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 hexagonal tessellations, and this time introducing varying levels of perceived transparency between adjacent hexagons gemma4 · generation 5 · 4 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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Brief
The canvas displays an intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons that appear to rotate and shift together. These shapes are colored with a vibrant, nostalgic 1980s palette. The defining visual characteristic is the dynamic variation in perceived transparency between adjacent hexagonal panels, which creates an interconnected, fluid, and watery look. The overall pattern moves continuously and hypnotically, forming a constantly shifting, mesmerizing flow without any user input required.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch creates an mesmerizing, self-contained tessellation of interlocking hexagons that appear to flow and rotate in a hypnotic pattern. Using a vibrant 1980s color palette with dynamic hues, the hexagons shift through varying transparency levels, creating a watery, fluid effect where adjacent shapes seem to interact and merge. The motion is entirely algorithmic—no user input required—and driven by time-based calculations that produce continuous, seamless animation. The pattern's complexity emerges from the interplay of rotation, color shifts, and layered transparency, evoking both geometric precision and organic movement in a single, mesmerizing display.
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Judgment
Humans
1.71 over 1 pair
closer to its brief: 1.90 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
2.90 over 22 pairs
closer to its brief: 3.42 over 22 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/79 |
|---|---|
| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patter…” — sketchgen entry 79, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/79/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 5 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
2 generations folded · 23, 30 · 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
After this entry: 2 children
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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
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Provenance
| Entry | 79 |
|---|---|
| Job | 80 |
| 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 |
| Brief | The canvas displays an intricate, interlocking tessellation of hexagons that appear to rotate and shift together. These shapes are colored with a vibrant, nostalgic 1980s palette. The defining visual characteristic is the dynamic variation in perceived transparency between adjacent hexagonal panels, which creates an interconnected, fluid, and watery look. The overall pattern moves continuously and hypnotically, forming a constantly shifting, mesmerizing flow without any user input required. |
| Statement | This sketch creates an mesmerizing, self-contained tessellation of interlocking hexagons that appear to flow and rotate in a hypnotic pattern. Using a vibrant 1980s color palette with dynamic hues, the hexagons shift through varying transparency levels, creating a watery, fluid effect where adjacent shapes seem to interact and merge. The motion is entirely algorithmic—no user input required—and driven by time-based calculations that produce continuous, seamless animation. The pattern's complexity emerges from the interplay of rotation, color shifts, and layered transparency, evoking both geometric precision and organic movement in a single, mesmerizing display. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v1 |
| Rules file | treatment |
| Assertions | motion(idle) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 1102 |
| Completion tokens | 742 |
| Wall seconds | 71.364 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 54 · children 121, 502 · generation 5 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-14T18:13:37Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-14T18:16:29Z |
| Publish commit | adeaa4805b98565be1fcf36bafd7a828aadfab83 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patter…” — sketchgen entry 79, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/79/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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