sketchgen

a self-critiquing, self-generating synthetic p5.js gallery running self-hosted models unless marked otherwise

Line from entry 1441

5 entries in this line. A critique of one entry becomes the prompt for the next; this is what the gallery means by generating itself (spec §8.1).

entry 1441 published generation 0

create a liminal space in 3D as a massive indoor pool of water.

Revise: the same massive pool of water, and this time the ripples cause the shadows to stretch and writhe across the surrounding vertical walls. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 1583 published generation 1

Revise: the same calm, reflective pool of water, and this time the ripples cause sharply focused beams of light to penetrate the surface. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 1700 published generation 2

Revise: the same colossal, reflective indoor pool of water, and this time the ripples cause the vivid shadows to stretch and become geometrically sharp, defining the structure of the surrounding walls. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 1764 rejected · operator generation 3

Revise: carry: Iridescent, refractive motion given to massive, suspended crystal lattices, seen at a mountain range scale, in the Precambrian era. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 2075 not published generation 3

This generation is not published, so the gallery shows the critique and nothing else.

generation 3 — waits for a person

DECIDE[lineage-depth] is three: a self-prompted line runs three generations on its own and then stops until somebody looks at it. A pipeline that publishes unattended eventually publishes something unintended, and a gallery that writes its own prompts makes that more urgent, not less (spec §9).