The Game of Life

Summary

Conway's The Game of Life now playable in extremely primitive ASCII form! Watch an infinite amount of generations of life, in a world the size of your choosing.

Features

-Watch as many generations of life as you want

-Choose any size that you want for the cells' grid

-Zero-player game: just configure the initial cells and watch them change over time

-You can configure the initial cells manually or just choose a random configuration

Code

The game's repository can be found at: https://github.com/alecastroaraya/TheGameofLife

Controls

After opening the game, type an integer number that will be the grid's size. Then simply type 'manual' if you want to set the cell's alive or dead status yourself, or 'random' if you want them to be set randomly. After that, just press any key other than ESC to watch the generations of life gradually progress. Press ESC to quit the game.

Credits

- John Horton Conway: For creating The Game of Life.