#CONWAYS GAME OF LIFE IN C UPDATE#

Right now the game runs in a fixed sized grid world and the update () function that applies the game rules splits the world up into parts. I also use SFML's Vector classes for convenience. I'm using SFML 2.5.1 for a graphics library and CMake. Notice that the 3rd Image is a result of changing rule 4 to ' Any dead cell with two or three live neighbors becomes a live cell.' (I made this typo when first writing the program and was surprised by the result :)) Try changing the rules and see what results you find. Here is my implementation of Conway's Game of Life in C++ which takes advantage of multi-threading. Read the ReadMe.txt file included to see what's configurable. The source can be downloaded here.Įvery thing from mutation rate to cell generation at startup is configurable. Within it you will find: 1651 patterns (including 680 oscillators, 173 spaceships and 378 still lifes ) 3761 images ( 609 animated and 3152 static ) Over 3000 downloadable pattern files Glider syntheses for 941 patterns. The demo is written in C and uses the SDL Library for drawing the points and is in 640x480 resolution. The LifeWiki contains one of the most comprehensive catalogues of patterns available on the internet. In my quick little simulation I also introduced a 'wrap around' feature so that structures can move infinitely in any direction. In fact with the right mutation rate the simulation will continue endlessly. This significantly increased the life of the simulation. Implementing an infinite for Conways game of life using HTML Canvas.

So I decided to add a mutation factor to the simulation such that upon mutation, A living cell dies and a dead cell comes to life.

For the timerFired() function, I would not create a temporary matrix of GridCell objects, but just a temporary matrix of flags that indicate whether the cell is live or not.

Any dead cell with exactly three live neighbors becomes a live cell.īelow are some of the patterns that I found and thought were interesting:Īfter watching many trails I noticed one thing immediately The simulation always eventually 'dies down', or reaches some equilibrium state and it is usually comprised of a bunch of simple structures. It looks like the timer is set up correctly to me. Any live cell with two or three live neighbors lives on to the next generation. Any live cell with more than three live neighbors dies, as if by overcrowding. Any live cell with fewer than two live neighbors dies, as if caused by underpopulation. This simulation implements a few just a few simple rules, yet relatively complex structures emerge.ġ. But I will never forget one of my all time favorite classics, John Conway's Game of Life. I've always been interested in AI, evolution simulations, and other interesting problems.

Conways game of life in c