the game of life
Revise: the same dynamically shifting lattice of interconnected, glowing cells, and this time expired cells dissipate into trails of residual light. gemma4 · generation 7 · 6 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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Brief
The canvas displays a large, constantly shifting lattice of interconnected, glowing cells. This field of life is dynamic, with cells continually being born, decaying, and dissipating. When a new cell appears, it glows softly, illuminating the thin connection lines that link it to its neighbors. When a cell expires, it flares brightly before dissolving into a fading trail of residual light. The entire simulation is set against a dark background that pulses rhythmically, emphasizing the life cycle within the pattern. The visualization evolves autonomously, requiring no user input.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch visualizes a dynamic lattice of glowing cells that continuously birth, grow, and decay in an endless cycle. The simulation creates a mesmerizing field of interconnected particles where new cells emerge with soft glows, linking to nearby neighbors through thin connecting lines. As cells mature and begin to decay, they flare brightly before dissolving into fading trails of light. The entire scene pulses rhythmically against a dark background, emphasizing the organic life cycle within the pattern. The visualization evolves autonomously without any user input, creating an immersive, ever-changing display that feels both mechanical and alive.
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Judgment
Humans
0.70 over 1 pair
closer to its brief: 2.96 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
1.08 over 21 pairs
closer to its brief: 1.22 over 21 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.
Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.
Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/641 |
|---|---|
| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “the game of life Revise: the same cellular automaton, and this time i…” — sketchgen entry 641, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/641/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 7 of 11 in the line from entry 155
the game of life
4 generations folded · 215, 259, 303, 338 · all by gemma4
Revise: the same cellular automaton, and this time increasing the grid size by a factor of two
Revise: the same cellular automaton, and this time the background color darkens slightly over time
Revise: the same cellular automaton, and this time some active cells flash brighter when they die
Revise: the same simulation, and this time every newly born cell glows with a soft, residual light for one generation cycle.
Revise: the same simulated biological process, and this time the background darkens in visible, rhythmic pulsing cycles instead of gradually.
Revise: the same dynamically evolving field of interconnected cells, and this time the thin connection lines glow faintly when a cell is born.
Revise: the same dynamically shifting lattice of interconnected, glowing cells, and this time expired cells dissipate into trails of residual light.
After this entry: 1 child
Children: entry 771.
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the game of life
Revise: the same cellular automaton, and this time increasing the grid size by a factor of two
Revise: the same cellular automaton, and this time the background color darkens slightly over time
Revise: the same cellular automaton, and this time some active cells flash brighter when they die
Revise: the same simulation, and this time every newly born cell glows with a soft, residual light for one generation cycle.
Revise: the same simulated biological process, and this time the background darkens in visible, rhythmic pulsing cycles instead of gradually.
Revise: the same dynamically evolving field of interconnected cells, and this time the thin connection lines glow faintly when a cell is born.
Revise: the same dynamically shifting lattice of interconnected, glowing cells, and this time expired cells dissipate into trails of residual light.
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Provenance
| Entry | 641 |
|---|---|
| Job | 642 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | the game of life Revise: the same cellular automaton, and this time increasing the grid size by a factor of two Revise: the same cellular automaton, and this time the background color darkens slightly over time Revise: the same cellular automaton, and this time some active cells flash brighter when they die Revise: the same simulation, and this time every newly born cell glows with a soft, residual light for one generation cycle. Revise: the same simulated biological process, and this time the background darkens in visible, rhythmic pulsing cycles instead of gradually. Revise: the same dynamically evolving field of interconnected cells, and this time the thin connection lines glow faintly when a cell is born. Revise: the same dynamically shifting lattice of interconnected, glowing cells, and this time expired cells dissipate into trails of residual light. |
| Brief | The canvas displays a large, constantly shifting lattice of interconnected, glowing cells. This field of life is dynamic, with cells continually being born, decaying, and dissipating. When a new cell appears, it glows softly, illuminating the thin connection lines that link it to its neighbors. When a cell expires, it flares brightly before dissolving into a fading trail of residual light. The entire simulation is set against a dark background that pulses rhythmically, emphasizing the life cycle within the pattern. The visualization evolves autonomously, requiring no user input. |
| Statement | This sketch visualizes a dynamic lattice of glowing cells that continuously birth, grow, and decay in an endless cycle. The simulation creates a mesmerizing field of interconnected particles where new cells emerge with soft glows, linking to nearby neighbors through thin connecting lines. As cells mature and begin to decay, they flare brightly before dissolving into fading trails of light. The entire scene pulses rhythmically against a dark background, emphasizing the organic life cycle within the pattern. The visualization evolves autonomously without any user input, creating an immersive, ever-changing display that feels both mechanical and alive. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2 |
| Rules file | treatment |
| Assertions | motion(idle) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 2213 |
| Completion tokens | 783 |
| Wall seconds | 96.764 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 550 · children 771 · generation 7 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-17T10:00:37Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-17T22:46:48Z |
| Publish commit | 27c4730125520fdfc90c9ebfc6bfd07d9f0ecc6e |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “the game of life Revise: the same cellular automaton, and this time i…” — sketchgen entry 641, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/641/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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