Life is Fun

Demo by Eric about Cellular Automata, Javascript & Life
Published on September 14, 2009

One of the first things I like to do when getting familiar with a new visual programming language is to make a version of John Conway's cellular automaton Game of Life. Mostly I do this as an indulgence, because it's really fun how a simple set of rules can assume an almost organic quality of motion.

This version of the Game of Life is programmed in Javascript using that HTML5 <canvas> element and I think it's one of the more satisfying versions I've made. If it runs slow try resizing the browser (the grid fits in the window) and reloading. Explorer support is provided by Explorer Canvas & Silverlight, but it's uh, slow.

If your interested in seeing how this works, check out the source files.

Comments

From justin on 09/17/2009

Nice. You really like to prototype, huh?

From Eric Ishii Eckhardt on 09/17/2009

You gotta prototype if you want to do object oriented javascript stuff.

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