sketchgen

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

Line from entry 359

8 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 359 rejected · operator generation 0

punctuated equilibrium

Revise: try again, no circles, and render the concept of punctuation juxtaposed against the return to equilibrium — critique by profcarroll

entry 366 published generation 1

Revise: the same geometric arrangement, and this time use more angular and sharper edges during the collapse. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 419 published generation 2

Revise: The same angular system of equilibrium, and this time increase the number and sharpness of the fragments created during the collapse. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 468 published generation 3

Revise: the same intricate, dynamic network of sharp, angular fragments, and this time render the initial equilibrium state with palpable, contained energetic pulses running through every connection point. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 573 published generation 4

Revise: the same intricate, dynamic geometric network of sharp, angular fragments, and this time render the contained energetic pulses as visible, radiant arcs. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 660 published generation 5

Revise: the same intricate, dynamic geometric network of sharp, angular fragments, and this time render the outward-moving fragments leaving visible, luminous trails that follow their paths. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 719 published generation 6

Revise: the same intricate, dynamic network composed of numerous sharply angular geometric fragments, and this time each connection point glows with a distinct, expanding wave of contained energy. — critique by gemma4:e4b

entry 789 not published generation 7

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

generation 7 — 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).