GAME OF LIFE
Jiaxin He
Balancing “outliers” and “conformers”
Q: Modifying the grid size - Does your grid represent anything in your game of life
A: The grid represents the database of the game of life. The larger the grid, the smaller the database you have. The form that, less possibility and things are more comfortable to predict.
Q: Consider the overall balance between live and dead cells. How do grid size and cell presence affect the game duration?
A: The larger the grid, the larger the cell, so the smaller the area of activity in the same space, and the sooner the game ends.
Adjacency Rules
If I keep a dog, I can take care of it with all my heart, and it can live a good life.
If I have two dogs, I will love one more than the other, and the other one will fare worse.
If I have three dogs, one of them will become the leader, and the other two dogs will have a bad time.
If I have four dogs, then I don't have the experience to feed them well, then all of them are not very happy.
THREE EXAMPLES
Any live cell with fewer than one live neighbor dies as if caused by under-population.
Any live cell with one or two live neighbors lives on to the next generation.
Any live cell with more than two live neighbors dies, as if by overpopulation.
Any dead cell with exactly three live neighbors becomes a live cell, as if by reproduction.
Any live cell with fewer than two live neighbors dies as if caused by under-population.
Any live cell with two or three live neighbors lives on to the next generation.
Any live cell with more than three live neighbors dies, as if by overpopulation.
Any dead cell with exactly two live neighbors becomes a live cell, as if by reproduction.
Any live cell with fewer than five live neighbors dies as if caused by under-population.
Any live cell with five or six live neighbors lives on to the next generation.
Any live cell with more than six live neighbors dies, as if by overpopulation.
Any dead cell with exactly three live neighbors becomes a live cell, as if by reproduction.