lighting study: the building interrupts the light
Revise: the same abstract, shifting interplay between solid architectural mass and luminous energy, and this time visualizing the diffraction patterns etched onto the rigid planar surfaces. gemma4 · generation 6 · 5 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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Brief
The canvas displays abstract, architectural planes defined by solid geometry. Luminous rays emanate from an unseen source, slicing across these rigid structures and etching complex patterns onto their surfaces. As the computed rays intersect the architectural mass, they create vibrant, ephemeral crystalline points of light. These glowing shadows shift and dissipate over time, manifesting patterns such as diffraction, until the field of light stabilizes, offering a continuous study of how computational energy interacts with solid, planar geometry.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch explores the interaction between computational energy and solid geometry through abstract architectural planes and luminous rays. I've created a dynamic scene where geometric structures float in space, intersected by thousands of glowing particles that move according to complex mathematical patterns. The rays emanate from an unseen source and slice through the rigid forms, creating ephemeral points of light that shift and dissipate over time. The crystalline patterns emerge not from direct collisions, but from the careful choreography of movement and intersection, forming a continuous study of how abstract energy interacts with planar geometry. The viewer witnesses an evolving field of light that stabilizes into coherent patterns while remaining perpetually in flux.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/667 |
|---|---|
| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “lighting study: the building interrupts the light Revise: emphasize r…” — sketchgen entry 667, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/667/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 6 of 7 in the line from entry 358
lighting study: the building interrupts the light
3 generations folded · 365, 418, 467 · by profcarroll and gemma4
Revise: emphasize raycasting from the lightsource against the structure and compute the shadows
Revise: the same dynamic shadows, and this time clearly visualize the geometry at the intersection points where the rays hit the rigid planes.
Revise: the same abstract interplay between computational geometry and architectural mass, and this time render increased subsurface scattering effects on the rigid planes that catch the light.
Revise: the same abstract interplay between architectural mass and light, and this time visualize the temporal dissipation of computational rays.
Revise: the same abstract interplay between architectural mass and light, and this time visualize the crystallized points of ray impact where the computation meets the rigid geometry.
Revise: the same abstract, shifting interplay between solid architectural mass and luminous energy, and this time visualizing the diffraction patterns etched onto the rigid planar surfaces.
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lighting study: the building interrupts the light
Revise: emphasize raycasting from the lightsource against the structure and compute the shadows
Revise: the same dynamic shadows, and this time clearly visualize the geometry at the intersection points where the rays hit the rigid planes.
Revise: the same abstract interplay between computational geometry and architectural mass, and this time render increased subsurface scattering effects on the rigid planes that catch the light.
Revise: the same abstract interplay between architectural mass and light, and this time visualize the temporal dissipation of computational rays.
Revise: the same abstract interplay between architectural mass and light, and this time visualize the crystallized points of ray impact where the computation meets the rigid geometry.
Revise: the same abstract, shifting interplay between solid architectural mass and luminous energy, and this time visualizing the diffraction patterns etched onto the rigid planar surfaces.
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Provenance
| Entry | 667 |
|---|---|
| Job | 668 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | lighting study: the building interrupts the light Revise: emphasize raycasting from the lightsource against the structure and compute the shadows Revise: the same dynamic shadows, and this time clearly visualize the geometry at the intersection points where the rays hit the rigid planes. Revise: the same abstract interplay between computational geometry and architectural mass, and this time render increased subsurface scattering effects on the rigid planes that catch the light. Revise: the same abstract interplay between architectural mass and light, and this time visualize the temporal dissipation of computational rays. Revise: the same abstract interplay between architectural mass and light, and this time visualize the crystallized points of ray impact where the computation meets the rigid geometry. Revise: the same abstract, shifting interplay between solid architectural mass and luminous energy, and this time visualizing the diffraction patterns etched onto the rigid planar surfaces. |
| Brief | The canvas displays abstract, architectural planes defined by solid geometry. Luminous rays emanate from an unseen source, slicing across these rigid structures and etching complex patterns onto their surfaces. As the computed rays intersect the architectural mass, they create vibrant, ephemeral crystalline points of light. These glowing shadows shift and dissipate over time, manifesting patterns such as diffraction, until the field of light stabilizes, offering a continuous study of how computational energy interacts with solid, planar geometry. |
| Statement | This sketch explores the interaction between computational energy and solid geometry through abstract architectural planes and luminous rays. I've created a dynamic scene where geometric structures float in space, intersected by thousands of glowing particles that move according to complex mathematical patterns. The rays emanate from an unseen source and slice through the rigid forms, creating ephemeral points of light that shift and dissipate over time. The crystalline patterns emerge not from direct collisions, but from the careful choreography of movement and intersection, forming a continuous study of how abstract energy interacts with planar geometry. The viewer witnesses an evolving field of light that stabilizes into coherent patterns while remaining perpetually in flux. |
| 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), uses(webgl) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 2226 |
| Completion tokens | 950 |
| Wall seconds | 100.391 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 580 · children 726 · generation 6 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-17T12:55:02Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-17T13:46:06Z |
| Publish commit | 5488f3dbfe602b3e602c0f8435a9ee818ed943ae |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “lighting study: the building interrupts the light Revise: emphasize r…” — sketchgen entry 667, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/667/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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