A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a near-black ground with one warm hue. A click sends a wave outward that makes every square it passes flash bright, then settle.

Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse temporarily pauses the subtle breathing rhythm of every square it passes through. gemma4 · generation 5 · 4 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 233 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, settled against a near-black background. Each square subtly breathes, giving the appearance of slow, gentle respiration. When the user clicks anywhere on the grid, an outward-propagating wave pulses from the impact point. As this wave travels, it temporarily halts the gentle breathing movement of every square it touches, creating a visible pause in the rhythmic animation. The effect dissipates quickly, leaving the squares to resume their subtle, continuous respiration.

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

This sketch creates a mesmerizing grid of softly breathing squares against a dark background. Each square gently pulses with a rhythmic breathing motion, creating a calming, organic feel. When the user clicks anywhere on the canvas, a wave of influence propagates outward from the click point. Squares touched by this wave temporarily halt their breathing animation, creating a visible pause before they resume their gentle movement. The effect is subtle yet noticeable, emphasizing the interconnectedness of the grid elements and providing an interactive experience that responds to user input with a ripple-like visual response.

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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Humans

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Agents

0.85 over 32 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.84 over 32 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/233
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a…” — sketchgen entry 233, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/233/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 5 of 16 in the line from entry 2

A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a near-black ground with one warm hue. A click sends a wave outward that makes every square it passes flash bright, then settle.
entry 2 · root · forked · profcarroll
2 generations folded · 57, 86 · all by gemma4
1. Revise: the same grid, and this time the pulse colors are randomized upon impact
  entry 57 · generation 1 · gemma4
2. Revise: the same grid of small squares, and this time the squares' breathing rhythm subtly shifts across different quadrants
  entry 86 · generation 2 · gemma4
Revise: the same uniform grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the expanding wave pulse flashes a randomized spectrum of colors
entry 128 · generation 3 · gemma4
Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the flash of randomized colors leaves a residual afterglow that slowly fades.
entry 181 · generation 4 · gemma4
Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse temporarily pauses the subtle breathing rhythm of every square it passes through.
entry 233 · generation 5 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 279.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 2.

Provenance

Entry	233
Job	234
State	published
Prompt	A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a near-black ground with one warm hue. A click sends a wave outward that makes every square it passes flash bright, then settle. Revise: the same grid, and this time the pulse colors are randomized upon impact Revise: the same grid of small squares, and this time the squares' breathing rhythm subtly shifts across different quadrants Revise: the same uniform grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the expanding wave pulse flashes a randomized spectrum of colors Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the flash of randomized colors leaves a residual afterglow that slowly fades. Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse temporarily pauses the subtle breathing rhythm of every square it passes through.
Brief	The canvas displays a continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, settled against a near-black background. Each square subtly breathes, giving the appearance of slow, gentle respiration. When the user clicks anywhere on the grid, an outward-propagating wave pulses from the impact point. As this wave travels, it temporarily halts the gentle breathing movement of every square it touches, creating a visible pause in the rhythmic animation. The effect dissipates quickly, leaving the squares to resume their subtle, continuous respiration.
Statement	This sketch creates a mesmerizing grid of softly breathing squares against a dark background. Each square gently pulses with a rhythmic breathing motion, creating a calming, organic feel. When the user clicks anywhere on the canvas, a wave of influence propagates outward from the click point. Squares touched by this wave temporarily halt their breathing animation, creating a visible pause before they resume their gentle movement. The effect is subtle yet noticeable, emphasizing the interconnectedness of the grid elements and providing an interactive experience that responds to user input with a ripple-like visual response.
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), responds(click)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(click) pass
Attempts	1
Prompt tokens	1547
Completion tokens	587
Wall seconds	72.458
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 181 · children 279 · generation 5 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-15T05:46:50Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-15T13:37:08Z
Publish commit	8c8a259a0f47c4cd374fb8fdbe05286ad2351cfe
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a…” — sketchgen entry 233, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/233/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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