javascript-game-of-life

javascript-game-of-life is an implementation of Conway's Game of Life, created using p5.js to render all the graphics.

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How To Use

Click on any part of the grid to "activate" that cell.

Controls:

• Run: Plays the simulation
• Step: Move the simulation one generation forward [works while paused]
• Clear: Removes all "cells" from the grid, also removes the trail [works while paused]
• Save: Generates an array-like string representing the current state of the grid, the string will appear on the text area [works while paused]
• Load: Attempts to read an array-like string from the text area and loads it into the grid [works while paused]
• Speed: Changes the speed of the simulation
• Grid: Show/Hide the grid lines
• Trail: Show/Hide the trail
• Colors: Changes the color of part of the simulation, from left to right:
  • Background
  • Grid
  • Cells
  • Trail
• Random: Populates the grid with a random pattern [works while paused]
• Pattern Select: Loads from a list of classic patterns [works while paused]