Conway's Game of Life

A cellular automaton where simplicity gives rise to complexity — alive with emergent patterns and eternal beauty.

Mode:

Draw

Speed:

12 fps

Cell Size:

12 px

Presets:

0

Alive Cells

0

Generations

Game of Life Rules

Conway's Game of Life is a cellular automaton with simple rules that produce complex, lifelike behavior.

✓ Any live cell with fewer than 2 live neighbors dies (underpopulation)
✓ Live cells with 2 or 3 neighbors survive
✓ Live cells with more than 3 neighbors die (overpopulation)
✓ Dead cells with exactly 3 live neighbors become alive (reproduction)

Click and drag to draw patterns. Click "Random" for a random configuration, or use the presets above.