Conway's Game of Life
Game Introduction
Conway's Game of Life, optimized a bit for performance (if it went faster, we could not tell what it was doing). Conway's Game of Life uses simple rules, but a dynamic pattern emerges. 1) Every live (black) cell with 2 or 3 live cells one unit above, below, to the side, or diagonally around it remains alive. If this condition is not met, the cell dies (becomes white). 2) A dead cell with exactly 3 cells surrounding it becomes alive. These rules mimic birth (dead cell becoming alive when there are 3 "parents"), overpopulation (cell dies if more than 3 neighbors), and extinction (cell dies if less than 2 neighbors). There is an entire wiki devoted to common patterns which emerge during the game. Because this simulator is small, it cannot be used to create gargantuan patterns.
How To Play
Set up the game of life by choosing grid size (bigger is slower). Choose in range 16-64. To set up the actual cells of the grid, click the mouse to place. Click while holding b to erase. Press space when done. Also, you can press r to have randomly generated cells.
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