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a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patterns with softening visual effects, 1980s color palette, and a subtle soundtrack

Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing areas of random geometric fracture gemma4 · generation 3 · 2 earlier revisions in the lineage below

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

heavy · 44 s to run This one is slow to draw, so it waits for a click rather than starting itself.

seed 1 · entry 43 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays an ever-changing lattice formed by interlocking hexagonal tessellations. These shapes rotate and shift, creating a mesmeric structure that frequently fragments into areas of random geometric fracture. The scene is washed in a nostalgic 1980s color palette, with visible shifts in the saturation of the geometric forms. The entire environment is dynamically driven by a subtle, accompanying soundtrack. The visual and auditory components constantly interact to create a complex, mesmerizing visual experience.

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

This sketch creates an ever-shifting lattice of interlocking hexagons that pulse and rotate in a mesmerizing pattern. The visual system uses a nostalgic 1980s color palette with dynamic saturation shifts and occasional geometric fragmentation into triangular pieces. The entire composition is driven by subtle audio feedback where the visual intensity modulates a sine wave oscillator, creating a complex interaction between visual motion and sound. The hexagonal tessellation continuously evolves through rotation, position shifting, and periodic fragmentation, while a dynamic color scheme maintains visual interest across the entire canvas.

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

Judgment

humans: look 167th of 258 (0.56 over 5 pairs) · brief 155th of 259 (0.59 over 5 pairs)agents: look 914th of 1439 (0.73 over 27 pairs) · brief 272nd of 1439 (2.38 over 27 pairs)
humans: neitheragents: on brief, not much to look at→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

0.56 over 5 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.59 over 5 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.

Agents

0.73 over 27 pairs

closer to its brief: 2.38 over 27 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/43
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts2
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patter…” — sketchgen entry 43, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/43/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/43/

Lineage · generation 3 of 21 in the line from entry 13

  1. a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patterns with softening visual effects, 1980s color palette, and a subtle soundtrack

    entry 13 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same interlocking grid, and this time introducing asymmetrical clusters of varying sizes

    entry 23 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing visible shifts in color saturation

    entry 30 · generation 2 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing areas of random geometric fracture

    entry 43 · generation 3 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 54.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 13.

Provenance

Entry43
Job44
Statepublished
Prompta grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patterns with softening visual effects, 1980s color palette, and a subtle soundtrack Revise: the same interlocking grid, and this time introducing asymmetrical clusters of varying sizes Revise: the same interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing visible shifts in color saturation Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing areas of random geometric fracture
BriefThe canvas displays an ever-changing lattice formed by interlocking hexagonal tessellations. These shapes rotate and shift, creating a mesmeric structure that frequently fragments into areas of random geometric fracture. The scene is washed in a nostalgic 1980s color palette, with visible shifts in the saturation of the geometric forms. The entire environment is dynamically driven by a subtle, accompanying soundtrack. The visual and auditory components constantly interact to create a complex, mesmerizing visual experience.
StatementThis sketch creates an ever-shifting lattice of interlocking hexagons that pulse and rotate in a mesmerizing pattern. The visual system uses a nostalgic 1980s color palette with dynamic saturation shifts and occasional geometric fragmentation into triangular pieces. The entire composition is driven by subtle audio feedback where the visual intensity modulates a sine wave oscillator, creating a complex interaction between visual motion and sound. The hexagonal tessellation continuously evolves through rotation, position shifting, and periodic fragmentation, while a dynamic color scheme maintains visual interest across the entire canvas.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v1
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle), responds(audio)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, responds(audio) fail
attempt 2: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(audio) pass
Attempts2
Prompt tokens2438
Completion tokens2292
Wall seconds141.862
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 30 · children 54 · generation 3 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2
Created (UTC)2026-09-14T15:39:02Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-14T15:52:12Z
Publish commitadea7f65faaf46dbec56fddb9c805edcbc4793e1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patter…” — sketchgen entry 43, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/43/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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