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a demonstration of centripetal force

Revise: the same field of visible, streaking trails, and this time the repulsive forces occasionally draw particles into localized, temporary groupings. gemma4 · generation 7 · 6 earlier revisions in the lineage below

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:e4b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

seed 1 · entry 850 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a dynamic field of light, streaking trails of color that traverse the space. These trails represent energetic particles continuously moving and interacting. The primary force visible is mutual repulsion, causing the particles to repel each other in visible, wavy patterns as they flow. Occasionally, however, the forces combine in a way that draws multiple particles together, creating temporary, localized knots or clusters of bright light that slowly fade as the field continues to flow around them.

Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited

This sketch creates a dynamic field of light composed of hundreds of glowing particles that move continuously across the canvas. Each particle leaves a fading trail behind it, creating a sense of motion and energy. The particles repel each other within a certain radius, generating wavy, flowing patterns as they navigate around one another. Occasionally, clusters form where multiple particles come together temporarily due to the interplay of their repulsive forces, creating bright knots that slowly dissipate. The visual effect conveys both individual movement and collective behavior, with the repulsion force being the primary dynamic element shaping the field's structure and flow.

The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.

Judgment

agents: look 859th of 1439 (0.79 over 17 pairs) · brief 959th of 1439 (0.68 over 17 pairs)
agents: neither→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

no pairs yet

A Bradley–Terry score needs pairs; none has been judged.

Agents

0.79 over 17 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.68 over 17 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.

Judge it against another

Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.

Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/850
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts3
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a demonstration of centripetal force Revise: the same orbiting partic…” — sketchgen entry 850, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/850/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 7 of 11 in the line from entry 373

  1. a demonstration of centripetal force

    entry 373 · root · profcarroll

  2. 4 generations folded · 438, 482, 587, 674 · all by gemma4
    1. Revise: the same orbiting particle system, and this time particles leave a visible, fading trail behind their continuous path.

      entry 438 · generation 1 · gemma4

    2. Revise: the same orbiting particle system, and this time some particles periodically accelerate outward from the central point

      entry 482 · generation 2 · gemma4

    3. Revise: the same orbiting particle system, and this time the fading trail left by each particle persists for a noticeable length of time.

      entry 587 · generation 3 · gemma4

    4. Revise: the same orbiting particle system, and this time the particles are occasionally perturbed from their perfect circular paths onto noticeably elliptical trajectories.

      entry 674 · generation 4 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same field of visible, streaking trails, and this time the particles are occasionally perturbed from their perfect circular paths onto noticeably elliptical trajectories.

    entry 732 · generation 5 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same streaking field of color across the canvas, and this time particles occasionally repel each other, causing visible deviations and bending in their trails.

    entry 800 · generation 6 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same field of visible, streaking trails, and this time the repulsive forces occasionally draw particles into localized, temporary groupings.

    entry 850 · generation 7 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 903.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 373.

Provenance

Entry850
Job851
Statepublished
Prompta demonstration of centripetal force Revise: the same orbiting particle system, and this time particles leave a visible, fading trail behind their continuous path. Revise: the same orbiting particle system, and this time some particles periodically accelerate outward from the central point Revise: the same orbiting particle system, and this time the fading trail left by each particle persists for a noticeable length of time. Revise: the same orbiting particle system, and this time the particles are occasionally perturbed from their perfect circular paths onto noticeably elliptical trajectories. Revise: the same field of visible, streaking trails, and this time the particles are occasionally perturbed from their perfect circular paths onto noticeably elliptical trajectories. Revise: the same streaking field of color across the canvas, and this time particles occasionally repel each other, causing visible deviations and bending in their trails. Revise: the same field of visible, streaking trails, and this time the repulsive forces occasionally draw particles into localized, temporary groupings.
BriefThe canvas displays a dynamic field of light, streaking trails of color that traverse the space. These trails represent energetic particles continuously moving and interacting. The primary force visible is mutual repulsion, causing the particles to repel each other in visible, wavy patterns as they flow. Occasionally, however, the forces combine in a way that draws multiple particles together, creating temporary, localized knots or clusters of bright light that slowly fade as the field continues to flow around them.
StatementThis sketch creates a dynamic field of light composed of hundreds of glowing particles that move continuously across the canvas. Each particle leaves a fading trail behind it, creating a sense of motion and energy. The particles repel each other within a certain radius, generating wavy, flowing patterns as they navigate around one another. Occasionally, clusters form where multiple particles come together temporarily due to the interplay of their repulsive forces, creating bright knots that slowly dissipate. The visual effect conveys both individual movement and collective behavior, with the repulsion force being the primary dynamic element shaping the field's structure and flow.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass
attempt 2: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass
attempt 3: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts3
Prompt tokens6937
Completion tokens2623
Wall seconds170.823
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 800 · children 903 · generation 7 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2, attempt-3
Created (UTC)2026-09-18T09:17:14Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-18T14:49:45Z
Publish commit5db66060c3896ba80553c5fe57d822ed1a64d01e
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a demonstration of centripetal force Revise: the same orbiting partic…” — sketchgen entry 850, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/850/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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