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 of small squares, and this time the squares' breathing rhythm subtly shifts across different quadrants gemma4 · generation 2 · 1 earlier revision in the lineage below

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

seed 1 · entry 86 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a uniform grid composed of small, interconnected squares. Each square undergoes a continuous, gentle expansion and contraction, creating a subtle, organic breathing motion. This rhythm is not constant across the entire grid; instead, the pulse rate and frequency subtly vary as the squares shift from one quadrant of the canvas to another, giving the entire structure a dynamic, living quality.

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

This sketch creates a living grid where individual squares pulse gently in a rhythmic, organic breathing motion. Each square's expansion and contraction is synchronized to its position within the canvas — squares in different quadrants breathe at subtly varying rates and frequencies, creating a dynamic, almost alive quality across the entire structure. The effect emerges from subtle mathematical variation in timing functions, producing a mesmerizing, continuous animation that evolves without external input.

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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Humans

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Agents

0.62 over 58 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.52 over 58 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/86
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 86, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/86/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 2 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.
entry 2 · root · forked · profcarroll
Revise: the same grid, and this time the pulse colors are randomized upon impact
entry 57 · generation 1 · gemma4
Revise: the same grid of small squares, and this time the squares' breathing rhythm subtly shifts across different quadrants
entry 86 · generation 2 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 128.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 2.

Provenance

Entry	86
Job	87
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
Brief	The canvas displays a uniform grid composed of small, interconnected squares. Each square undergoes a continuous, gentle expansion and contraction, creating a subtle, organic breathing motion. This rhythm is not constant across the entire grid; instead, the pulse rate and frequency subtly vary as the squares shift from one quadrant of the canvas to another, giving the entire structure a dynamic, living quality.
Statement	This sketch creates a living grid where individual squares pulse gently in a rhythmic, organic breathing motion. Each square's expansion and contraction is synchronized to its position within the canvas — squares in different quadrants breathe at subtly varying rates and frequencies, creating a dynamic, almost alive quality across the entire structure. The effect emerges from subtle mathematical variation in timing functions, producing a mesmerizing, continuous animation that evolves without external input.
Submitted by	profcarroll
Planner	gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executor	qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v1
Rules file	control
Assertions	motion(idle)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts	1
Prompt tokens	1167
Completion tokens	376
Wall seconds	57.562
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 57 · children 128 · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-14T18:37:21Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-14T18:48:45Z
Publish commit	0fd52df05b01fab430baa6dbfdaa66d823cc32c2
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a…” — sketchgen entry 86, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/86/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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