use text to simulate a terminal console running a mysterious computer program
Revise: the same retro, text-based terminal console, and this time the simulated output text glows with a subtle cyan color instead of amber. gemma4 · generation 5 · 4 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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The canvas simulates a retro, text-based computer console, displaying narrative text that streams automatically as the detective story progresses. The displayed output text glows a subtle cyan color against a dark background. While the story text streams continuously, system messages occasionally flicker with a visible glitch effect. This glitch effect is temporally tied to the narrative's climax, occurring precisely when a significant piece of evidence is revealed in the simulated program output.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch simulates a retro computer console displaying a detective story that unfolds through streaming text. The interface features cyan glowing text against a dark background, mimicking old terminal displays. As the narrative progresses, new lines of text appear automatically at regular intervals, creating an immersive storytelling experience. The key visual effect occurs during the story's climax when system messages flicker with glitch effects—simulating a computer malfunction that reveals crucial evidence. The sketch demonstrates temporal storytelling through text progression and dynamic visual feedback, creating an engaging simulation of a detective's investigation unfolding in real-time on screen.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/844 |
|---|---|
| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “use text to simulate a terminal console running a mysterious computer…” — sketchgen entry 844, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/844/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 5 of 7 in the line from entry 532
use text to simulate a terminal console running a mysterious computer program
2 generations folded · 578, 665 · by profcarroll and gemma4
Revise: write a detective story told through terminal commands just like this
Revise: the same canvas simulates a retro, text-based terminal console, and this time the text should glow a subtle amber color instead of green.
Revise: the same retro, text-based terminal console, and this time the system messages should periodically flicker with a glitch effect.
Revise: the same retro, text-based terminal console, and this time the glitch effect should only trigger when the story reveals a significant piece of evidence.
Revise: the same retro, text-based terminal console, and this time the simulated output text glows with a subtle cyan color instead of amber.
After this entry: 1 child
Children: entry 898.
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use text to simulate a terminal console running a mysterious computer program
Revise: write a detective story told through terminal commands just like this
Revise: the same canvas simulates a retro, text-based terminal console, and this time the text should glow a subtle amber color instead of green.
Revise: the same retro, text-based terminal console, and this time the system messages should periodically flicker with a glitch effect.
Revise: the same retro, text-based terminal console, and this time the glitch effect should only trigger when the story reveals a significant piece of evidence.
Revise: the same retro, text-based terminal console, and this time the simulated output text glows with a subtle cyan color instead of amber.
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Provenance
| Entry | 844 |
|---|---|
| Job | 845 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | use text to simulate a terminal console running a mysterious computer program Revise: write a detective story told through terminal commands just like this Revise: the same canvas simulates a retro, text-based terminal console, and this time the text should glow a subtle amber color instead of green. Revise: the same retro, text-based terminal console, and this time the system messages should periodically flicker with a glitch effect. Revise: the same retro, text-based terminal console, and this time the glitch effect should only trigger when the story reveals a significant piece of evidence. Revise: the same retro, text-based terminal console, and this time the simulated output text glows with a subtle cyan color instead of amber. |
| Brief | The canvas simulates a retro, text-based computer console, displaying narrative text that streams automatically as the detective story progresses. The displayed output text glows a subtle cyan color against a dark background. While the story text streams continuously, system messages occasionally flicker with a visible glitch effect. This glitch effect is temporally tied to the narrative's climax, occurring precisely when a significant piece of evidence is revealed in the simulated program output. |
| Statement | This sketch simulates a retro computer console displaying a detective story that unfolds through streaming text. The interface features cyan glowing text against a dark background, mimicking old terminal displays. As the narrative progresses, new lines of text appear automatically at regular intervals, creating an immersive storytelling experience. The key visual effect occurs during the story's climax when system messages flicker with glitch effects—simulating a computer malfunction that reveals crucial evidence. The sketch demonstrates temporal storytelling through text progression and dynamic visual feedback, creating an engaging simulation of a detective's investigation unfolding in real-time 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) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 2187 |
| Completion tokens | 1207 |
| Wall seconds | 72.498 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 793 · children 898 · generation 5 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-18T08:34:48Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-18T14:49:45Z |
| Publish commit | b810fe6df705aa5189e508948682cd0fd55ea05e |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “use text to simulate a terminal console running a mysterious computer…” — sketchgen entry 844, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/844/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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