WITH MYSTERIOUS NATURAL LAWS
ACTING ON A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS
MULTIDIMENSIONAL STORYBOARD OF INPUT
JOHN CONWAY (PREVIOUS POST) CREATED A MODEL
OF FIXED DIMENSION
(TWO SPACIAL DIMENSIONS ON A GRID)
AND LIMITED NATURAL LAW
(FOUR SIMPLE RULES)
THAT PLAINLY DETERMINE WETHER A CELL IS ON(LIVE) OR OFF(DEAD)
BASED ON THE EIGHT CELLS SURROUNDING IT
1. ANY LIVE CELL WITH FEWER THAN 2 LIVE NEIGHBORS DIES
2. ANY LIVE CELL WITH GREATER THAN 3 LIVE NEIGHBORS DIES
3. ANY LIVE CELL WITH 2 OR 3 LIVE NEIGHBORS LIVES
4. ANY DEAD CELL WITH EXACTLY 3 LIVE NEIGHBORS BECOMES A LIVE CELL
THE GAME PLAYS ITSELF BASED ON AN INITIAL DESIGNED STATE
THE GAME WAS ORIGINALLY PLAYED OUT ON GRAPH PAPER
BUT WAS SOON ADAPTED BY COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS IN THE 1970S
BELOW IS A .GIF OF SOME 'SPACESHIPS' THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED
REMEMBER THESE ARE SIMPLY INITIAL CONFORMATIONS
SET TO LIFE WITH FOUR SIMPLE RULES
