Game of Life

An interactive pygame implementation of Conway's Game of Life

Installation

Clone the repo and navigate into it.

git clone https://github.com/ethanavatar/Game-of-Life.git
cd Game-of-Life/

Install pygame if you don't have it already,

python -m pip install pygame

Usage

Run the main module using:

python main.py

A window will open with an initial state and start simulating immediately.

You can also use:

• SPACE to pause the simulation
• ESCAPE to clear the current board
• R to create a new random board
• LEFT MOUSE to add or remove cells
• PERIOD to pause and step one generation at a time

By default, the window is 1200x1200 pixels, the game board is 200x200 cells. It also runs as fast as it can unless the FPS cap is set manually. These constants are stored at the top of the App.py file if you feel like changing them.

TODO

• undo

Long Term

• Allow for easier loading of initial states, as well as premade rules
• Allow for easier changing of the simulation's rules
• Make it faster for bigger board sizes
  • Store the cells that changed between generations so the loop isnt going over cells that will be dead for a long time.