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Conway's Game of Life

Cellular automaton with classic rules.

Pattern:
Generation 0 · Alive 637 · Click cells to toggle. Patterns center on the middle.

Conway's Game of Life (1970). Rules: any live cell with 2 or 3 neighbors survives, dead cells with exactly 3 live neighbors come alive, all others die. Despite simple rules, it's Turing complete.

About

Click cells to toggle, hit play. Includes preset patterns: glider, blinker, toad, R-pentomino, lightweight spaceship. Speed is adjustable.

How to use

  1. Click cells to bring them alive.
  2. Hit play, or step one frame at a time.
  3. Try a preset pattern.

FAQ

What are the rules?+

Live cell with 2 or 3 neighbors stays alive. Dead cell with exactly 3 neighbors comes alive. Everything else dies. Conway came up with these in 1970.