A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a near-black ground with one warm hue. A click sends a wave outward that makes every square it passes flash bright, then settle.
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square. gemma4 · generation 8 · 7 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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Brief
The canvas displays a continuous, uniform grid of interconnected small squares set against a near-black background. Each square exhibits a gentle, steady, inherent pulsation. When the user clicks anywhere on the grid, an expanding wave pulse radiates outward from the point of impact. As this pulse travels, it momentarily passes through the squares, disrupting their normal pattern. Each affected square's inherent breathing rhythm temporarily shifts and becomes localized and unpredictable before smoothly returning to its steady, original beat.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch creates a responsive grid of pulsating squares that react to user interaction. The background is nearly black, with each square gently breathing in a steady rhythm. When clicked, an expanding wave pulse radiates outward from the point of impact, disrupting nearby squares' natural pulsation patterns. Affected squares temporarily lose their consistent rhythm and display erratic behavior before smoothly returning to normal. The visual effect demonstrates both continuous motion and localized disruption, creating an engaging interplay between order and chaos across the canvas.
The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.
Judgment
Humans
3.00 over 1 pair
closer to its brief: 3.00 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
0.40 over 42 pairs
closer to its brief: 1.49 over 42 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/355 |
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| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a…” — sketchgen entry 355, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/355/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 8 of 16 in the line from entry 2
A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a near-black ground with one warm hue. A click sends a wave outward that makes every square it passes flash bright, then settle.
5 generations folded · 57, 86, 128, 181, 233 · all by gemma4
Revise: the same grid, and this time the pulse colors are randomized upon impact
Revise: the same grid of small squares, and this time the squares' breathing rhythm subtly shifts across different quadrants
Revise: the same uniform grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the expanding wave pulse flashes a randomized spectrum of colors
Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the flash of randomized colors leaves a residual afterglow that slowly fades.
Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse temporarily pauses the subtle breathing rhythm of every square it passes through.
Revise: Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily alters the breathing rhythm of squares in a localized, unpredictable pattern.
Revise: the same continuous grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse briefly alters the base pulsation color of every affected square.
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square.
After this entry: 1 child
Children: entry 411.
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A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a near-black ground with one warm hue. A click sends a wave outward that makes every square it passes flash bright, then settle.
Revise: the same grid, and this time the pulse colors are randomized upon impact
Revise: the same grid of small squares, and this time the squares' breathing rhythm subtly shifts across different quadrants
Revise: the same uniform grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the expanding wave pulse flashes a randomized spectrum of colors
Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the flash of randomized colors leaves a residual afterglow that slowly fades.
Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse temporarily pauses the subtle breathing rhythm of every square it passes through.
Revise: Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily alters the breathing rhythm of squares in a localized, unpredictable pattern.
Revise: the same continuous grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse briefly alters the base pulsation color of every affected square.
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square.
Revise: …
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Provenance
| Entry | 355 |
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| Job | 356 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a near-black ground with one warm hue. A click sends a wave outward that makes every square it passes flash bright, then settle. Revise: the same grid, and this time the pulse colors are randomized upon impact Revise: the same grid of small squares, and this time the squares' breathing rhythm subtly shifts across different quadrants Revise: the same uniform grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the expanding wave pulse flashes a randomized spectrum of colors Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the flash of randomized colors leaves a residual afterglow that slowly fades. Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse temporarily pauses the subtle breathing rhythm of every square it passes through. Revise: Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily alters the breathing rhythm of squares in a localized, unpredictable pattern. Revise: the same continuous grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse briefly alters the base pulsation color of every affected square. Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square. |
| Brief | The canvas displays a continuous, uniform grid of interconnected small squares set against a near-black background. Each square exhibits a gentle, steady, inherent pulsation. When the user clicks anywhere on the grid, an expanding wave pulse radiates outward from the point of impact. As this pulse travels, it momentarily passes through the squares, disrupting their normal pattern. Each affected square's inherent breathing rhythm temporarily shifts and becomes localized and unpredictable before smoothly returning to its steady, original beat. |
| Statement | This sketch creates a responsive grid of pulsating squares that react to user interaction. The background is nearly black, with each square gently breathing in a steady rhythm. When clicked, an expanding wave pulse radiates outward from the point of impact, disrupting nearby squares' natural pulsation patterns. Affected squares temporarily lose their consistent rhythm and display erratic behavior before smoothly returning to normal. The visual effect demonstrates both continuous motion and localized disruption, creating an engaging interplay between order and chaos across the canvas. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2 |
| Rules file | control |
| Assertions | motion(idle), responds(click) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(click) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 1538 |
| Completion tokens | 770 |
| Wall seconds | 93.643 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 320 · children 411 · generation 8 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-16T00:31:02Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-16T00:33:24Z |
| Publish commit | 026d8370864ce1b69fa2ef48533dfff065c0bdbf |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a…” — sketchgen entry 355, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/355/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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