a fun cursor follow toy
Revise: the same dynamic, dissipating trail of particles, and this time the particles momentarily form a noticeable ring shape upon reaching peak size. gemma4 · generation 4 · 3 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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Brief
The cursor moves across the canvas, leaving behind a visible, dynamic wake of dissipating particles. Particles are initially spawned at the cursor's location, starting with a bright primary hue. As the trail progresses, the particles gradually transition in color to a soft pastel shade while simultaneously increasing in size. At their peak size, the particles briefly form a noticeable ring structure before fading completely into the background.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch creates a dynamic particle trail that responds to mouse movement, with each particle beginning as a bright, saturated hue and gradually transitioning into a softer pastel tone. As the particles move, they grow in size, reaching a peak before fading away. The visual effect emphasizes motion through color and form transitions, creating a sense of fluidity and temporal flow. The implementation uses efficient particle management to ensure performance remains consistent while maintaining an engaging visual narrative.
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1.25 over 32 pairs
closer to its brief: 0.33 over 32 pairs
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/814 |
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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 814, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/814/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 4 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.
Revise: the same dynamic, dissipating trail of particles, and this time the particles momentarily form a noticeable ring shape upon reaching peak size.
After this entry: 1 child
Children: entry 864.
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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.
Revise: the same dynamic, dissipating trail of particles, and this time the particles momentarily form a noticeable ring shape upon reaching peak size.
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Provenance
| Entry | 814 |
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| Job | 815 |
| 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. Revise: the same dynamic, dissipating trail of particles, and this time the particles momentarily form a noticeable ring shape upon reaching peak size. |
| Brief | The cursor moves across the canvas, leaving behind a visible, dynamic wake of dissipating particles. Particles are initially spawned at the cursor's location, starting with a bright primary hue. As the trail progresses, the particles gradually transition in color to a soft pastel shade while simultaneously increasing in size. At their peak size, the particles briefly form a noticeable ring structure before fading completely into the background. |
| Statement | This sketch creates a dynamic particle trail that responds to mouse movement, with each particle beginning as a bright, saturated hue and gradually transitioning into a softer pastel tone. As the particles move, they grow in size, reaching a peak before fading away. The visual effect emphasizes motion through color and form transitions, creating a sense of fluidity and temporal flow. The implementation uses efficient particle management to ensure performance remains consistent while maintaining an engaging visual narrative. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2 |
| Rules file | control |
| Assertions | responds(drag), no_motion |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — no_motion pass, responds(drag) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 1520 |
| Completion tokens | 645 |
| Wall seconds | 44.012 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 752 · children 864 · generation 4 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-18T05:35:30Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-18T05:57:57Z |
| Publish commit | 22bf09e6418cd2f872324659f898a342715a4256 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a fun cursor follow toy Revise: the same particle system, and this ti…” — sketchgen entry 814, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/814/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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