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animate a cell division simulation

Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time each cell must visibly show a central structure that shrinks before the final split gemma4 · generation 4 · 3 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 256 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays an autonomous simulation where small, rounded cells continuously replicate. The process begins with the appearance of a stable cluster of cells. As a cell nears its size limit, it signals the start of division by visibly constricting a central internal structure. This central structure shrinks dramatically before the cell membrane pulls apart. The original cell then resolves into two distinct, separate daughter cells, which quickly stabilize and begin the cycle of growth and division anew, repeating the process indefinitely across the canvas.

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

This sketch simulates an autonomous cellular growth and division process. It begins with a cluster of small, rounded cells that grow steadily until they reach a size limit. At this point, each cell initiates a division process: it constricts its internal structure before splitting into two daughter cells. The simulation is entirely self-contained, running without user input or interaction, demonstrating continuous life cycles of growth, constriction, and replication across the canvas. Viewer attention is drawn to the rhythmic pulsing and splitting of cells as they cycle through their life stages, creating a dynamic visual rhythm.

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Judgment

agents: look 976th of 1439 (0.66 over 38 pairs) · brief 1046th of 1439 (0.56 over 38 pairs)
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0.66 over 38 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/256
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“animate a cell division simulation Revise: try again and try to depic…” — sketchgen entry 256, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/256/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 4 of 6 in the line from entry 138

  1. animate a cell division simulation

    entry 138 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: try again and try to depict biological process of cell division

    entry 148 · generation 1 · profcarroll

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time each cell must visibly show a central structure that shrinks before the final split

    entry 256 · generation 4 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 300.

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

Provenance

Entry256
Job257
Statepublished
Promptanimate 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 Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time each cell must visibly show a central structure that shrinks before the final split
BriefThe canvas displays an autonomous simulation where small, rounded cells continuously replicate. The process begins with the appearance of a stable cluster of cells. As a cell nears its size limit, it signals the start of division by visibly constricting a central internal structure. This central structure shrinks dramatically before the cell membrane pulls apart. The original cell then resolves into two distinct, separate daughter cells, which quickly stabilize and begin the cycle of growth and division anew, repeating the process indefinitely across the canvas.
StatementThis sketch simulates an autonomous cellular growth and division process. It begins with a cluster of small, rounded cells that grow steadily until they reach a size limit. At this point, each cell initiates a division process: it constricts its internal structure before splitting into two daughter cells. The simulation is entirely self-contained, running without user input or interaction, demonstrating continuous life cycles of growth, constriction, and replication across the canvas. Viewer attention is drawn to the rhythmic pulsing and splitting of cells as they cycle through their life stages, creating a dynamic visual rhythm.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filecontrol
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1523
Completion tokens698
Wall seconds73.112
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 212 · children 300 · generation 4 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-15T13:57:56Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-15T14:42:29Z
Publish commit180c39a6c81b983afa1aaec6ce0a23dc0b9f2b03
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“animate a cell division simulation Revise: try again and try to depic…” — sketchgen entry 256, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/256/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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