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four frames from entry 1998

concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing

g18 · carry: repeating pulsations given to fractal mineral crystallization, rust on sheet steel.

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four frames from entry 1997

a single hexagon that masks a hypnotic forward motion kaleidoscope

g25 · flip: a sketch of perfectly balanced equilibrium and absolute stillness, featuring microscopic, slow-growing cellular structures and calcified mineral deposits, made of corrugated cardboard, seen at ultra-macro scale, by a deep-time geologic process.

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four frames from entry 1996

two flocks that avoid each other

g11 · depart: the idea of residual separation taken into interlocking networks of negative space lines, echoing the bold geometry of an Edo woodblock print.

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four frames from entry 1995

jigsaw puzzle

g2 · depart: The idea of incomplete, disconnected segments shown in the puzzle pieces taken into a detailed diagram of branching roots, wet ink on newsprint.

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four frames from entry 1929

grant theft auto ported to p5.js. arrow keys control character or car. spacebar to attack.

g2 · depart: the idea of intersecting, rigid boundaries taken into a cross-section of fossilized bone, showing how the mineral layers are cut and shaped by interlocking gears and cams.

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four frames from entry 1928

a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993

g2 · flip: a slow, geological reveal of crystalline strata within a massive support beam, where sediment layers lift and settle in perfect counter-gravity patterns, made of poured concrete.

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four frames from entry 1927

a lone tree on a hill. we watch its leaves turn from green to red to orange to brown and then fall to the ground one by one. Then snow falls covering the ground and coating the bare tree. It melts and soon buds form on the tree. Flowers soon appear, and eventually the leaves are green again. The cycle repeats.

g2 · carry: Patient, inevitable renewal given to a giant, rusted celestial clockwork mechanism, whose gears slowly align and reappear in complex, repeating patterns, seen through the mechanism of a loom.

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four frames from entry 1926

a study in pyramidal sculptural forms as architecture where land meet sea

g2 · depart: the transference of kinetic energy from solid forms into a fluid, taken into a constellation of nested, bioluminescent crystal structures, driven by a pendulum.

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four frames from entry 1925

create a simple retro driving game without sound. arrow keys drive. space bar is brake. acceleration is automatic.

g3 · depart: the constant, unavoidable cycle of sedimentation building layered stripes along a riverbank, made of poured concrete, seen at the scale of a massive canyon, in the deep past.

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four frames from entry 1923

a lava lamp in zero gravity

g2 · the same transparent vessel filled with a highly viscous, dense, colored fluid, and this time the internal boundaries of the amorphous blobs display greater striation and complex color gradients.

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four frames from entry 1921

Ship of fools, sail away from me

g9 · the same whimsical, intricate paper-cut ships, and this time their hulls are beginning to solidify and encase themselves in delicate crystalline mineral scaffolds.

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four frames from entry 1920

punctuated equilibrium

g8 · the same continuous cycle of angular geometric forms, and this time the re-assembled components should form repeating, highly structured lattice patterns.

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four frames from entry 1919

lighthouse

g1 · the same cyclical beam of light, and this time the illumination upon the surrounding ocean is rendered with scattered, speckled washes of contrasting color.

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four frames from entry 1994

EKG patterns

g4 · carry: unpredictable pulsing motion given to the granular expansion and contraction of beeswax, made of beeswax

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four frames from entry 1991

a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine

g15 · carry: dense, swirling particulate matter given to an abyssal hydrothermal vent plume, made of rust on sheet steel

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four frames from entry 1990

EKG patterns

g4 · depart: A series of geometric pressure ridges forming and relaxing in sequence, taking the idea of cyclical energy transfer into the form of glacial rock layers, seen through a searching slime mould.

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four frames from entry 1988

the periodic table of elements

g7 · depart: the principle of structured periodicity taken into a colossal network of crystalline geodes, expanding and shifting like slow-motion tectonic plate drifts.

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four frames from entry 1987

rastaman vibration

g3 · carry: Fluid, cyclical pulsing given to subterranean magma flow, seen from a satellite.

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four frames from entry 1986

yacht rock

g3 · carry: The soft, gradient blend of sunset color given to petrified wood, viewed through the lens of erosion.

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four frames from entry 1985

a clock with no numbers that still tells the time

g9 · depart: the passage of time measured by the constant blooming and spreading of wet ink on newsprint, made of wet ink on newsprint.

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four frames from entry 1984

jigsaw puzzle

g2 · flip: a sketch showing mineral crystallization and flowing sludge, where discrete puzzle pieces melt and reform into continuous, amorphous shapes, viewed at the scale of a single grain of sand

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four frames from entry 1983

jigsaw puzzle

g2 · depart: The visible constellations of a distant galaxy, fragmented and held in a celestial void, made of dark matter, seen at the cosmic scale, driven by gears and cams

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four frames from entry 1981

draw an alpine landscape. clicking causes an avalanche.

g12 · carry: Crystalline, jewel-toned light refraction given to the complex, failing internal mechanisms of a massive bio-mechanical clockwork creature, set in a subterranean chamber of slow-moving mineral slurry, carry.

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four frames from entry 1980

drone POV fly through an abandoned brutalist campus

g2 · depart: the monolithic geometry and slow decay of the brutalist concrete taken into a subterranean lattice of quartz formations, seen at one city block scale.

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four frames from entry 1979

UFO landing in a corn field

g11 · carry: Contained, rhythmic, cyan pulsation given to a series of interconnected polished brass pipes, made of industrial glass, seen at the scale of a single room, in a 1920s Bauhaus exercise.

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four frames from entry 1978

a sweater being knit

g4 · flip: A continuously knitted fabric that periodically stalls, creating abrupt structural disruptions and non-repeating knots, seen from a satellite.

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four frames from entry 1977

design a rhythm sequencer

g1 · zoom: a whole sketch of the brief, high-speed geometric decay of light emanating from a single point, <what it becomes at full size>, <a 1920s Bauhaus stained-glass panel>.

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four frames from entry 1974

an image that only be New York City

g9 · carry: Internal radial gradient glow given to crystallized root systems deep within an underground cavern, made of woven wool thread, seen at the scale of a human hand, in the era of a medieval tapestry

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four frames from entry 1973

a tide chart that breathes: horizontal bands rising and falling on a slow sine, one darker band marking high water

g9 · depart: The rhythmic structuring of oceanic currents taken into the massive energy differentials of atmospheric weather systems, seen from a satellite, driven by global wind patterns.

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four frames from entry 1971

simulation of slime mold growth on a substrate rendered with a realistic 3D lighting effect revealing the structure's surface qualities

g7 · depart: a continuous process of interlocking brass gears and pneumatic piping forming colossal, sprawling contraptions that cover a deserted street grid, made of cast brass, seen at the scale of a city block.

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four frames from entry 1970

the game of life

g11 · depart: The invisible history of motion, visible as sedimentary strata of crystalline residue, deposited across a deep-ocean abyssal plain, driven by gravity.

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four frames from entry 1968

diagonal stripes animating in smoothly eased slicing patterns in color palettes from the 1970s

g7 · depart: The pattern of self-generated, intersecting linear segments taken into the delicate, repeating structure of crystalline mineral growth, made of cut paper

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four frames from entry 1966

animate your interpretation of the song "A Love Supreme" by John Coltrane

g7 · depart: the systematic, rhythmic expansion of nodal points taken into the form of dendritic biological branching, structured as an architectural diagram, made of pigmented plaster, seen at macro scale, in a Bauhaus exhibit.

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four frames from entry 1965

Draw me a picture of HAL-2000 from the motion picture “2001: A Space Odyssey”

g5 · depart: The pattern of structural micro-fractures taken into the crystalline formations of deep-sea coral, seen through the mechanism of a flock following three rules.

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four frames from entry 1964

build a spaceship control panel with buttons and switches and when the correct button is pressed the windscreen shows the spaceship going into hyperspace

g6 · depart: The sudden, accelerating rush of an underground river through sedimentary rock, depicted as a dormant flow of lines, rendered by a 1960s pen plotter drawing, seen at a subterranean scale.

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four frames from entry 1963

agentic ai on retro nokia n900, focus on camera

g5 · depart: the visual concept of interrupted data flow taken into a series of suspended, intersecting metal cables, mimicking the rhythmic arc of a pendulum.

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four frames from entry 1962

A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom of a dark canvas, one cool hue. A click adds a ripple that pushes nearby circles apart before they drift back into the tide.

g19 · depart: the subtle, structural energy flows from the deep background taken into thick, branching fungal mycelium networks spreading across abyssal rock formations, rendered as an Edo woodblock print.

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four frames from entry 1961

intricate field of vibrant colored lines forms a delicate lattice of light and shadow

g14 · carry: luminous, guiding spectral residue given to slow-growing mineral crystal formations, viewed as an Edo woodblock print

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four frames from entry 1958

androids dreaming of electric sheep

g6 · depart: the suggestion of hidden electrical paths taken into fossilized ammonite shells, revealing crystalline data streams glowing through the spiral chambers, seen at geologic scale.

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four frames from entry 1957

strands of DNA double helix winding and unwinding, folding and unfolding, manufacturing proteins. use spheres instead of circles. Label Adenine with letter A, Thymine with letter T, Cytosine with letter C and Guanine with letter G.

g8 · carry: Dynamic complementary bonding given to liquid crystal phases, visualized as stacked, interacting colored rectangular rods, under polarized light

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four frames from entry 1956

create a simple retro driving game without sound. arrow keys drive. space bar is brake. acceleration is automatic.

g6 · depart: the idea of regulated, endless forward motion taken into the slow, inevitable decay of a massive, single-color folded origami sculpture.

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four frames from entry 1955

recreate the famous Window 95 desktop background

g10 · depart: the seamless optical flow of the landscape's horizon taken into a continuous, repeating, spiraling clock mechanism, made of ceramic tile.

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four frames from entry 1953

liminal dreamscape architectures

g10 · carry: dynamic structural shedding given to the luminous, arterial network beneath pale skin, depicted on a medieval tapestry

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four frames from entry 1952

an intricate tangle of wires and cables with animated signals pulsing through

g9 · flip: a sketch where the luminous energy fails instantly at junctions, causing the cables to shatter into brittle, linear shards instead of forming spirals, made of charcoal, seen at scale, in the 1960s plotter style.

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four frames from entry 1951

an intricate tangle of wires and cables with animated signals pulsing through

g6 · depart: the systemic transmission of luminous energy through thin, branching pathways taken into an underground root network, made of cut paper, seen at macro scale.

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four frames from entry 1950

shower thoughts

g3 · flip: a repeating constellation of sharp, metallic wire structures that fold, click, and snap into complex, ephemeral polyhedra, made of wet ink on newsprint.

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four frames from entry 1949

erecting a skyscraper

g2 · flip: a constantly collapsing ziggurat of dark, fragile glass prisms that continuously slides downward in a cascade, responding to clicks by peeling off additional segments, seen at eye-level

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four frames from entry 1948

androids dreaming of electric sheep

g5 · depart: the delicate pattern of interconnected fractal webs is taken into the geometry of subterranean crystal formations and hydrothermal vents, observed macroscopically within porous rock.

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four frames from entry 1947

deep inside a cauldron of bacteria and microbes, but no circles allowed

g4 · depart: the idea of continuous, highly structured flow through a deep medium taken into a vast network of tectonic fault lines, mechanism: a slime mould searching.

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four frames from entry 1946

illustrate tensor flows inside the GPUs racked up inside a data center

g2 · depart: The interconnected relationships of subterranean bio-luminescent root networks, appearing to pulse and shift information through glowing sap veins, small enough to hold in one hand

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four frames from entry 1945

a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patterns with softening visual effects, 1980s color palette, and a subtle soundtrack

g8 · zoom: a whole sketch of the sharp, repeating seam where three hexagons intersect, revealing the structure as microscopic, highly pigmented crystalline salt deposits, under a microscope

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four frames from entry 1942

graffiti app

g2 · flip: a pattern formed by continuous physical sanding, where only the absence of graphite residue is visible, driven by intricate brass gears and synchronized cams.

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four frames from entry 1941

a study in pyramidal sculptural forms as architecture where land meet sea

g10 · carry: Dynamic structural rhythm given to the subterranean branching patterns of mycelium, visualized as tracery etched into corrugated cardboard, observed at geologic time scales.

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four frames from entry 1940

stock market clip art

g9 · depart: the continuous, fluctuating network of abstracted connection taken into the form of stylized, glowing knot work woven into a continuous narrative, medieval tapestry.

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four frames from entry 1938

design a simple platformer game

g3 · depart: the persistent, scrollable emptiness of the void between solid platforms taken into a continuous stream of overlapping, diagrammatic pathways of forgotten memories, made of wet ink on newsprint.

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four frames from entry 1937

model a still life in 3D, no sound, no motion, no interaction. There is a small dark room with a brown table. On the table is a clear jug of water, a silver set of candle sticks. Only one candle is lit. There is a platter of fruit next to the candles. The lighting should emphasize the sculptural forms of the objects and their shadow casting.

g3 · depart the interplay of light and shadow revealing internal structure taken into a colossal abandoned ventilation system, mechanism: a pendulum

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four frames from entry 1936

recreate the famous Window 95 desktop background

g2 · carry: a slow, deep shifting rhythm given to a mosaic stained-glass window, made of ceramic tile.

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four frames from entry 1935

create a simple snowboarding game with no audio. use arrow keys to navigate snowboarder down the course, spacebar to jump, other keys perform tricks. hitting the sidewall of the course causes damage. game over after damage hit 100%

g2 · depart: the slow, constant force of pressure and stress acting upon stacked sedimentary rock layers, causing visible slippage and uplift, made of metamorphic rock, seen at a mountain range scale, driven by tectonic plate friction.

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four frames from entry 1934

shower thoughts

g8 · 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.

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four frames from entry 1933

an abstracted vegetable garden, show the growth of the vegetables slowly over time

g12 · carry: slow, contained structural reorganization given to massive obsidian crystallization, observed through a row of falling dominoes

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