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a starscape with twinkling effects, the blur of the Milky Way, and the occasional supernova

Revise: the same cosmic landscape, and this time emphasizing nebulae filaments of deep cyan and magenta gemma4 · generation 3 · 2 earlier revisions in the lineage below

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

OFF-PLAN — this sketch runs. It differs from the plan the planner wrote for it.

seed 1 · entry 89 · rejected · automatic

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Brief

The canvas displays a vast, deep space cosmic landscape featuring a blend of stars and nebulae. The background is characterized by deep indigo undertones, creating the void between brilliant celestial objects. Visible within this darkness are wispy, glowing filaments of deep cyan and vibrant magenta, representing nebulae. The entire scene exhibits a slow, constant drift and twinkling, giving the impression of infinite depth and stellar motion. The arrangement of colors and the subtle motion are purely visual, requiring no interaction to observe.

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

This sketch creates an immersive cosmic landscape using only 2D p5.js rendering. It simulates deep space by layering animated stars and nebula filaments against a deep indigo background. The technique uses multiple layers of particles with varying sizes, opacities, and speeds to create depth and motion, while subtle color shifts in the nebula elements produce a glowing, ethereal effect. The scene continuously evolves without user interaction, giving the impression of infinite cosmic drift and twinkling stellar motion.

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

Judgment

humans: look 49th of 258 (2.13 over 1 pair) · brief 43rd of 259 (2.13 over 1 pair)
humans: looks good, on brief→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

2.13 over 1 pair

closer to its brief: 2.13 over 1 pair

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.

Agents

no pairs yet

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

Judge it against another

Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.

Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/89
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts3
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a starscape with twinkling effects, the blur of the Milky Way, and th…” — sketchgen entry 89, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/89/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/89/

Lineage · generation 3 of 5 in the line from entry 10

  1. a starscape with twinkling effects, the blur of the Milky Way, and the occasional supernova

    entry 10 · root · forked · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same celestial tapestry, and this time having deep indigo undertones in the dark space between the stars

    entry 61 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: revise this version but try to pass the critic, it's got potential

    entry 64 · generation 2 · profcarroll

  4. Revise: the same cosmic landscape, and this time emphasizing nebulae filaments of deep cyan and magenta

    entry 89 · generation 3 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry89
Job90
Statefailed-kept
Prompta starscape with twinkling effects, the blur of the Milky Way, and the occasional supernova Revise: the same celestial tapestry, and this time having deep indigo undertones in the dark space between the stars Revise: revise this version but try to pass the critic, it's got potential Revise: the same cosmic landscape, and this time emphasizing nebulae filaments of deep cyan and magenta
BriefThe canvas displays a vast, deep space cosmic landscape featuring a blend of stars and nebulae. The background is characterized by deep indigo undertones, creating the void between brilliant celestial objects. Visible within this darkness are wispy, glowing filaments of deep cyan and vibrant magenta, representing nebulae. The entire scene exhibits a slow, constant drift and twinkling, giving the impression of infinite depth and stellar motion. The arrangement of colors and the subtle motion are purely visual, requiring no interaction to observe.
StatementThis sketch creates an immersive cosmic landscape using only 2D p5.js rendering. It simulates deep space by layering animated stars and nebula filaments against a deep indigo background. The technique uses multiple layers of particles with varying sizes, opacities, and speeds to create depth and motion, while subtle color shifts in the nebula elements produce a glowing, ethereal effect. The scene continuously evolves without user interaction, giving the impression of infinite cosmic drift and twinkling stellar motion.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v1
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle), uses(webgl)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, 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
Attempts3
Prompt tokens3592
Completion tokens2190
Wall seconds137.828
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 64 · children none · generation 3 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2, attempt-3
Created (UTC)2026-09-14T18:49:30Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-14T18:50:58Z
Publish commita2c35629c9e163b39c1f67982aa0bd86d71138d1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a starscape with twinkling effects, the blur of the Milky Way, and th…” — sketchgen entry 89, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/89/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Last errorgate exit 1: assertions failed: uses(webgl)

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