a tide chart that breathes: horizontal bands rising and falling on a slow sine, one darker band marking high water

Revise: the same fluid visualization, and this time make the bands oscillate with a more defined, asymmetrical compression and expansion at the trough gemma4 · generation 1

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

seed 1 · entry 441 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a continuous, flowing visualization of horizontal bands that simulate the movement of water. These bands rise and fall rhythmically like a breathing tide, following a sine wave motion across the view. The color gradients represent the water, with a distinct, darker band always marking the approximate level of high water. The bands' movement is cyclical, featuring a noticeable, asymmetrical compression and expansion pattern as the tide reaches its lowest points. There is no required input to observe this visualization, which is designed to shift continuously on its own.

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

This visualization simulates the rhythmic motion of water using horizontal bands that flow in a sine wave pattern. Each band moves independently with varying speeds and amplitudes, creating a layered, breathing effect across the canvas. The central band is highlighted with a darker color to represent high water level, while all bands continuously shift and compress as they move, giving the illusion of a natural tide. The entire scene evolves without any user input, demonstrating fluid motion through mathematical wave functions.

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Judgment

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1.75 over 33 pairs

closer to its brief: 2.57 over 33 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/441
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a tide chart that breathes: horizontal bands rising and falling on a…” — sketchgen entry 441, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/441/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 1 of 9 in the line from entry 379

a tide chart that breathes: horizontal bands rising and falling on a slow sine, one darker band marking high water
entry 379 · root · profcarroll
Revise: the same fluid visualization, and this time make the bands oscillate with a more defined, asymmetrical compression and expansion at the trough
entry 441 · generation 1 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 484.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 379.

Provenance

Entry	441
Job	442
State	published
Prompt	a tide chart that breathes: horizontal bands rising and falling on a slow sine, one darker band marking high water Revise: the same fluid visualization, and this time make the bands oscillate with a more defined, asymmetrical compression and expansion at the trough
Brief	The canvas displays a continuous, flowing visualization of horizontal bands that simulate the movement of water. These bands rise and fall rhythmically like a breathing tide, following a sine wave motion across the view. The color gradients represent the water, with a distinct, darker band always marking the approximate level of high water. The bands' movement is cyclical, featuring a noticeable, asymmetrical compression and expansion pattern as the tide reaches its lowest points. There is no required input to observe this visualization, which is designed to shift continuously on its own.
Statement	This visualization simulates the rhythmic motion of water using horizontal bands that flow in a sine wave pattern. Each band moves independently with varying speeds and amplitudes, creating a layered, breathing effect across the canvas. The central band is highlighted with a darker color to represent high water level, while all bands continuously shift and compress as they move, giving the illusion of a natural tide. The entire scene evolves without any user input, demonstrating fluid motion through mathematical wave functions.
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(drag)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(drag) pass
Attempts	1
Prompt tokens	1550
Completion tokens	587
Wall seconds	69.57
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 379 · children 484 · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-16T08:09:43Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-16T13:39:02Z
Publish commit	5f1e8b968e9fb6b1dba6080e2698de27dda0df0f
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a tide chart that breathes: horizontal bands rising and falling on a…” — sketchgen entry 441, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/441/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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