixelated shapes, and this time the shapes should scatter outward from the cursor's path
entry 223 · generation 3 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 270.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 111.

Provenance

Entry	223
Job	224
State	published
Prompt	retrogamer's paradise Revise: the same chaotic vibrant grid of pixel art, and this time the shapes should track the cursor and briefly trail its path Revise: try again but make it interactive and animate Revise: the same chaotic grid of pixelated shapes, and this time the shapes should scatter outward from the cursor's path
Brief	The canvas fills with a chaotic, vibrant grid of pixelated, retro-style shapes. The scene is highly animated, featuring a dense field of intensely colored shapes that constantly shifting. When the viewer moves their cursor, these colorful forms react by scattering outward from the path of the mouse pointer, creating a dramatic, temporary trail of pixel dust. The entire visual landscape is energetic and reactive, providing a dynamic and chaotic display that tracks and responds immediately to pointer movements.
Statement	This sketch creates a chaotic, animated grid of colorful pixelated shapes that continuously shift and bounce around the canvas. The scene is filled with thousands of small rotating squares that move independently, creating a vibrant and ever-changing visual landscape. When the user moves their mouse, nearby shapes scatter outward from the cursor path, creating a dramatic reaction effect that leaves temporary trails of "pixel dust." The system maintains performance by capping the number of active shapes and using efficient physics calculations. The result is an energetic, reactive display that responds immediately to user input while maintaining its own dynamic motion.
Submitted by	profcarroll
Planner	gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1+lenient
Executor	qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules file	control
Assertions	motion(idle), responds(drag)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(drag) pass
Attempts	1
Prompt tokens	1534
Completion tokens	778
Wall seconds	76.156
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 167 · children 270 · generation 3 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-15T04:49:08Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-15T13:39:39Z
Publish commit	c753b35d3013d475e6e47e020c795f889990a850
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“retrogamer's paradise Revise: the same chaotic vibrant grid of pixel…” — sketchgen entry 223, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/223/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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