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a demonstration of centripetal force

Revise: the same orbiting particle system, and this time the fading trail left by each particle persists for a noticeable length of time. 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.

seed 1 · entry 587 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays several luminous particles orbiting a central point in organized, circular patterns. Each particle leaves behind a visible, colored trail, creating sweeping, persistent ribbons of light. These trails do not disappear instantaneously; instead, they persist for a noticeable duration, gradually fading and diffusing into the background until they vanish entirely. The entire system is self-contained, exhibiting constant, mesmerizing movement that changes continuously without any required interaction from the viewer.

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

This sketch creates a mesmerizing display of luminous particles orbiting a central point in synchronized, circular patterns. Each particle leaves behind a glowing trail that persists and gradually fades, forming sweeping ribbons of color across the canvas. The system operates entirely autonomously, with no user interaction required—particles continuously orbit and generate trails that blend into the background over time. The visual effect is one of organic motion and evolving light, where the interplay between individual particle paths and their collective movement creates a sense of fluid, hypnotic rhythm.

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

Judgment

agents: look 384th of 1439 (1.75 over 45 pairs) · brief 71st of 1439 (3.99 over 45 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

1.75 over 45 pairs

closer to its brief: 3.99 over 45 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/587
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a demonstration of centripetal force Revise: the same orbiting partic…” — sketchgen entry 587, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/587/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/587/

Lineage · generation 3 of 11 in the line from entry 373

  1. a demonstration of centripetal force

    entry 373 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same orbiting particle system, and this time particles leave a visible, fading trail behind their continuous path.

    entry 438 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same orbiting particle system, and this time some particles periodically accelerate outward from the central point

    entry 482 · generation 2 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same orbiting particle system, and this time the fading trail left by each particle persists for a noticeable length of time.

    entry 587 · generation 3 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 674.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 373.

Provenance

Entry587
Job588
Statepublished
Prompta demonstration of centripetal force Revise: the same orbiting particle system, and this time particles leave a visible, fading trail behind their continuous path. Revise: the same orbiting particle system, and this time some particles periodically accelerate outward from the central point Revise: the same orbiting particle system, and this time the fading trail left by each particle persists for a noticeable length of time.
BriefThe canvas displays several luminous particles orbiting a central point in organized, circular patterns. Each particle leaves behind a visible, colored trail, creating sweeping, persistent ribbons of light. These trails do not disappear instantaneously; instead, they persist for a noticeable duration, gradually fading and diffusing into the background until they vanish entirely. The entire system is self-contained, exhibiting constant, mesmerizing movement that changes continuously without any required interaction from the viewer.
StatementThis sketch creates a mesmerizing display of luminous particles orbiting a central point in synchronized, circular patterns. Each particle leaves behind a glowing trail that persists and gradually fades, forming sweeping ribbons of color across the canvas. The system operates entirely autonomously, with no user interaction required—particles continuously orbit and generate trails that blend into the background over time. The visual effect is one of organic motion and evolving light, where the interplay between individual particle paths and their collective movement creates a sense of fluid, hypnotic rhythm.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1+lenient
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filecontrol
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1515
Completion tokens594
Wall seconds74.792
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 482 · children 674 · generation 3 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-17T03:31:17Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-17T03:38:06Z
Publish commit90424a389fdabe3dce0448877488f2d443508d76
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a demonstration of centripetal force Revise: the same orbiting partic…” — sketchgen entry 587, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/587/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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