Line from entry 95
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 95 published generation 0
a 3D model of the solar system that animates when the mouse is pressed down
Revise: attempt again with the 3D lighting effect this time — critique by profcarroll
entry 99 published generation 1
Revise: the same dynamically rendered 3D solar system, and this time the planets are textured with atmospheric gas and surface details — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 137 rejected · automatic generation 2
Revise: the same three-dimensional representation of the solar system, and this time include glowing orbital paths connecting all the celestial bodies. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 504 published generation 2
Revise: the same detailed, three-dimensional representation of the solar system, and this time include visible, glowing paths tracing the elliptical routes of each body. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 611 published generation 3
Revise: the same detailed, three-dimensional model of the solar system, and this time visible rings are rendered around each planetary body — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 693 published generation 4
Revise: the same detailed, three-dimensional rendition of the solar system, and this time add visible starfield dust illuminated by the central sun. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 776 published generation 5
Revise: the same detailed, three-dimensional model of the solar system, and this time the rings are rendered as intricate, debris-filled structures visible in cross-section. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 831 not published generation 6
This generation is not published, so the gallery shows the critique and nothing else.
generation 6 — 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).