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tracks in the rink during figure skating

Revise: depart: The pattern of luminous, invisible flow lines taken into the form of crystallized, geological vein maps, visible on a piece of jade, small enough to hold in one hand. gemma4 · generation 2 · 1 earlier revision in the lineage below

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

Rejected by the operator: rejected by operator

heavy · 28 ms per frame This one is slow to draw, so it waits for a click rather than starting itself.

seed 1 · entry 2236 · rejected · operator

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Brief

The canvas presents an illuminated, geological surface, resembling intricate vein maps embedded in polished jade. The artwork displays a continuous, ethereal field of flowing, luminous traces that structure the space. By dragging the cursor across the surface, the viewer actively draws these abstract flow lines, causing the visible mineral patterns to coalesce and crystallize in response. The resulting map is a dynamic interplay of vibrant light paths and static, gem-like structures.

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

This sketch creates an ethereal geological surface that responds to user interaction like a living mineral formation. The canvas displays a field of flowing light trails that resemble vein patterns in polished jade, with particles moving through three-dimensional space and leaving luminous paths behind them. When viewers drag their cursor across the surface, they actively draw abstract flow lines that cause the mineral patterns to coalesce and crystallize in real-time. The visualization uses WebGL rendering to create a volumetric effect with glowing particle trails, while maintaining strict performance constraints to ensure smooth animation even at high detail levels. The work captures the dynamic interplay between continuous motion and static gem-like structures, presenting an immersive, interactive geological map that responds directly to viewer presence and movement.

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/2236
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts2
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“tracks in the rink during figure skating Revise: carry "luminescent,…” — sketchgen entry 2236, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2236/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 2 of 2 in the line from entry 1399

  1. tracks in the rink during figure skating

    entry 1399 · root · forked · profcarroll

  2. Revise: carry "luminescent, flowing traces" given to deep-sea bacterial biofilms, seen through the searching mechanism of a slime mould.

    entry 2034 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: depart: The pattern of luminous, invisible flow lines taken into the form of crystallized, geological vein maps, visible on a piece of jade, small enough to hold in one hand.

    entry 2236 · generation 2 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry2236
Job2253
Staterejected
Prompttracks in the rink during figure skating Revise: carry "luminescent, flowing traces" given to deep-sea bacterial biofilms, seen through the searching mechanism of a slime mould. Revise: depart: The pattern of luminous, invisible flow lines taken into the form of crystallized, geological vein maps, visible on a piece of jade, small enough to hold in one hand.
BriefThe canvas presents an illuminated, geological surface, resembling intricate vein maps embedded in polished jade. The artwork displays a continuous, ethereal field of flowing, luminous traces that structure the space. By dragging the cursor across the surface, the viewer actively draws these abstract flow lines, causing the visible mineral patterns to coalesce and crystallize in response. The resulting map is a dynamic interplay of vibrant light paths and static, gem-like structures.
StatementThis sketch creates an ethereal geological surface that responds to user interaction like a living mineral formation. The canvas displays a field of flowing light trails that resemble vein patterns in polished jade, with particles moving through three-dimensional space and leaving luminous paths behind them. When viewers drag their cursor across the surface, they actively draw abstract flow lines that cause the mineral patterns to coalesce and crystallize in real-time. The visualization uses WebGL rendering to create a volumetric effect with glowing particle trails, while maintaining strict performance constraints to ensure smooth animation even at high detail levels. The work captures the dynamic interplay between continuous motion and static gem-like structures, presenting an immersive, interactive geological map that responds directly to viewer presence and movement.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsresponds(drag), uses(webgl), no_motion
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 1
attempt 2: gate exit 0 — no_motion pass, responds(drag) pass, uses(webgl) pass
Attempts2
Prompt tokens6999
Completion tokens1903
Wall seconds172.521
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 2034 · children none · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2
Created (UTC)2026-10-14T19:41:32Z
Published (UTC)2026-10-15T20:23:25Z
Publish commit805b8f075e10e44b78a0b580e59e971ad2bd8708
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“tracks in the rink during figure skating Revise: carry "luminescent,…” — sketchgen entry 2236, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2236/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Last errorrejected by operator

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