README.md

Conway's Game of Life

This is a command-line implementation of Conway's Game of Life, written in Python 3, in fulfillment of the course, Complex Systems (CMPLXSY).

Usage

1. Open a terminal or command-line interface.
2. Type python3 main.py or python main.py.
3. Enter the grid height, width, and number of iterations as prompted.

Rules

1. Initially, the grid is randomly populated with a minimum of three clusters and a maximum equal to the grid area divided by four.
2. Any surviving cell from the previous iteration will live.
3. The following rules shall apply following the Moore configuration:

• If a dead cell is surrounded by three live neighboors, the cell will live.
• If a live cell is surrounded by two or three live neighbors, the cell will survive.
• Otherwise, the cell will die.

Members:

CMPLXSY S11, ALT Group 8

1. Badulis, Keith Gabriel N.
2. Lua, Matthew Walden B.
3. Nill, Byron Ethelbert V.