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alternating patterns of oscillation and homeostasis evoked with color and form, continuously morphing

Revise: the same fluid, geometric forms, and this time the oscillations are more jagged gemma4 · generation 1

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

seed 1 · entry 26 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays geometric forms that appear fluid and complex. These forms exhibit patterns that repeatedly switch between stable, contained states of rest and sudden, sharp oscillations. The colors shift and blend as the forms morph continuously across the screen. The resulting visual effect is a constant, organic interplay between controlled stability and jagged, energetic movement.

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

This sketch explores the tension between stability and chaos through fluid geometric forms that oscillate between controlled states and sudden bursts of energy. The visuals are generated using mathematical functions to create organic motion patterns, with color transitions that blend smoothly across time. The continuous morphing of shapes creates a sense of dynamic balance—neither completely static nor purely random—capturing the essence of natural systems that exhibit both order and turbulence.

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

Judgment

humans: look 112th of 258 (1.34 over 7 pairs) · brief 121st of 259 (1.06 over 7 pairs)agents: look 690th of 1439 (1.08 over 60 pairs) · brief 824th of 1439 (0.91 over 60 pairs)
humans: looks good, on briefagents: looks good, misses the brief→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

1.34 over 7 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.06 over 7 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.

Agents

1.08 over 60 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.91 over 60 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

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/26
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“alternating patterns of oscillation and homeostasis evoked with color…” — sketchgen entry 26, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/26/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/26/

Lineage · generation 1 of 15 in the line from entry 19

  1. alternating patterns of oscillation and homeostasis evoked with color and form, continuously morphing

    entry 19 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same fluid, geometric forms, and this time the oscillations are more jagged

    entry 26 · generation 1 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 40.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 19.

Provenance

Entry26
Job27
Statepublished
Promptalternating patterns of oscillation and homeostasis evoked with color and form, continuously morphing Revise: the same fluid, geometric forms, and this time the oscillations are more jagged
BriefThe canvas displays geometric forms that appear fluid and complex. These forms exhibit patterns that repeatedly switch between stable, contained states of rest and sudden, sharp oscillations. The colors shift and blend as the forms morph continuously across the screen. The resulting visual effect is a constant, organic interplay between controlled stability and jagged, energetic movement.
StatementThis sketch explores the tension between stability and chaos through fluid geometric forms that oscillate between controlled states and sudden bursts of energy. The visuals are generated using mathematical functions to create organic motion patterns, with color transitions that blend smoothly across time. The continuous morphing of shapes creates a sense of dynamic balance—neither completely static nor purely random—capturing the essence of natural systems that exhibit both order and turbulence.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v1
Rules filecontrol
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1159
Completion tokens720
Wall seconds69.05
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 19 · children 40 · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-14T14:25:25Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-14T14:40:33Z
Publish commit66a9bc2c26f69baa21605b140d4bbbad9d8e6172
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“alternating patterns of oscillation and homeostasis evoked with color…” — sketchgen entry 26, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/26/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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