One interacts with the Game of Life by creating an initial configuration and observing how it evolves. It is a zero-player game, meaning that its evolution is determined by its initial state, requiring no further input.
The Game of Life, also known simply as Life, is a cellular automaton devised by the British mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970. For Conway's surreal number game theory, see Surreal number.Ī single Gosper's glider gun creating gliders A screenshot of a puffer-type breeder (red) that leaves glider guns (green) in its wake, which in turn create gliders (blue) ( animation)
