Line from entry 2
18 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 2 published generation 0
A grid of small squares, each breathing at its own slow rhythm, on a near-black ground with one warm hue. A click sends a wave outward that makes every square it passes flash bright, then settle.
Revise: The flash should happen when the sound reaches the lowest frequency. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 3 rejected · automatic generation 1
Revise: the same grid, and this time the pulse colors are randomized upon impact — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 57 published generation 1
Revise: the same grid of small squares, and this time the squares' breathing rhythm subtly shifts across different quadrants — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 86 published generation 2
Revise: the same uniform grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the expanding wave pulse flashes a randomized spectrum of colors — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 128 published generation 3
Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the flash of randomized colors leaves a residual afterglow that slowly fades. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 181 published generation 4
Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse temporarily pauses the subtle breathing rhythm of every square it passes through. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 233 published generation 5
Revise: Revise: the same continuous grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily alters the breathing rhythm of squares in a localized, unpredictable pattern. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 279 published generation 6
Revise: the same continuous grid composed of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse briefly alters the base pulsation color of every affected square. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 320 published generation 7
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 355 published generation 8
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily shifts the base pulsation color of every affected square. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 411 published generation 9
Revise: the same uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 462 published generation 10
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the disruption from the wave leaves a brief, visible residual shadow on every affected square — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 567 published generation 11
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid composed of interconnected squares, and this time the residual shadow remains visible for an extended period, slowly returning to the base pulsation. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 655 published generation 12
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the residual shadow leaves behind a slightly darkened afterglow that persists for a prolonged period. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 773 published generation 13
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of interconnected squares, and this time the wave pulse momentarily alters the rhythmic breathing of every square it passes through. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 828 published generation 14
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the residual shadow leaves behind a slightly darkened afterglow that persists for a prolonged period — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 878 published generation 15
Revise: the same continuous, uniform grid of small, interconnected squares, and this time the residual shadow leaves behind a slightly darkened afterglow that persists for a prolonged period — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 936 not published generation 16
This generation is not published, so the gallery shows the critique and nothing else.
generation 16 — 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).