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LifeSim is a simulator for Conway's Game of Life on an infinite grid

LifeSim

by Sergey Ilyevsky

What is it about?

LifeSim is a simulator for Conway's Game of Life on an infinite grid.

App Details

Version
1.2.1
Rating
(25)
Size
5Mb
Genre
Simulation Education Board
Last updated
May 2, 2015
Release date
July 22, 2010
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LifeSim is a simulator for Conway's Game of Life on an infinite grid.

Features:
• Infinite grid: explore huge civilizations on your iphone without the limits of finite or torus grids
• Easy controls: drag to scroll, pinch to zoom, tap to toggle cells states
• Hundreds of known patterns: explore them or use them as building blocks
• Quick-start Game of Life tutorial


What is Conway's Game of Life?
Game of Life is a famous model devised by John Conway in 1970.
Imagine a universe existing of square cells on an infinite flat grid. A cell can contain life or be empty.
At each game step, live cells can stay alive, die, or multiply - according to 3 simple rules:
• if a live cell had less than 2 live neighbors (at the previous state), it dies of loneliness
• if a live cell had more than 3 live neighbors, it dies of overcrowding
• if a dead cell had exactly 3 live neighbors, it comes to life

Now imagine a civilization starting from 3 cells placed in a row. What will it evolve into?
Can there be still patterns in this universe? Yes, the simplest one is 2x2 rectangle.
Is it possible to build a civilization that will move across the universe? Yes, there are such "spaceships",
and the smallest one consists of just 5 cells, so you can even try to discover it yourself.

LifeSim brings this amazing universe into your pocket. Tap on a few cells and see what they will evolve into.
Or explore hundreds of known beautiful patterns. Or try to protect a still life from a spaceship moving towards it.

More information about Game of Life can be found at LifeWiki (http://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/).
LifeSim comes with a quick-start Game of Life tutorial (tap the help button).

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