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Convida

An implementation of Conway's Game of Life based on this tutorial.

Release

To start the server, enter:

cd www
npm install
npm run start

Development

Dependencies

wasm-pack

• Quick start method
• Cargo method: cargo install wasm-pack

rust

• Quick start method

Then, within the convida directory, enter:

wasm-pack build

to build the Rust code in src/lib.rs to the pkg directory.

Alternatives

• http://golly.sourceforge.net/
• https://copy.sh/life/

Improvements on the Tutorial

• Introduce an <input type="range"> widget to control how many ticks occur per animation frame.
• Add a button that resets the universe to a random initial state when clicked. Another button that resets the universe to all dead cells.
• On Ctrl + Click, insert a glider centered on the target cell. On Shift + Click, insert a pulsar.