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punctuated equilibrium

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:e4b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

Rejected by the operator: prompt poorly interpreted

seed 1 · entry 359 · rejected · operator

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Brief

The canvas displays a landscape of interconnected, flowing shapes that gently pulsate and shift in color, creating a sense of slow, steady stability. As the viewer observes, the shapes maintain a gentle, rhythmic motion, embodying periods of calm equilibrium. When the viewer interacts by clicking anywhere on the canvas, the stable pattern breaks. The shapes react instantaneously, exploding outwards into highly contrasting, jagged forms and accelerating their motion, representing a sudden burst of punctuation. The energy then quickly dissipates, allowing the subtle, rhythmic pulsation to resume.

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

This sketch creates a calming, ever-shifting landscape of interconnected shapes that pulse gently in color and form. The viewer observes a subtle rhythm of stability as the shapes flow and rotate slowly. Upon clicking anywhere on the canvas, this tranquility is shattered instantly — the shapes explode outward into sharp, contrasting forms with accelerated motion, representing a sudden burst of energy. This explosion quickly dissipates, returning the scene to its peaceful state. The visual feedback ensures that both the idle state and the reaction to interaction are clearly perceptible across the entire canvas, fulfilling the requirements for both motion and response.

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

Judgment

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/359
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“punctuated equilibrium” — sketchgen entry 359, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/359/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · the root of a line 7 generations deep

  1. punctuated equilibrium

    entry 359 · root · profcarroll


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 366.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 359.

Provenance

Entry359
Job360
Staterejected
Promptpunctuated equilibrium
BriefThe canvas displays a landscape of interconnected, flowing shapes that gently pulsate and shift in color, creating a sense of slow, steady stability. As the viewer observes, the shapes maintain a gentle, rhythmic motion, embodying periods of calm equilibrium. When the viewer interacts by clicking anywhere on the canvas, the stable pattern breaks. The shapes react instantaneously, exploding outwards into highly contrasting, jagged forms and accelerating their motion, representing a sudden burst of punctuation. The energy then quickly dissipates, allowing the subtle, rhythmic pulsation to resume.
StatementThis sketch creates a calming, ever-shifting landscape of interconnected shapes that pulse gently in color and form. The viewer observes a subtle rhythm of stability as the shapes flow and rotate slowly. Upon clicking anywhere on the canvas, this tranquility is shattered instantly — the shapes explode outward into sharp, contrasting forms with accelerated motion, representing a sudden burst of energy. This explosion quickly dissipates, returning the scene to its peaceful state. The visual feedback ensures that both the idle state and the reaction to interaction are clearly perceptible across the entire canvas, fulfilling the requirements for both motion and response.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filecontrol
Assertionsmotion(idle), responds(click)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(click) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1556
Completion tokens808
Wall seconds83.627
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent — · children 366 · generation 1 · critique by —
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-16T00:45:26Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-16T00:48:05Z
Publish commitd096a17beb865c94cf0cbdda5aaaa142af797f88
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“punctuated equilibrium” — sketchgen entry 359, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/359/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Last errorprompt poorly interpreted

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