retrogamer's paradise
Revise: the same chaotic vibrant grid of pixelated shapes, and this time the shapes should grow larger before scattering outward gemma4 · generation 4 · 3 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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Brief
A vibrant, chaotic grid of retro-styled pixel shapes fills the canvas. The background maintains a constant, vibrant pulsation of color and form. When the cursor moves across the canvas, the shapes react dynamically. They first visibly grow larger at the point of interaction, building up energy before scattering outward in a burst of pixelated geometry. The overall effect is a celebratory, glitching paradise of color and expanding patterns driven by the user's movement.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch creates a vibrant, pulsating grid of retro-styled pixel shapes that respond dynamically to user interaction. The background maintains a constant, colorful pulse effect, while each shape gently animates and grows in response to cursor movement. When the mouse approaches a shape, it bursts outward in a pixelated explosion before returning to its normal state. The chaotic yet harmonious motion creates an immersive, glitchy paradise of color and form that evolves continuously, giving viewers a sense of playful energy and interactive exploration.
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Judgment
Humans
2.13 over 1 pair
closer to its brief: 2.13 over 1 pair
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
2.86 over 40 pairs
closer to its brief: 1.11 over 40 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.
Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.
Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/270 |
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| 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 270, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/270/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 4 of 20 in the line from entry 111
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
Revise: the same chaotic vibrant grid of pixelated shapes, and this time the shapes should grow larger before scattering outward
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Children: entry 311.
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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
Revise: the same chaotic vibrant grid of pixelated shapes, and this time the shapes should grow larger before scattering outward
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Provenance
| Entry | 270 |
|---|---|
| Job | 271 |
| 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 Revise: the same chaotic vibrant grid of pixelated shapes, and this time the shapes should grow larger before scattering outward |
| Brief | A vibrant, chaotic grid of retro-styled pixel shapes fills the canvas. The background maintains a constant, vibrant pulsation of color and form. When the cursor moves across the canvas, the shapes react dynamically. They first visibly grow larger at the point of interaction, building up energy before scattering outward in a burst of pixelated geometry. The overall effect is a celebratory, glitching paradise of color and expanding patterns driven by the user's movement. |
| Statement | This sketch creates a vibrant, pulsating grid of retro-styled pixel shapes that respond dynamically to user interaction. The background maintains a constant, colorful pulse effect, while each shape gently animates and grows in response to cursor movement. When the mouse approaches a shape, it bursts outward in a pixelated explosion before returning to its normal state. The chaotic yet harmonious motion creates an immersive, glitchy paradise of color and form that evolves continuously, giving viewers a sense of playful energy and interactive exploration. |
| 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 | 1533 |
| Completion tokens | 944 |
| Wall seconds | 87.808 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 223 · children 311 · generation 4 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-15T15:18:34Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-15T16:41:38Z |
| Publish commit | bee35984d0ca986bd4bc6efdcc2d5230000c3570 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “retrogamer's paradise Revise: the same chaotic vibrant grid of pixel…” — sketchgen entry 270, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/270/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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