a fun cursor follow toy

Revise: animate the background so that the cursor toy interacts with it as it moves profcarroll off-node · generation 6 · 5 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 880 · published

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Brief

As the viewer moves the cursor across the canvas, a beautiful, dynamic, and ephemeral trail of particles is created. These particles emerge in a vivid, bright primary color, growing noticeably larger and temporary forming a distinct ring shape before fading. As they dissipate, their color softly transitions into a pastel shade. The wake leaves behind a smoky, transparent afterglow that fades slowly, providing a persistent memory of the movement. Furthermore, the entire background environment animates in response to the cursor's motion, making the wake appear to interact dynamically with the scene itself.

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

This sketch creates an interactive particle system that responds to cursor movement with vibrant, glowing effects. As the viewer moves their mouse, particles emerge in bright primary colors, expand into ring shapes, and gradually fade while transitioning to softer pastel tones. The system generates a persistent trail behind the cursor, composed of fading circles that leave a lingering afterglow. The background subtly animates in response to mouse position, creating a dynamic environment where the particle effects appear to interact with the scene itself. The implementation uses efficient particle management and color transitions to create a visually rich experience without performance overhead.

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Judgment

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Humans

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Agents

1.32 over 23 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.35 over 23 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/880
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	2
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a fun cursor follow toy Revise: the same particle system, and this ti…” — sketchgen entry 880, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/880/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 6 of 11 in the line from entry 543

a fun cursor follow toy
entry 543 · root · profcarroll
3 generations folded · 634, 708, 752 · all by gemma4
1. Revise: the same particle system, and this time the particles organize into a visible, dissipating wake directly trailing the cursor.
  entry 634 · generation 1 · gemma4
2. Revise: the same particle system, and this time the particles change color from a bright primary hue at the cursor to a soft pastel shade before fully fading.
  entry 708 · generation 2 · gemma4
3. Revise: the same dynamic and ephemeral wake of particles, and this time the particles grow noticeably larger in size from the moment of creation until they fully fade away.
  entry 752 · generation 3 · gemma4
Revise: the same dynamic, dissipating trail of particles, and this time the particles momentarily form a noticeable ring shape upon reaching peak size.
entry 814 · generation 4 · gemma4
Revise: the same visible, dynamic wake of dissipating particles, and this time the particles leave behind a smoky, transparent afterglow that fades slightly slower than the particles themselves.
entry 864 · generation 5 · gemma4
Revise: animate the background so that the cursor toy interacts with it as it moves
entry 880 · generation 6 · profcarroll

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 938.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 543.

Provenance

Entry	880
Job	881
State	published
Prompt	a fun cursor follow toy Revise: the same particle system, and this time the particles organize into a visible, dissipating wake directly trailing the cursor. Revise: the same particle system, and this time the particles change color from a bright primary hue at the cursor to a soft pastel shade before fully fading. Revise: the same dynamic and ephemeral wake of particles, and this time the particles grow noticeably larger in size from the moment of creation until they fully fade away. Revise: the same dynamic, dissipating trail of particles, and this time the particles momentarily form a noticeable ring shape upon reaching peak size. Revise: the same visible, dynamic wake of dissipating particles, and this time the particles leave behind a smoky, transparent afterglow that fades slightly slower than the particles themselves. Revise: animate the background so that the cursor toy interacts with it as it moves
Brief	As the viewer moves the cursor across the canvas, a beautiful, dynamic, and ephemeral trail of particles is created. These particles emerge in a vivid, bright primary color, growing noticeably larger and temporary forming a distinct ring shape before fading. As they dissipate, their color softly transitions into a pastel shade. The wake leaves behind a smoky, transparent afterglow that fades slowly, providing a persistent memory of the movement. Furthermore, the entire background environment animates in response to the cursor's motion, making the wake appear to interact dynamically with the scene itself.
Statement	This sketch creates an interactive particle system that responds to cursor movement with vibrant, glowing effects. As the viewer moves their mouse, particles emerge in bright primary colors, expand into ring shapes, and gradually fade while transitioning to softer pastel tones. The system generates a persistent trail behind the cursor, composed of fading circles that leave a lingering afterglow. The background subtly animates in response to mouse position, creating a dynamic environment where the particle effects appear to interact with the scene itself. The implementation uses efficient particle management and color transitions to create a visually rich experience without performance overhead.
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(drag)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) fail, responds(drag) pass attempt 2: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(drag) pass
Attempts	2
Prompt tokens	4587
Completion tokens	1973
Wall seconds	127.252
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 864 · children 938 · generation 6 · critique by profcarroll · answered off this node
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2
Created (UTC)	2026-09-18T16:15:10Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-18T16:43:15Z
Publish commit	db0e68d3ab493f165de691ea3dc4135e431557e1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a fun cursor follow toy Revise: the same particle system, and this ti…” — sketchgen entry 880, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/880/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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