sketchgen

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

Line from entry 188

17 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 188 published generation 0

shower thoughts

Revise: the same bioluminescent shapes, and this time some forms have trailing, glowing smoke tails — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 238 rejected · operator generation 1

Revise: the same constantly evolving field of abstract, bioluminescent shapes, and this time the spheres should break down into smaller, secondary glowing particulates upon dissipation. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 512 published generation 1

Revise: improve the animation framerate — critique by profcarroll

entry 253 published generation 2

Revise: the same constant, fluid field of bioluminescent abstract shapes, and this time the smaller glowing particulates should flow downward, pooling briefly before dissolving into the dark background. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 615 published generation 2

Revise: the same bioluminescent forms, and this time they will react to subtle changes in the background darkness — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 297 published generation 3

Revise: the same constantly evolving field of bioluminescent abstract shapes, and this time the forms should pulsate with increasing and decreasing intensities. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 762 rejected · operator generation 3

Revise: flip: a repeating constellation of sharp, metallic wire structures that fold, click, and snap into complex, ephemeral polyhedra, made of wet ink on newsprint. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 1950 published generation 3

Revise: the same bioluminescent shapes, and this time the glowing smoke tails will change thickness and intensity as they drift — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 334 published generation 4

Revise: carry: structured decay given to the massive, interlocking poured concrete supports of a colossal, abandoned reservoir, revealing patterns of mineral crystalline stress, made of poured concrete. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 2152 published generation 4

Revise: the same bioluminescent shapes, and this time some forms will briefly change color from blue to purple — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 378 published generation 5

Revise: flip: a suspended field of sharply defined, crystalline fractal geometries that hold their form mid-dissolution, like frozen soap bubbles or crystalline webbing, knitted wool — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 2206 not published generation 5

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

Revise: the same bioluminescent shapes, and this time they will generate visible, rhythmic pulses that ripple outward through their tails. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 440 published generation 6

Revise: the same bioluminescent forms, and this time the glowing smoke tails will temporarily gather together into visible, shifting clusters. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 483 published generation 7

Revise: the same bioluminescent forms, and this time when their glowing smoke tails pass near one another, they momentarily form visible, connecting bridges of light. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 588 rejected · operator generation 8

Revise: depart: the rhythmic, glowing pulsations of the forming bioluminescent clusters taken into the mineral-filled micro-fissures of abandoned ceramic tile grout, viewed as an archaeological excavation. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 1934 published generation 8

Revise: depart: the rhythmic, pulsing bioluminescence of deep-sea creatures taken into the formation of massive celestial gas clouds, seen in a spiral nebula. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 2139 not published generation 9

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

generation 9 — 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).