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animate a cell division simulation

Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the two daughter cells must peel away from the parent cell membrane before stabilizing. 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 300 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a continuous, autonomous simulation of cellular replication. Initial cells, depicted as colored circles with defined membranes, spontaneously divide, increasing the number of cells over time. Each new pair of daughter cells visibly separates from the parent cell membrane, moving outward and gradually stabilizing into individual, distinct shapes. The simulation maintains a vibrant, biological feel, showing cyclical growth patterns without any required user interaction.

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

This sketch simulates a continuous, autonomous cellular replication process. Starting with a few colored cells, each cell grows until it divides into two daughter cells that move away from the parent. The simulation captures the organic rhythm of biological growth and division, with cells gradually stabilizing after splitting. The visual result is a dynamic, self-sustaining ecosystem of expanding and separating forms, rendered in a vibrant color palette that emphasizes the living quality of the system. The entire process runs without user input, driven purely by the internal physics and growth mechanics of each cell.

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

Judgment

agents: look 827th of 1439 (0.85 over 37 pairs) · brief 1030th of 1439 (0.59 over 37 pairs)
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0.85 over 37 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.59 over 37 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/300
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 300, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/300/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/300/

Lineage · generation 5 of 6 in the line from entry 138

  1. animate a cell division simulation

    entry 138 · root · profcarroll

  2. 2 generations folded · 148, 151 · all by profcarroll
    1. Revise: try again and try to depict biological process of cell division

      entry 148 · generation 1 · profcarroll

    2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the two daughter cells must peel away from the parent cell membrane before stabilizing.

    entry 300 · generation 5 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry300
Job301
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 Revise: the same autonomous cellular replication, and this time the two daughter cells must peel away from the parent cell membrane before stabilizing.
BriefThe canvas displays a continuous, autonomous simulation of cellular replication. Initial cells, depicted as colored circles with defined membranes, spontaneously divide, increasing the number of cells over time. Each new pair of daughter cells visibly separates from the parent cell membrane, moving outward and gradually stabilizing into individual, distinct shapes. The simulation maintains a vibrant, biological feel, showing cyclical growth patterns without any required user interaction.
StatementThis sketch simulates a continuous, autonomous cellular replication process. Starting with a few colored cells, each cell grows until it divides into two daughter cells that move away from the parent. The simulation captures the organic rhythm of biological growth and division, with cells gradually stabilizing after splitting. The visual result is a dynamic, self-sustaining ecosystem of expanding and separating forms, rendered in a vibrant color palette that emphasizes the living quality of the system. The entire process runs without user input, driven purely by the internal physics and growth mechanics of each cell.
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 tokens1504
Completion tokens929
Wall seconds82.944
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 256 · children none · generation 5 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-15T18:15:52Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-15T18:53:37Z
Publish commit9a71a8f8a05fd5243526a43646d907058e1e98dc
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“animate a cell division simulation Revise: try again and try to depic…” — sketchgen entry 300, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/300/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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