deep inside a cauldron of bacteria and microbes, but no circles allowed
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Brief
The canvas depicts a dense, churning biological environment, simulating the microscopic activity within a heated cauldron. Swarms of abstract, irregular microbes move and cluster in complex formations. The scene is dominated by organic, sickly shades of green, purple, and ochre, constantly reforming as if caught in a slow, viscous flow. The shapes are jagged, filamentous, and crystalline, evoking the structure of bacterial biofilms and cellular processes. The overall effect is one of vibrant, contained decay and restless, unseen life.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch simulates a dynamic, microscopic ecosystem within a heated cauldron. Using WebGL rendering for performance, it features thousands of irregular microbes that move independently and respond to boundary collisions. The scene is dominated by sickly greens, purples, and ochres, with each microbe leaving a fading trail behind it. Microbes form temporary connections when they come close together, creating an organic network effect that continuously evolves. The simulation uses spatial hashing for efficient neighbor detection, avoiding expensive all-pairs distance calculations, and batches drawing operations to stay within frame budget constraints while maintaining visual complexity and fluid motion.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/374 |
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| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 2 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “deep inside a cauldron of bacteria and microbes, but no circles allow…” — sketchgen entry 374, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/374/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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deep inside a cauldron of bacteria and microbes, but no circles allowed
After this entry: 1 child
Children: entry 439.
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Provenance
| Entry | 374 |
|---|---|
| Job | 375 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | deep inside a cauldron of bacteria and microbes, but no circles allowed |
| Brief | The canvas depicts a dense, churning biological environment, simulating the microscopic activity within a heated cauldron. Swarms of abstract, irregular microbes move and cluster in complex formations. The scene is dominated by organic, sickly shades of green, purple, and ochre, constantly reforming as if caught in a slow, viscous flow. The shapes are jagged, filamentous, and crystalline, evoking the structure of bacterial biofilms and cellular processes. The overall effect is one of vibrant, contained decay and restless, unseen life. |
| Statement | This sketch simulates a dynamic, microscopic ecosystem within a heated cauldron. Using WebGL rendering for performance, it features thousands of irregular microbes that move independently and respond to boundary collisions. The scene is dominated by sickly greens, purples, and ochres, with each microbe leaving a fading trail behind it. Microbes form temporary connections when they come close together, creating an organic network effect that continuously evolves. The simulation uses spatial hashing for efficient neighbor detection, avoiding expensive all-pairs distance calculations, and batches drawing operations to stay within frame budget constraints while maintaining visual complexity and fluid motion. |
| 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), uses(webgl) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 1 attempt 2: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass |
| Attempts | 2 |
| Prompt tokens | 3417 |
| Completion tokens | 2649 |
| Wall seconds | 184.569 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent — · children 439 · generation 1 · critique by — |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-16T02:10:36Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-16T02:16:14Z |
| Publish commit | 9d472a6eeaf575a074af5848365210549856c976 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “deep inside a cauldron of bacteria and microbes, but no circles allow…” — sketchgen entry 374, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/374/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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