A calm pond whose ripples grow with the sound level in the room.
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Brief
The canvas presents a tranquil, fluid surface resembling a pond. Even when quiet, the surface exhibits subtle, natural undulations that convey movement. When ambient sound is detected, these ripples become dynamic and pronounced. The sound level dictates the intensity and spread of the visible ripples, causing them to grow outwards and intensify across the water's surface. The visual effect should be immersive, using colours and gradient shifts to convey depth, while the movement dynamically reacts to the room's auditory environment.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch creates an immersive pond-like surface that responds to ambient sound. In its idle state, the canvas displays subtle, natural undulations through animated wave patterns and gently pulsing ripples. When sound is detected—triggered by a single click that initiates audio input—the visual behavior becomes more dynamic and intense. The intensity of the sound directly controls the size, speed, and number of ripples spreading across the water's surface. Colors shift subtly to convey depth and movement, with hues ranging from cool blues to deeper purples. The effect is designed to be both calming and responsive, creating an environment where viewers can observe how sound influences visual form through a fluid, organic interaction.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/918 |
|---|---|
| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “A calm pond whose ripples grow with the sound level in the room.” — sketchgen entry 918, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/918/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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A calm pond whose ripples grow with the sound level in the room.
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Children: entry 1008.
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Provenance
| Entry | 918 |
|---|---|
| Job | 920 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | A calm pond whose ripples grow with the sound level in the room. |
| Brief | The canvas presents a tranquil, fluid surface resembling a pond. Even when quiet, the surface exhibits subtle, natural undulations that convey movement. When ambient sound is detected, these ripples become dynamic and pronounced. The sound level dictates the intensity and spread of the visible ripples, causing them to grow outwards and intensify across the water's surface. The visual effect should be immersive, using colours and gradient shifts to convey depth, while the movement dynamically reacts to the room's auditory environment. |
| Statement | This sketch creates an immersive pond-like surface that responds to ambient sound. In its idle state, the canvas displays subtle, natural undulations through animated wave patterns and gently pulsing ripples. When sound is detected—triggered by a single click that initiates audio input—the visual behavior becomes more dynamic and intense. The intensity of the sound directly controls the size, speed, and number of ripples spreading across the water's surface. Colors shift subtly to convey depth and movement, with hues ranging from cool blues to deeper purples. The effect is designed to be both calming and responsive, creating an environment where viewers can observe how sound influences visual form through a fluid, organic interaction. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3 |
| Rules file | control |
| Assertions | motion(idle), responds(audio) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(audio) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 1734 |
| Completion tokens | 930 |
| Wall seconds | 58.126 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent — · children 1008 · generation 1 · critique by — |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-18T20:37:02Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-19T14:21:18Z |
| Publish commit | 7a56406b4fb16f851cc2bb9fec90210e964592d7 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “A calm pond whose ripples grow with the sound level in the room.” — sketchgen entry 918, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/918/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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