Game of Life
What is this?
A simulation program for a cellular automata known as Conway's Game of Life that runs inside a webpage.
Want to give it a go?
Paint some cells on the grid by clicking on the cells for the starting state, and then press the spacebar key or the S
key to start or step the simulation.
NOTE: The grid size can be changed by providing
?c=<size>
in the URLNOTE: The 'Save' button or
CTRL
+S
will save your initial commited state as a URL: Glider example
Key bindings
- Left click / Right click
- Add / Remove cells
R
key- Resets view
CTRL
+Z
- Reset simulation to initial state
CTRL
+S
- Store the initial state as a variable in the URL
SPACE
- Start the generation
S
key- Increment generation step-by-step
- ← ↑ → ↓ /
SHIFT
+ click - Moves around the grid
- Scroll wheel
- Zoom in/out