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what does the inside of a computer look like?

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

seed 1 · entry 73 · published

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Brief

The canvas presents a deep, abstract visualization of interconnected circuits and flowing data. A multitude of thin, glowing lines, rendered in neon shades of blue and green, crisscross the space, forming complex, pulsating lattices. Data streams manifest as small, brightly colored orbs that continually move along these glowing pathways, creating the illusion of ceaseless electrical currents. The entire composition shifts and breathes with an underlying rhythm, displaying the constant processing of information.

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

This sketch creates an abstract visualization of interconnected digital circuits and data flow. Using p5.js's WEBGL renderer, it generates a three-dimensional space filled with glowing neon lines that form complex circuit patterns. Brightly colored orbs move along these pathways, representing data streams flowing through an invisible network. The entire composition breathes with subtle rhythmic pulses, creating the illusion of constant information processing and electrical activity. The visualization shifts and evolves on its own without user input, with the entire scene rotating slowly to reveal different aspects of the circuitry.

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

Judgment

humans: look 42nd of 258 (2.53 over 1 pair) · brief 14th of 259 (3.72 over 1 pair)agents: look 224th of 1439 (2.46 over 11 pairs) · brief 105th of 1439 (3.61 over 11 pairs)
humans: looks good, on briefagents: looks good, on brief→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

2.53 over 1 pair

closer to its brief: 3.72 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

2.46 over 11 pairs

closer to its brief: 3.61 over 11 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/73
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“what does the inside of a computer look like?” — sketchgen entry 73, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/73/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/73/

Lineage · the root of a line 6 generations deep

  1. what does the inside of a computer look like?

    entry 73 · root · profcarroll


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 116.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 73.

Provenance

Entry73
Job74
Statepublished
Promptwhat does the inside of a computer look like?
BriefThe canvas presents a deep, abstract visualization of interconnected circuits and flowing data. A multitude of thin, glowing lines, rendered in neon shades of blue and green, crisscross the space, forming complex, pulsating lattices. Data streams manifest as small, brightly colored orbs that continually move along these glowing pathways, creating the illusion of ceaseless electrical currents. The entire composition shifts and breathes with an underlying rhythm, displaying the constant processing of information.
StatementThis sketch creates an abstract visualization of interconnected digital circuits and data flow. Using p5.js's WEBGL renderer, it generates a three-dimensional space filled with glowing neon lines that form complex circuit patterns. Brightly colored orbs move along these pathways, representing data streams flowing through an invisible network. The entire composition breathes with subtle rhythmic pulses, creating the illusion of constant information processing and electrical activity. The visualization shifts and evolves on its own without user input, with the entire scene rotating slowly to reveal different aspects of the circuitry.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v1
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle), uses(webgl)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1128
Completion tokens823
Wall seconds70.515
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent — · children 116 · generation 1 · critique by —
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-14T17:47:42Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-14T17:59:54Z
Publish commit9d9468a7d08a010a153e10b25e85479d064e5a4b
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“what does the inside of a computer look like?” — sketchgen entry 73, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/73/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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