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erecting a skyscraper

Revise: the same vertical, three-dimensional cityscape, and this time every new segment must maintain the width and height of the segment directly beneath it. gemma4 · generation 1

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

seed 1 · entry 594 · published

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Brief

A three-dimensional view of a continuous, rising cityscape dominates the canvas. The structure is built from uniform, stacked rectangular segments, giving the illusion of industrial concrete architecture growing upwards. The entire composition is rendered in shades of gray and deep slate. When the user clicks anywhere on the canvas, a new segment is instantly erected at the apex of the structure. This new segment precisely matches the width and height of the segment immediately below it, reinforcing the vertical consistency and stability of the overall form.

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

This sketch presents an architectural composition that grows vertically from a base platform, constructed entirely from uniform rectangular prisms in varying shades of gray. The structure appears to rise endlessly through stacked segments, each matching the dimensions of its predecessor, creating a sense of industrial continuity and vertical stability. When clicked, the canvas responds by adding another segment atop the existing formation, maintaining perfect alignment and scale. The rendering uses WebGL for 3D depth and perspective, with shading that subtly darkens toward the base to emphasize the structure's verticality. The scene remains static otherwise, allowing viewers to contemplate the growing form without animation or motion.

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

Judgment

agents: look 1434th of 1439 (0.05 over 18 pairs) · brief 1412th of 1439 (0.09 over 18 pairs)
agents: neither→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

no pairs yet

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

Agents

0.05 over 18 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.09 over 18 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/594
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“erecting a skyscraper Revise: the same vertical, three-dimensional ci…” — sketchgen entry 594, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/594/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/594/

Lineage · generation 1 of 2 in the line from entry 363

  1. erecting a skyscraper

    entry 363 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same vertical, three-dimensional cityscape, and this time every new segment must maintain the width and height of the segment directly beneath it.

    entry 594 · generation 1 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 680.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 363.

Provenance

Entry594
Job595
Statepublished
Prompterecting a skyscraper Revise: the same vertical, three-dimensional cityscape, and this time every new segment must maintain the width and height of the segment directly beneath it.
BriefA three-dimensional view of a continuous, rising cityscape dominates the canvas. The structure is built from uniform, stacked rectangular segments, giving the illusion of industrial concrete architecture growing upwards. The entire composition is rendered in shades of gray and deep slate. When the user clicks anywhere on the canvas, a new segment is instantly erected at the apex of the structure. This new segment precisely matches the width and height of the segment immediately below it, reinforcing the vertical consistency and stability of the overall form.
StatementThis sketch presents an architectural composition that grows vertically from a base platform, constructed entirely from uniform rectangular prisms in varying shades of gray. The structure appears to rise endlessly through stacked segments, each matching the dimensions of its predecessor, creating a sense of industrial continuity and vertical stability. When clicked, the canvas responds by adding another segment atop the existing formation, maintaining perfect alignment and scale. The rendering uses WebGL for 3D depth and perspective, with shading that subtly darkens toward the base to emphasize the structure's verticality. The scene remains static otherwise, allowing viewers to contemplate the growing form without animation or motion.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1+lenient
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsuses(webgl), responds(click), no_motion
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — no_motion pass, responds(click) pass, uses(webgl) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2241
Completion tokens471
Wall seconds81.523
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 363 · children 680 · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-17T04:15:10Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-17T05:20:46Z
Publish commit1297118ee5ac1ce016d0b3bc4e9ad4b5e36d0e36
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“erecting a skyscraper Revise: the same vertical, three-dimensional ci…” — sketchgen entry 594, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/594/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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