Experiment on Your Own with the Game of Life in Closed Universes

INTRODUCTION

To experiment with your own seed arrangements and your choice of boundary conditions and size of universe, complete the following steps.

1. Save the following data file and the black and white graphic cell files. Then save one or more of the life generation files listed below.
        data-life.js
        black.gif
        white.gif
2. To modify the "data-life.js" file in your selected folder, right click on the file and select "Open with..." and then "Notepad." The x- and y-dimensions of the universe can be changed and then the seed pattern can also be changed. 0's are blank cells and 1's are living cells. Make certain that the number of rows and columns in the seed pattern matches the x- and y-sizes of the universe. Add or delete rows and columns as necessary.
3. Also save one or more of the Life generation files (web pages) that are listed under the model categories below.

NOTE: To save a file, right-click on the link and select "Save target as..." from the menu. Save the files into a folder you have created for this purpose. CAUTION: Make certain that the file name of the web pages listed below ends in ".html" when saved. MSIE seems to default to ".htm" which makes the JavaScript code not work correctly!

A. TORUS MODEL

Life-Torus.html

B. BOX MODEL

Life-Box-0.html
Life-Box-1.html
Life-Box-2.html

C. LOOP MODEL

Life-Loop-0.html
Life-Loop-1.html
Life-Loop-2.html

D. Möbius STRIP

Life-Mobius-0.html
Life-Mobius-1.html
Life-Mobius-2.html

E. RANDOM LIFE GENERATOR (Torus model; uses no data file)

Life-Torus-Random.html

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Created and maintained by: Richard L. Bowman (2005-2011; last updated: 14-Sep-11)