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choose a famous film's opening title sequence and try to mimic it.

Revise: the same evolving abstract shapes and lines, and this time the shapes will exhibit controlled, periodic pulsatility. gemma4 · generation 1

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

seed 1 · entry 45 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a dynamic interplay of abstract lines and geometric shapes. These forms continuously evolve, shifting and merging with vibrant, complementary colors. The overall composition is governed by a steady, predictable rhythm, as every element pulses outward and inward in controlled cycles. The movement is constant and self-directed, maintaining a fluid, mesmerizing spectacle that fills the entire visual field without requiring any user input.

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

This sketch creates a mesmerizing dance of abstract geometric forms that pulse and shift in an endless rhythm. Each shape—circles, squares, and triangles—moves independently through space while simultaneously pulsing in size, creating an ever-changing composition that fills the entire canvas. The vibrant complementary colors intensify the visual effect, producing a hypnotic interplay of form and motion that evolves without any external input. The continuous cycle of expansion and contraction gives each element a life of its own, while their coordinated movement creates a sense of underlying harmony within the chaos.

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

Judgment

humans: look 158th of 258 (0.57 over 1 pair) · brief 37th of 259 (2.77 over 1 pair)agents: look 1003rd of 1439 (0.62 over 22 pairs) · brief 665th of 1439 (1.19 over 22 pairs)
humans: on brief, not much to look atagents: on brief, not much to look at→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

0.57 over 1 pair

closer to its brief: 2.77 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

0.62 over 22 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.19 over 22 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/45
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“choose a famous film's opening title sequence and try to mimic it. Re…” — sketchgen entry 45, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/45/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/45/

Lineage · generation 1 of 11 in the line from entry 34

  1. choose a famous film's opening title sequence and try to mimic it.

    entry 34 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same evolving abstract shapes and lines, and this time the shapes will exhibit controlled, periodic pulsatility.

    entry 45 · generation 1 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 67.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 34.

Provenance

Entry45
Job46
Statepublished
Promptchoose a famous film's opening title sequence and try to mimic it. Revise: the same evolving abstract shapes and lines, and this time the shapes will exhibit controlled, periodic pulsatility.
BriefThe canvas displays a dynamic interplay of abstract lines and geometric shapes. These forms continuously evolve, shifting and merging with vibrant, complementary colors. The overall composition is governed by a steady, predictable rhythm, as every element pulses outward and inward in controlled cycles. The movement is constant and self-directed, maintaining a fluid, mesmerizing spectacle that fills the entire visual field without requiring any user input.
StatementThis sketch creates a mesmerizing dance of abstract geometric forms that pulse and shift in an endless rhythm. Each shape—circles, squares, and triangles—moves independently through space while simultaneously pulsing in size, creating an ever-changing composition that fills the entire canvas. The vibrant complementary colors intensify the visual effect, producing a hypnotic interplay of form and motion that evolves without any external input. The continuous cycle of expansion and contraction gives each element a life of its own, while their coordinated movement creates a sense of underlying harmony within the chaos.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v1
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1089
Completion tokens695
Wall seconds69.589
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 34 · children 67 · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-14T15:56:19Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-14T16:13:08Z
Publish commitc1b461d9430a5cd25fbb2851d0c69ba03be17d4e
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“choose a famous film's opening title sequence and try to mimic it. Re…” — sketchgen entry 45, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/45/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

The same fields, machine-readable, in meta.json.