Ubuntu Package Requirements

apt install build-essentail golang liblxi1 libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxi-dev
libxinerama1 libxinerama-dev libxrandr-dev libxxf86vm-dev mesa-common-dev

Go Package Requirements

go get github.com/4ydx/gltext go get github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.2/glfw go get github.com/go-gl/gl/v4.1-core/gl go get github.com/go-gl/mathgl/mgl32 go get golang.org/x/image/math/fixed

Prerequisites for golang-conway-heat

Graphical User Interface (GUI) needed for display. Installation of the go language for your platform. Configuration for your go home directory.

Building golang-conway-heat

cd
mkdir -p go/src/
go get github.com/wrightrocket/golang-conway-heat
cd go/src/github.com/wrightrocket/golang-conway-heat
go build

Running golang-conway-heat

./golang-conway-heat

golang-conway-heat

Conway's Game of Life written in Go with heat map color to show neighbor density By default, the game will the following colors according to the number of neighbors:

• 1 -> blue
• 2 -> green
• 3 -> yellow
• 4 or more -> red
• next alive -> purple
• previously alive -> aqua

Using the keyboard

While the game is running you can press the follow keys to toggle:

• c - show alive cells in blue, green, yellow or red
• l - show previously alive cells in aqua
• n - show next alive cell in purple
• p - draw percent alive
• r - change report output

To exit the game press q or ESC

Using -color=true -next=false

Using -color=true -next=true

Using -color=false -next=false

Using -color=false -next=true

Using -lived=true

Using -percent=true

Usage of ./golang-conway-heat:
  -c	Same as -color. (default true)
  -color
    	If true, the number of neighbors a live cell is colored red > 3, yellow = 3, green = 2, and blue = 1. If false, then live cells will appear white. (default true)
  -d string
    	Same as -delay. (default "5s")
  -delay string
    	Sets the amount of time to delay at the end of the game. (default "5s")
  -e string
    	Same as -expire. (default "0d0h0m0s")
  -expire string
    	Sets the amount of time to run the game. When -expire is a zero duration, it removes any time constraint. (default "0d0h0m0s")
  -f int
    	Same as -fps. (default 5)
  -fps int
    	Sets the frames-per-second, used set the speed of the simulation. (default 5)
  -g int
    	Same as -grid. (default 100)
  -grid int
    	Sets both the number of rows and columns for the game grid. (default 100)  
  -l	Same as -lived. (default true)
  -lived
    	Show cells that have lived in aqua color. (default true)    
  -n	Same as -next. (default true)
  -next
    	Boolean to determine if next alive cell is shown as a purple color.  (default true)
  -o float
    	Same as -odds. (default 0.15)
  -odds float
    	A percentage between 0 and 1 to determine if a cell starts alive. For example, 0.15 means each cell has a 15% chance of starting alive. (default 0.15)
  -p	Same as -percent. (default true)
  -percent
    	Draw percent alive (default true)
  -r int
    	Same as -report.
  -report int
    	Sets the output report. 1: detailed, 2: comma separated, 3: space separated, 4: round number and alive percentage. The default is no output.
  -s int
    	Same as -seed. (default 1541101028575867724)
  -seed int
    	Sets the starting seed of the game, used to randomize the initial state. (default 1541101028575867724)
  -t int
    	Same as -turns
  -turns int
    	Integer for how many turns to execute. When -turns is zero, it removes any constraint on the number of turns.