A fun little application that runs Conway's Game of Life.
How does the game work? There exists a grid where each node on the grid is one of two states, alive or dead. You can manipulate these states by simply clicking on the node. In the next iteration the node will either live or die depending on the following three rules of the game.
1. Alive nodes die due to loneliness if there exists 1 or fewer neighbours around it.
| 1 or fewer Neighbours | Next Iteration |
|---|---|
 |
 |
2. Alive nodes die due to overcrowding if there exists 4 or more neighbours around it.
| 4 or more Neighbours | Next Iteration |
|---|---|
 |
 |
3. Dead nodes live due to repopulation if there exists exactly 3 neighbours around it.
| 3 Neighbours | Next Iteration |
|---|---|
 |
 |
Current Features:
- Basic functionality of the game.
- Random generation of cells on the gameboard.
- Control over the delay between each new iteration.
- Themes
- Preset Structures as brushes and erasers
Upcoming Features:
- Optimization
- More Themes and Presets
Open the directory you want to clone the repository in and run the following line in Git Bash,
git clone https://github.com/DamonGreenhalgh/conways-game-of-life
Then run the executable "Conway's Game of Life.exe", and enjoy!
Requires Windows and JDK 16+.