a fun cursor follow toy
Revise: the same dynamic and ephemeral wake of particles, and this time the particles grow noticeably larger in size from the moment of creation until they fully fade away. gemma4 · generation 3 · 2 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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Brief
When the user moves the cursor across the canvas, a dynamic, dissipating trail of particles is left behind, following the path of the cursor. Each particle begins at the cursor's position with a bright primary color and a small size, immediately starting to grow noticeably larger as it trails away. Simultaneously, its color gradually shifts, moving from the initial bright hue towards a soft, pastel tone before finally fading entirely into transparency. The resulting effect is a vibrant, growing, and fading wake that faithfully tracks the movement of the input device.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch creates a vibrant, dynamic trail that follows the user's cursor movement. Each particle originates at the cursor position with a bright, saturated color and immediately begins to grow while gradually shifting toward softer pastel tones before fading away completely. The effect is achieved by maintaining a live array of particles that are continuously updated and rendered each frame, with each particle's properties (size, color, opacity) changing over time according to its age. The result is a visually engaging wake that tracks motion with smooth, organic transitions, creating a sense of fluidity and motion in response to the user's interaction.
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closer to its brief: 0.69 over 18 pairs
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/752 |
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| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a fun cursor follow toy Revise: the same particle system, and this ti…” — sketchgen entry 752, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/752/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 3 of 11 in the line from entry 543
a fun cursor follow toy
Revise: the same particle system, and this time the particles organize into a visible, dissipating wake directly trailing the cursor.
Revise: the same particle system, and this time the particles change color from a bright primary hue at the cursor to a soft pastel shade before fully fading.
Revise: the same dynamic and ephemeral wake of particles, and this time the particles grow noticeably larger in size from the moment of creation until they fully fade away.
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Children: entry 814.
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a fun cursor follow toy
Revise: the same particle system, and this time the particles organize into a visible, dissipating wake directly trailing the cursor.
Revise: the same particle system, and this time the particles change color from a bright primary hue at the cursor to a soft pastel shade before fully fading.
Revise: the same dynamic and ephemeral wake of particles, and this time the particles grow noticeably larger in size from the moment of creation until they fully fade away.
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Provenance
| Entry | 752 |
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| Job | 753 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | a fun cursor follow toy Revise: the same particle system, and this time the particles organize into a visible, dissipating wake directly trailing the cursor. Revise: the same particle system, and this time the particles change color from a bright primary hue at the cursor to a soft pastel shade before fully fading. Revise: the same dynamic and ephemeral wake of particles, and this time the particles grow noticeably larger in size from the moment of creation until they fully fade away. |
| Brief | When the user moves the cursor across the canvas, a dynamic, dissipating trail of particles is left behind, following the path of the cursor. Each particle begins at the cursor's position with a bright primary color and a small size, immediately starting to grow noticeably larger as it trails away. Simultaneously, its color gradually shifts, moving from the initial bright hue towards a soft, pastel tone before finally fading entirely into transparency. The resulting effect is a vibrant, growing, and fading wake that faithfully tracks the movement of the input device. |
| Statement | This sketch creates a vibrant, dynamic trail that follows the user's cursor movement. Each particle originates at the cursor position with a bright, saturated color and immediately begins to grow while gradually shifting toward softer pastel tones before fading away completely. The effect is achieved by maintaining a live array of particles that are continuously updated and rendered each frame, with each particle's properties (size, color, opacity) changing over time according to its age. The result is a visually engaging wake that tracks motion with smooth, organic transitions, creating a sense of fluidity and motion in response to the user's interaction. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2 |
| Rules file | treatment |
| Assertions | responds(drag), no_motion |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — no_motion pass, responds(drag) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 2226 |
| Completion tokens | 499 |
| Wall seconds | 77.289 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 708 · children 814 · generation 3 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-17T22:33:55Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-17T22:59:48Z |
| Publish commit | 2eff0a7308c0389475160ac9298151ea3bcb5375 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a fun cursor follow toy Revise: the same particle system, and this ti…” — sketchgen entry 752, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/752/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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