Conway's Game of Life is a cellular automaton created by mathematician John Conway in 1970. It's a zero-player game that evolves based on its initial state, requiring no further input. To learn more about the fascinating mathematics and history behind it, visit the Wikipedia article.
The universe of the Game of Life is an infinite, two-dimensional grid of cells, each of which is either alive or dead. Every cell interacts with its eight neighbors:
Try loading some classic patterns from the dropdown:
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Created by Max Reddel together with Claude, based on John Conway's original Game of Life. Built with vanilla JavaScript and HTML5 Canvas.