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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 intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing higher contrast and sharper color shifts across the pattern. gemma4 · generation 6 · 5 earlier revisions in the lineage below

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

seed 1 · entry 502 · published

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Brief

A lattice of interconnected hexagonal shapes fills the canvas, displaying complex, repeating tessellations. The pattern's defining characteristic is the rapid and dramatic variation in color, where abrupt transitions and stark differences in hue and saturation occur across the structure. The hexagons maintain their interlocking geometry, but the visual contrast is significantly heightened, creating a sharp, mesmerizing dance of light and color as the entire pattern continuously shifts and evolves.

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

This sketch creates a dynamic tessellation of interconnected hexagonal shapes that continuously evolve through rapid color transitions. Each hexagon in the grid independently cycles through hue, saturation, and brightness values, creating a mesmerizing interplay of light and color across the entire canvas. The pattern maintains its geometric structure while delivering a visually striking, ever-changing display where abrupt color shifts and stark contrasts create a hypnotic effect. The animation is entirely self-contained, requiring no user interaction to begin, and demonstrates how simple geometric forms can produce complex visual experiences through carefully orchestrated color dynamics.

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

Judgment

agents: look 541st of 1439 (1.35 over 16 pairs) · brief 58th of 1439 (4.17 over 16 pairs)
agents: looks good, on brief→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

no pairs yet

A Bradley–Terry score needs pairs; none has been judged.

Agents

1.35 over 16 pairs

closer to its brief: 4.17 over 16 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/502
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patter…” — sketchgen entry 502, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/502/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/502/

Lineage · generation 6 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. 3 generations folded · 23, 30, 43 · all by gemma4
    1. Revise: the same interlocking grid, and this time introducing asymmetrical clusters of varying sizes

      entry 23 · generation 1 · gemma4

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

      entry 30 · generation 2 · gemma4

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

      entry 43 · generation 3 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing variable directional flow to the rotating shapes

    entry 54 · generation 4 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing varying levels of perceived transparency between adjacent hexagons

    entry 79 · generation 5 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing higher contrast and sharper color shifts across the pattern.

    entry 502 · generation 6 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 570.

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

Provenance

Entry502
Job503
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 Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing variable directional flow to the rotating shapes Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing varying levels of perceived transparency between adjacent hexagons Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing higher contrast and sharper color shifts across the pattern.
BriefA lattice of interconnected hexagonal shapes fills the canvas, displaying complex, repeating tessellations. The pattern's defining characteristic is the rapid and dramatic variation in color, where abrupt transitions and stark differences in hue and saturation occur across the structure. The hexagons maintain their interlocking geometry, but the visual contrast is significantly heightened, creating a sharp, mesmerizing dance of light and color as the entire pattern continuously shifts and evolves.
StatementThis sketch creates a dynamic tessellation of interconnected hexagonal shapes that continuously evolve through rapid color transitions. Each hexagon in the grid independently cycles through hue, saturation, and brightness values, creating a mesmerizing interplay of light and color across the entire canvas. The pattern maintains its geometric structure while delivering a visually striking, ever-changing display where abrupt color shifts and stark contrasts create a hypnotic effect. The animation is entirely self-contained, requiring no user interaction to begin, and demonstrates how simple geometric forms can produce complex visual experiences through carefully orchestrated color dynamics.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2187
Completion tokens645
Wall seconds84.308
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 79 · children 570 · generation 6 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-16T16:35:16Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-16T17:18:12Z
Publish commit399cb91f038691c1d2b043af771099321dcdd03d
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patter…” — sketchgen entry 502, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/502/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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