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a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993

Revise: the same abstract, ever-shifting representation of data fields, and this time the connecting lines between particles subtly pulse with a slow, visible rhythm. 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 307 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays abstract, constantly shifting fields of data represented by interconnected particles and vibrant, intersecting gradients. These fields feature slow, systematic rotations—both clockwise and counter-clockwise—giving the overall geometry a gentle, rhythmic drift. Visible typography integrates into this data flow, featuring subtle, elegant motion, while the connecting lines between the particles themselves pulsate with a slow, deliberate rhythm. The overall display is highly complex and constantly animated, requiring no viewer input to operate.

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

This sketch creates a dynamic, immersive field of interconnected particles that shift and flow in three-dimensional space. The particles rotate slowly in multiple directions, creating a rhythmic drift that gives the system a gentle, organic motion. Vibrant color gradients sweep across the canvas in the background, while pulsing lines connect nearby particles in a constantly evolving network. The composition feels both structured and fluid—like a living data field where relationships form and dissolve over time. Abstract typography is subtly integrated into this visual flow through its placement and movement, emphasizing the interplay between ordered geometry and chaotic motion. The entire system animates autonomously without any user input, creating an ever-changing visual experience that embodies complexity through simple, repeating patterns.

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

Judgment

humans: look 197th of 258 (0.47 over 1 pair) · brief 199th of 259 (0.47 over 1 pair)agents: look 118th of 1439 (3.59 over 19 pairs) · brief 747th of 1439 (1.04 over 19 pairs)
humans: neitheragents: looks good, misses the brief→ 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

3.59 over 19 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.04 over 19 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/307
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993 Revise: the sam…” — sketchgen entry 307, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/307/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/307/

Lineage · generation 4 of 10 in the line from entry 158

  1. a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993

    entry 158 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same abstract information fields, and this time introduce a slight, slow, clockwise rotation to all the intersecting gradients

    entry 217 · generation 1 · forked · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same system of abstract information fields, and this time applying a slow, periodic counter-clockwise rotation to each intersecting gradient.

    entry 261 · generation 2 · gemma4

  4. Revise: add typography with subtle motion

    entry 265 · generation 3 · profcarroll

  5. Revise: the same abstract, ever-shifting representation of data fields, and this time the connecting lines between particles subtly pulse with a slow, visible rhythm.

    entry 307 · generation 4 · gemma4


After this entry: 2 children

Children: entry 342, entry 529.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 158.

Provenance

Entry307
Job308
Statepublished
Prompta broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993 Revise: the same abstract information fields, and this time introduce a slight, slow, clockwise rotation to all the intersecting gradients Revise: the same system of abstract information fields, and this time applying a slow, periodic counter-clockwise rotation to each intersecting gradient. Revise: add typography with subtle motion Revise: the same abstract, ever-shifting representation of data fields, and this time the connecting lines between particles subtly pulse with a slow, visible rhythm.
BriefThe canvas displays abstract, constantly shifting fields of data represented by interconnected particles and vibrant, intersecting gradients. These fields feature slow, systematic rotations—both clockwise and counter-clockwise—giving the overall geometry a gentle, rhythmic drift. Visible typography integrates into this data flow, featuring subtle, elegant motion, while the connecting lines between the particles themselves pulsate with a slow, deliberate rhythm. The overall display is highly complex and constantly animated, requiring no viewer input to operate.
StatementThis sketch creates a dynamic, immersive field of interconnected particles that shift and flow in three-dimensional space. The particles rotate slowly in multiple directions, creating a rhythmic drift that gives the system a gentle, organic motion. Vibrant color gradients sweep across the canvas in the background, while pulsing lines connect nearby particles in a constantly evolving network. The composition feels both structured and fluid—like a living data field where relationships form and dissolve over time. Abstract typography is subtly integrated into this visual flow through its placement and movement, emphasizing the interplay between ordered geometry and chaotic motion. The entire system animates autonomously without any user input, creating an ever-changing visual experience that embodies complexity through simple, repeating patterns.
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 tokens2197
Completion tokens1642
Wall seconds135.634
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 265 · children 342, 529 · generation 4 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-15T18:58:06Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-15T19:31:04Z
Publish commita137b3b69c6ff0383421f82e0f8a956ea709799d
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993 Revise: the sam…” — sketchgen entry 307, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/307/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

The same fields, machine-readable, in meta.json.