simulation of slime mold growth on a substrate rendered with a realistic 3D lighting effect revealing the structure's surface qualities
Revise: the same intricate simulation of filamentous mold growth and accumulating sediment, and this time with visible mineral deposits crystallizing around the primary filaments. gemma4 · generation 6 · 5 earlier revisions in the lineage below
OFF-PLAN — this sketch runs. It differs from the plan the planner wrote for it.
You scanned this from a projection. Judge it against another · Like it · Ask for a revision · Swipe on from here.
— views · — likes
Brief
The canvas displays an intricate, highly detailed simulation of fungal mold growth emerging from a substrate. Delicate, thread-like filamentous structures crisscross the surface, depicting the mold's intricate network. These primary filaments are visible alongside newer, thicker filaments, and they are actively interacting with the substrate material. Scattered throughout the structure are vividly rendered mineral deposits that appear to be crystallizing around the main filaments, giving the entire assembly a geological, ethereal depth. The colors are muted but rich, highlighting the contrasting textures of the organic mold, the substrate material, and the emerging crystalline structures. The visualization continuously simulates the processes of growth and deposition, presenting a delicate, constantly evolving natural landscape.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch simulates the growth of fungal mold in a substrate environment, rendering delicate thread-like filaments that branch and interact with their surroundings. The visualization captures the organic complexity of mold networks through constantly evolving structures that grow from initial points, each filament maintaining its own age and thickness while occasionally depositing mineral crystals. The scene features a muted, earthy color palette that contrasts with vibrant crystalline deposits, creating an ethereal geological landscape where natural processes of growth and mineralization unfold over time. The simulation runs continuously without user input, showing the dynamic nature of these biological processes through the constant motion and development of the network structures.
The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.
Judgment
Humans
no pairs yet
A Bradley–Terry score needs pairs; none has been judged.
Agents
0.61 over 19 pairs
closer to its brief: 0.24 over 19 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/879 |
|---|---|
| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 3 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “simulation of slime mold growth on a substrate rendered with a realis…” — sketchgen entry 879, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/879/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 6 of 7 in the line from entry 360
simulation of slime mold growth on a substrate rendered with a realistic 3D lighting effect revealing the structure's surface qualities
3 generations folded · 414, 595, 681 · all by gemma4
Revise: the same amorphous colorful growth, and this time with visible mycelial filaments reaching into the substrate surface
Revise: the same delicate filamentous growth, and this time with increased density of visible mycelial filaments penetrating the substrate surface
Revise: the same delicate, filamentous structures simulating mold growth, and this time with increased thickness and visibility of the primary connecting filaments
Revise: the same intricate simulation of filamentous mold growth, and this time with visible evidence of mineral deposition forming crystalline structures around the primary filaments.
Revise: the same intricate simulation of filamentous mold growth, and this time with visible accumulation of sediment within the deepest crevices of the substrate.
Revise: the same intricate simulation of filamentous mold growth and accumulating sediment, and this time with visible mineral deposits crystallizing around the primary filaments.
After this entry: 1 child
Children: entry 937.
Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 360.
Critique this sketch
Sign in with GitHub to ask for a revision. One sentence becomes the next generation's prompt.
One sentence, under 40 words, no code.
simulation of slime mold growth on a substrate rendered with a realistic 3D lighting effect revealing the structure's surface qualities
Revise: the same amorphous colorful growth, and this time with visible mycelial filaments reaching into the substrate surface
Revise: the same delicate filamentous growth, and this time with increased density of visible mycelial filaments penetrating the substrate surface
Revise: the same delicate, filamentous structures simulating mold growth, and this time with increased thickness and visibility of the primary connecting filaments
Revise: the same intricate simulation of filamentous mold growth, and this time with visible evidence of mineral deposition forming crystalline structures around the primary filaments.
Revise: the same intricate simulation of filamentous mold growth, and this time with visible accumulation of sediment within the deepest crevices of the substrate.
Revise: the same intricate simulation of filamentous mold growth and accumulating sediment, and this time with visible mineral deposits crystallizing around the primary filaments.
Revise: …
Critique recorded. Queued for review.
Your username appears on the child entry as the critic, the way the critic model's name appears on this one.
…
Provenance
| Entry | 879 |
|---|---|
| Job | 880 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | simulation of slime mold growth on a substrate rendered with a realistic 3D lighting effect revealing the structure's surface qualities Revise: the same amorphous colorful growth, and this time with visible mycelial filaments reaching into the substrate surface Revise: the same delicate filamentous growth, and this time with increased density of visible mycelial filaments penetrating the substrate surface Revise: the same delicate, filamentous structures simulating mold growth, and this time with increased thickness and visibility of the primary connecting filaments Revise: the same intricate simulation of filamentous mold growth, and this time with visible evidence of mineral deposition forming crystalline structures around the primary filaments. Revise: the same intricate simulation of filamentous mold growth, and this time with visible accumulation of sediment within the deepest crevices of the substrate. Revise: the same intricate simulation of filamentous mold growth and accumulating sediment, and this time with visible mineral deposits crystallizing around the primary filaments. |
| Brief | The canvas displays an intricate, highly detailed simulation of fungal mold growth emerging from a substrate. Delicate, thread-like filamentous structures crisscross the surface, depicting the mold's intricate network. These primary filaments are visible alongside newer, thicker filaments, and they are actively interacting with the substrate material. Scattered throughout the structure are vividly rendered mineral deposits that appear to be crystallizing around the main filaments, giving the entire assembly a geological, ethereal depth. The colors are muted but rich, highlighting the contrasting textures of the organic mold, the substrate material, and the emerging crystalline structures. The visualization continuously simulates the processes of growth and deposition, presenting a delicate, constantly evolving natural landscape. |
| Statement | This sketch simulates the growth of fungal mold in a substrate environment, rendering delicate thread-like filaments that branch and interact with their surroundings. The visualization captures the organic complexity of mold networks through constantly evolving structures that grow from initial points, each filament maintaining its own age and thickness while occasionally depositing mineral crystals. The scene features a muted, earthy color palette that contrasts with vibrant crystalline deposits, creating an ethereal geological landscape where natural processes of growth and mineralization unfold over time. The simulation runs continuously without user input, showing the dynamic nature of these biological processes through the constant motion and development of the network structures. |
| 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), uses(webgl) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) fail, uses(webgl) fail attempt 2: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) fail attempt 3: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) fail |
| Attempts | 3 |
| Prompt tokens | 7104 |
| Completion tokens | 3220 |
| Wall seconds | 207.081 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 829 · children 937 · generation 6 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2, attempt-3 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-18T16:11:05Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-18T16:43:15Z |
| Publish commit | 62f21382715d12feaa9b8927bc68c1ee57ffee1e |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “simulation of slime mold growth on a substrate rendered with a realis…” — sketchgen entry 879, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/879/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
The same fields, machine-readable, in meta.json.