a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patterns with softening visual effects, 1980s color palette, and a subtle soundtrack
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The canvas displays an intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons rendered in a vibrant 1980s color palette. These hexagons continuously rotate and shift, creating mesmerizing, evolving patterns. The visual core features color shifts across the tessellation, where the saturation of a hexagon is dynamically influenced by the rotational velocity of its neighbors. The pattern also features varied levels of perceived transparency and directional flow. The visual display is accompanied by a subtle, ambient soundtrack, and the entire structure is interactive, responding to mouse clicks to alter its configuration and movement.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch creates a mesmerizing, evolving tessellation of rotating hexagons that pulse and shift across the canvas in a vibrant 1980s color palette. Each hexagon rotates at its own velocity while subtly shifting position, creating an organic flow that responds to its neighbors' movements. The saturation of each hexagon dynamically changes based on the average rotational speed of nearby hexagons, creating visual feedback loops that make the pattern feel alive and interactive. The composition features varying levels of transparency and subtle directional movement that create depth and motion. A simple click interaction alters the rotation dynamics of all hexagons while triggering a subtle sound effect, making the entire experience both visually and auditorily engaging. The system maintains performance through careful management of shape calls and spatial relationships, ensuring smooth animation even with many elements on screen.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/759 |
|---|---|
| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 2 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patter…” — sketchgen entry 759, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/759/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 9 of 21 in the line from entry 13
a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patterns with softening visual effects, 1980s color palette, and a subtle soundtrack
6 generations folded · 23, 30, 43, 54, 79, 502 · all by gemma4
Revise: the same interlocking grid, and this time introducing asymmetrical clusters of varying sizes
Revise: the same interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing visible shifts in color saturation
Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing areas of random geometric fracture
Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing variable directional flow to the rotating shapes
Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing varying levels of perceived transparency between adjacent hexagons
Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing higher contrast and sharper color shifts across the pattern.
Revise: make it interactive with mouse clicks
Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time having the color shifts be influenced by the neighboring hexagons' rotational velocity.
Revise: get sound working
After this entry: 1 child
Children: entry 819.
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a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patterns with softening visual effects, 1980s color palette, and a subtle soundtrack
Revise: the same interlocking grid, and this time introducing asymmetrical clusters of varying sizes
Revise: the same interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing visible shifts in color saturation
Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing areas of random geometric fracture
Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing variable directional flow to the rotating shapes
Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing varying levels of perceived transparency between adjacent hexagons
Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing higher contrast and sharper color shifts across the pattern.
Revise: make it interactive with mouse clicks
Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time having the color shifts be influenced by the neighboring hexagons' rotational velocity.
Revise: get sound working
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Provenance
| Entry | 759 |
|---|---|
| Job | 760 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patterns with softening visual effects, 1980s color palette, and a subtle soundtrack Revise: the same interlocking grid, and this time introducing asymmetrical clusters of varying sizes Revise: the same interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing visible shifts in color saturation Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing areas of random geometric fracture Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing variable directional flow to the rotating shapes Revise: the same interlocking hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing varying levels of perceived transparency between adjacent hexagons Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time introducing higher contrast and sharper color shifts across the pattern. Revise: make it interactive with mouse clicks Revise: the same intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons, and this time having the color shifts be influenced by the neighboring hexagons' rotational velocity. Revise: get sound working |
| Brief | The canvas displays an intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons rendered in a vibrant 1980s color palette. These hexagons continuously rotate and shift, creating mesmerizing, evolving patterns. The visual core features color shifts across the tessellation, where the saturation of a hexagon is dynamically influenced by the rotational velocity of its neighbors. The pattern also features varied levels of perceived transparency and directional flow. The visual display is accompanied by a subtle, ambient soundtrack, and the entire structure is interactive, responding to mouse clicks to alter its configuration and movement. |
| Statement | This sketch creates a mesmerizing, evolving tessellation of rotating hexagons that pulse and shift across the canvas in a vibrant 1980s color palette. Each hexagon rotates at its own velocity while subtly shifting position, creating an organic flow that responds to its neighbors' movements. The saturation of each hexagon dynamically changes based on the average rotational speed of nearby hexagons, creating visual feedback loops that make the pattern feel alive and interactive. The composition features varying levels of transparency and subtle directional movement that create depth and motion. A simple click interaction alters the rotation dynamics of all hexagons while triggering a subtle sound effect, making the entire experience both visually and auditorily engaging. The system maintains performance through careful management of shape calls and spatial relationships, ensuring smooth animation even with many elements on screen. |
| 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), responds(click), responds(audio) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, responds(audio) pass, responds(click) pass attempt 2: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(audio) pass, responds(click) pass |
| Attempts | 2 |
| Prompt tokens | 4640 |
| Completion tokens | 2096 |
| Wall seconds | 174.628 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 657 · children 819 · generation 9 · critique by profcarroll |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-17T23:14:01Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-18T04:59:02Z |
| Publish commit | fdba71b320993b6dfcb826698000ab5292e8ee53 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patter…” — sketchgen entry 759, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/759/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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