The Rules
Life follows four simple rules that create infinite complexity:
- 💀 Underpopulation: A live cell with fewer than 2 neighbors dies
- ✨ Survival: A live cell with 2-3 neighbors lives on
- 💀 Overpopulation: A live cell with more than 3 neighbors dies
- 🌱 Reproduction: A dead cell with exactly 3 neighbors becomes alive
Evolution Mode
Enable evolution to watch the rules themselves mutate and adapt:
- Fitness scoring evaluates how interesting each ruleset is
- Selection pressure adapts mutations to current conditions
- Self-correction can revert to better-performing rules
Controls
- Click/Tap to toggle cells or place patterns
- Drag to pan the view
- Scroll/Pinch to zoom and resize the board
- Double-click to recenter
The Game of Life was created by mathematician John Conway in 1970. This advanced implementation features cell aging visualization, a comprehensive pattern library with rotation, Evolution Mode with adaptive mutations, and global leaderboards.
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