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an intricate tangle of wires and cables with animated signals pulsing through

Revise: the same luminous data streams, and this time make them visibly brighten and momentarily split into secondary streams at all major cable junctions. 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.

Rejected by the operator: derivative, lacks visual interest

seed 1 · entry 290 · rejected · operator

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Brief

The canvas displays a dense, intricate network of tangled wires and cables. Luminous data streams flow constantly through this web, pulsating with rhythmic energy. The streams appear to move along all thicknesses of cable and undergo a noticeable cycle of brightness. At every major junction in the tangle, the energy signal visibly brightens and momentarily splinters into distinct secondary streams. All of these animated light patterns change continuously and autonomously on the canvas.

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

This sketch creates a dense, animated network of glowing data streams flowing through interconnected cables. The visualization uses a combination of geometric cables with streaming particles and central junctions that pulse with energy and split into multiple streams. The system operates entirely autonomously with no user input required - streams move continuously along cables, junctions pulse rhythmically, and new streams are generated at random intervals. The visual effect creates an organic, living network that constantly evolves while maintaining a structured, geometric framework of connections.

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

Judgment

humans: look 196th of 258 (0.47 over 1 pair) · brief 198th of 259 (0.47 over 1 pair)
humans: neither→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

0.47 over 1 pair

closer to its brief: 0.47 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

no pairs yet

A Bradley–Terry score needs pairs; none has been judged.

Judge it against another

Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.

Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/290
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“an intricate tangle of wires and cables with animated signals pulsing…” — sketchgen entry 290, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/290/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/290/

Lineage · generation 4 of 9 in the line from entry 97

  1. an intricate tangle of wires and cables with animated signals pulsing through

    entry 97 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: The same luminous data streams, and this time make the pulsing energy pulses more defined and localized along the thicker cables.

    entry 136 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same luminous data streams, and this time make the pulsing energy pulses travel slower and appear contained within the thickest cables only

    entry 200 · generation 2 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same luminous data streams, and this time let the pulses move along all cable thicknesses, following an intermittent, rhythmic pattern.

    entry 247 · generation 3 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same luminous data streams, and this time make them visibly brighten and momentarily split into secondary streams at all major cable junctions.

    entry 290 · generation 4 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 293.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 97.

Provenance

Entry290
Job291
Staterejected
Promptan intricate tangle of wires and cables with animated signals pulsing through Revise: The same luminous data streams, and this time make the pulsing energy pulses more defined and localized along the thicker cables. Revise: the same luminous data streams, and this time make the pulsing energy pulses travel slower and appear contained within the thickest cables only Revise: the same luminous data streams, and this time let the pulses move along all cable thicknesses, following an intermittent, rhythmic pattern. Revise: the same luminous data streams, and this time make them visibly brighten and momentarily split into secondary streams at all major cable junctions.
BriefThe canvas displays a dense, intricate network of tangled wires and cables. Luminous data streams flow constantly through this web, pulsating with rhythmic energy. The streams appear to move along all thicknesses of cable and undergo a noticeable cycle of brightness. At every major junction in the tangle, the energy signal visibly brightens and momentarily splinters into distinct secondary streams. All of these animated light patterns change continuously and autonomously on the canvas.
StatementThis sketch creates a dense, animated network of glowing data streams flowing through interconnected cables. The visualization uses a combination of geometric cables with streaming particles and central junctions that pulse with energy and split into multiple streams. The system operates entirely autonomously with no user input required - streams move continuously along cables, junctions pulse rhythmically, and new streams are generated at random intervals. The visual effect creates an organic, living network that constantly evolves while maintaining a structured, geometric framework of connections.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2191
Completion tokens1569
Wall seconds130.51
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 247 · children 293 · generation 4 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-15T17:15:02Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-15T17:30:26Z
Publish commitea29ea8c296871acee1d6a9e0bba86606742e612
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“an intricate tangle of wires and cables with animated signals pulsing…” — sketchgen entry 290, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/290/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Last errorderivative, lacks visual interest

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