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 small, interconnected squares, and this time the residual shadow leaves behind a slightly darkened afterglow that persists for a prolonged period gemma4 · generation 15 · 14 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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Brief
The canvas displays a uniform, continuous grid of small, interconnected squares set against a deep background. Each square pulses and breathes with a subtle, ambient rhythm, giving the entire field a gentle sense of life. When the viewer clicks anywhere on the canvas, an expanding wave propagates outward from the impact point. As the wave passes through each square, it momentarily pulses with light. Crucially, the passage of the wave leaves a visible, slightly darkened residual shadow that persists and slowly fades away over an extended period, overlaying the base breathing rhythm.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch creates an ambient, living grid of interconnected squares that pulse with a gentle, organic rhythm. Each square breathes with its own subtle timing, creating a field of soft movement and visual interest. When clicked, the canvas generates an expanding wave that travels outward from the impact point. As this wave encounters each square, it triggers a momentary burst of brightness before leaving behind a lingering, darkened shadow that gradually fades away. This persistent residual effect creates a sense of history within the field — each interaction builds upon previous ones, creating a layered visual narrative that evolves over time while maintaining its underlying tranquility.
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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Agents
0.31 over 18 pairs
closer to its brief: 2.93 over 18 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.
Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.
Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/878 |
|---|---|
| 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 878, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/878/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 15 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.
12 generations folded · 57, 86, 128, 181, 233, 279, 320, 355, 411, 462, 567, 655 · 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.
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
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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: 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
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Provenance
| Entry | 878 |
|---|---|
| Job | 879 |
| 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. 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 |
| Brief | The canvas displays a uniform, continuous grid of small, interconnected squares set against a deep background. Each square pulses and breathes with a subtle, ambient rhythm, giving the entire field a gentle sense of life. When the viewer clicks anywhere on the canvas, an expanding wave propagates outward from the impact point. As the wave passes through each square, it momentarily pulses with light. Crucially, the passage of the wave leaves a visible, slightly darkened residual shadow that persists and slowly fades away over an extended period, overlaying the base breathing rhythm. |
| Statement | This sketch creates an ambient, living grid of interconnected squares that pulse with a gentle, organic rhythm. Each square breathes with its own subtle timing, creating a field of soft movement and visual interest. When clicked, the canvas generates an expanding wave that travels outward from the impact point. As this wave encounters each square, it triggers a momentary burst of brightness before leaving behind a lingering, darkened shadow that gradually fades away. This persistent residual effect creates a sense of history within the field — each interaction builds upon previous ones, creating a layered visual narrative that evolves over time while maintaining its underlying tranquility. |
| 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), responds(click) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(click) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 2232 |
| Completion tokens | 704 |
| Wall seconds | 49.009 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 828 · children none · generation 15 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-18T16:03:53Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-18T16:43:15Z |
| Publish commit | 77e4151f7d0b51adba8ec23a1e67207a3453174c |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a…” — sketchgen entry 878, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/878/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
The same fields, machine-readable, in meta.json.