A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a near-black ground with one warm hue. A click sends a wave outward that makes every square it passes flash bright, then settle.
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily alters the rhythmic breathing of every square it passes through. gemma4 · generation 14 · 13 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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Brief
A continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares pulses gently across a near-black background, displaying a continuous breathing rhythm with a warm primary hue. When the viewer clicks, an expanding wave of energy ripples outward from the cursor. This wave briefly impacts the squares it passes through, leaving behind a visible residual shadow. These shadows do not vanish instantly; instead, they linger on the squares for an extended period, slowly and visibly fading back toward the grid's natural pulsating rhythm.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch creates a responsive grid of pulsating squares that breathe in harmony across a dark background, using a warm orange hue to simulate a gentle energy rhythm. When clicked, the canvas generates expanding ripples that disturb the grid, causing nearby squares to retain residual visual shadows that fade slowly over time. The interaction is immediate and intuitive, with each click initiating a wave that propagates outward and leaves lasting traces on the grid's surface, creating a dynamic interplay between continuous motion and momentary impact.
The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.
Judgment
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0.55 over 29 pairs
closer to its brief: 0.79 over 29 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.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/828 |
|---|---|
| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a…” — sketchgen entry 828, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/828/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 14 of 16 in the line from entry 2
A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a near-black ground with one warm hue. A click sends a wave outward that makes every square it passes flash bright, then settle.
11 generations folded · 57, 86, 128, 181, 233, 279, 320, 355, 411, 462, 567 · all by gemma4
Revise: the same grid, and this time the pulse colors are randomized upon impact
Revise: the same grid of small squares, and this time the squares' breathing rhythm subtly shifts across different quadrants
Revise: the same uniform grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the expanding wave pulse flashes a randomized spectrum of colors
Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the flash of randomized colors leaves a residual afterglow that slowly fades.
Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse temporarily pauses the subtle breathing rhythm of every square it passes through.
Revise: Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily alters the breathing rhythm of squares in a localized, unpredictable pattern.
Revise: the same continuous grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse briefly alters the base pulsation color of every affected square.
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square.
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily shifts the base pulsation color of every affected square.
Revise: the same uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid composed of interconnected squares, and this time the residual shadow remains visible for an extended period, slowly returning to the base pulsation.
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the residual shadow leaves behind a slightly darkened afterglow that persists for a prolonged period.
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily alters the rhythmic breathing of every square it passes through.
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Children: entry 878.
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A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a near-black ground with one warm hue. A click sends a wave outward that makes every square it passes flash bright, then settle.
Revise: the same grid, and this time the pulse colors are randomized upon impact
Revise: the same grid of small squares, and this time the squares' breathing rhythm subtly shifts across different quadrants
Revise: the same uniform grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the expanding wave pulse flashes a randomized spectrum of colors
Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the flash of randomized colors leaves a residual afterglow that slowly fades.
Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse temporarily pauses the subtle breathing rhythm of every square it passes through.
Revise: Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily alters the breathing rhythm of squares in a localized, unpredictable pattern.
Revise: the same continuous grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse briefly alters the base pulsation color of every affected square.
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square.
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily shifts the base pulsation color of every affected square.
Revise: the same uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid composed of interconnected squares, and this time the residual shadow remains visible for an extended period, slowly returning to the base pulsation.
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the residual shadow leaves behind a slightly darkened afterglow that persists for a prolonged period.
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily alters the rhythmic breathing of every square it passes through.
Revise: …
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Provenance
| Entry | 828 |
|---|---|
| Job | 829 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a near-black ground with one warm hue. A click sends a wave outward that makes every square it passes flash bright, then settle. Revise: the same grid, and this time the pulse colors are randomized upon impact Revise: the same grid of small squares, and this time the squares' breathing rhythm subtly shifts across different quadrants Revise: the same uniform grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the expanding wave pulse flashes a randomized spectrum of colors Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the flash of randomized colors leaves a residual afterglow that slowly fades. Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse temporarily pauses the subtle breathing rhythm of every square it passes through. Revise: Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily alters the breathing rhythm of squares in a localized, unpredictable pattern. Revise: the same continuous grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse briefly alters the base pulsation color of every affected square. Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square. Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily shifts the base pulsation color of every affected square. Revise: the same uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid composed of interconnected squares, and this time the residual shadow remains visible for an extended period, slowly returning to the base pulsation. Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the residual shadow leaves behind a slightly darkened afterglow that persists for a prolonged period. Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily alters the rhythmic breathing of every square it passes through. |
| Brief | A continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares pulses gently across a near-black background, displaying a continuous breathing rhythm with a warm primary hue. When the viewer clicks, an expanding wave of energy ripples outward from the cursor. This wave briefly impacts the squares it passes through, leaving behind a visible residual shadow. These shadows do not vanish instantly; instead, they linger on the squares for an extended period, slowly and visibly fading back toward the grid's natural pulsating rhythm. |
| Statement | This sketch creates a responsive grid of pulsating squares that breathe in harmony across a dark background, using a warm orange hue to simulate a gentle energy rhythm. When clicked, the canvas generates expanding ripples that disturb the grid, causing nearby squares to retain residual visual shadows that fade slowly over time. The interaction is immediate and intuitive, with each click initiating a wave that propagates outward and leaves lasting traces on the grid's surface, creating a dynamic interplay between continuous motion and momentary impact. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2 |
| Rules file | control |
| Assertions | motion(idle), responds(click) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(click) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 1540 |
| Completion tokens | 810 |
| Wall seconds | 46.493 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 773 · children 878 · generation 14 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-18T06:57:46Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-18T14:52:44Z |
| Publish commit | 6df1d05aaf9c58fcfc0646cbe72366017705a9a0 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a…” — sketchgen entry 828, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/828/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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