Lines
Saved output line count.
Outputs inspected
| Variant | Output | Lines | Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| [C1] Compact no-expand control | 00-control-compact-no-expand-crowd-factory-puzzle.md | 104 | 1,171 |
| [C2] Matched-prose no-expand control | 01-control-matched-prose-no-expand-crowd-factory-puzzle.md | 116 | 1,314 |
| [T] Expanded WeaveMark treatment | 02-treatment-expand-crowd-factory-puzzle.md | 486 | 3,334 |
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Words
Saved compiled output word count.
Verbatim snippets
Verbatim source/output material quoted from saved artifacts.
[C1] Compact no-expand controlOpen output
- autonomous crowd agents that move according to simple rules and must be guided indirectly; - factory automation systems such as belts, gates, routers, converters, buffers, counters, and resource transformations; - spatial pushing puzzles where the player repositions crates, machines, blockers, or other objects to create workable paths.
[C2] Matched-prose no-expand controlOpen output
The final design must not read like three pasted-together modules. It must define a single integrated mechanic: how the player indirectly routes autonomous workers, uses belts and machines to transform resources, and solves spatial pushing constraints within a realistic first-build scope.
[T] Expanded WeaveMark treatmentOpen output
## 5. Integrated Mechanics
[T] Expanded WeaveMark treatmentOpen source seam
@expand mode: intention Factory automation belts and converters: conveyor routing, machines, inputs and outputs, throughput, bottlenecks, timing, resource transformation, and compact production chains.
Contrastive gain/loss scores
Scores compare [T] Expanded WeaveMark treatment against [C2] Matched-prose no-expand control on the -3..+3 scale.
Primary scores are blind* using hybrid-derived-metrics-and-masked-review: anonymous absolute 1..7 scores were frozen before reveal, then converted to the -3..+3 treatment-control scale. Hybrid blind* scoring uses derived metrics for mechanical criteria and masked source/output review for criteria that require actual reading. The masked review is less blind because domain content, source syntax, or style can leak, but this is necessary to avoid replacing readability and integration judgments with weak length/density proxies.
| Criterion | Blind* score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Authoring leverage | +3 | derived-evidence method. Blind* absolute scores: 7 for [T] versus 1 for the strongest control. |
| Information yield | +3 | derived-evidence method. Blind* absolute scores: 7 for [T] versus 1 for the strongest control. |
| Grounded expressiveness | +2 | masked-source-output review method. Blind* absolute scores: 7 for [T] versus 3 for the strongest control. |
| Input readability | -1 | masked-source review method. Blind* absolute scores: 5 for [T] versus 6 for the strongest control. |
| Output readability | +1 | masked-output review method. Blind* absolute scores: 6 for [T] versus 5 for the strongest control. |
| Constraint integration | +2 | masked-source-output review method. Blind* absolute scores: 6 for [T] versus 3 for the strongest control. |
| Reusable abstraction quality | +1 | masked-source review method. Blind* absolute scores: 6 for [T] versus 4 for the strongest control. |
| Total | +11 | Net contrastive gain/loss. |
Metric definitions and scoring legendOpen for exact meanings.
Contrastive score
A -3..+3 judgment comparing [T] against the strongest listed control for each criterion.
Total score
The sum of the seven contrastive criterion scores for one study.
Score color
Green means [T] is better, red means worse, amber means similar; intensity follows magnitude.
What improved and what failed
What improved
- [T] Expanded WeaveMark treatment wins source-only leverage: 17.46 versus 7.22 for [C2] Matched-prose no-expand control.
- [T] Expanded WeaveMark treatment wins discounted fact units: 244.75 versus 89.25 for [C2] Matched-prose no-expand control.
- [T] Expanded WeaveMark treatment wins information density: 73.4 versus 67.9 for [C2] Matched-prose no-expand control.
- [T] Expanded WeaveMark treatment wins information yield: 1,281.4 versus 490.4 for [C2] Matched-prose no-expand control.
- `@expand` keeps the source modular and still frames a coherent factory-crowd puzzle.
- The treatment wins the matched-prose control on the deterministic leverage, fact-unit, density, and yield proxies.
- It captures integration framing across autonomous workers, belts, machines, crates, hazards, and levels.
What failed or did not improve
- The source concepts are concrete enough that manual prose can unpack them very effectively.
- The matched-prose control remains an important fairness baseline even when the treatment wins the proxy metrics.
- This is saved-output semantic evidence; behavioral proof still requires downstream implementation/use.
Interpretation
A positive `@expand` result: useful for clarity and framing, and currently ahead of matched prose on deterministic proxy metrics. The qualitative claim should include both sides: WeaveMark improves semantic integration where shown, but the measured failures and caveats are part of the result.