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*Any dead cell with exactly three live cells in the surrounding 8 cells will come alive (reproduction) | *Any dead cell with exactly three live cells in the surrounding 8 cells will come alive (reproduction) | ||
A very good program for exploring cellular automata including “Game of Life” is “[http://golly.sourceforge.net Golly]”. Click the link to learn more and download the proper version according to your operating system. Operating it is as simple as MS Paint, and it make things much easier to procure the numerous generations. | A very good program for exploring cellular automata including “Game of Life” is “[http://golly.sourceforge.net Golly]”. Click the link to learn more and download the proper version according to your operating system. Operating it is as simple as MS Paint, and it make things much easier to procure the numerous generations. The default pen tool is used to draw new cells or mark alive cells dead. You can also change the speed at which each generation is computed. | ||
There are some basic patterns occurring frequently: | There are some basic patterns occurring frequently: | ||