game-of-life

Conway's Game of Life (and variations in the future)

Running

A virtual environment is not mandatory, but is a good idea.

1. Create an input in directory ./inputs/lifelike/, similar to the ones that already exist:
   • First row is the number of rows for the grid;
   • Second row is the number of columns for the grid;
   • The remaining rows are the "screen", with white (dead) and black (live) squares.
2. Run the shell command ./run.sh <module> <automaton_name> <input_name>:
   • <module>: e.g., lifelike for a life-like type of automaton;
   • <automaton_name> pattern is r"^(b|B)[0-9]+(s|S)[0-9]+$";
   • For example, "b3s23" is Conway's Game of Life and runs as ./run.sh b3s23 <input_name>.
3. Let it run until it stops (or not), writing a file in directory ./outputs//<automaton_name>/<input_name>.

TODO

• Make cellular automata that go beyond life-like (several stages, change forks and "stochastic" rules);
• Insert competition between groups in cellular automata.