Game of Life

This code simulates the Game of Life using GSL and EGGX. To compile the code, type 'make' in the program directory.

The maximum timesteps, the matrix size, and the concentration are set in the control.c as:

 ctl.max_time_step = 20000;
 ctl.mat_size = 100;
 ctl.concentration = 0.2;  

Type 'make' to recompile the code whenever you change any of these parameters.

Mouse input

The directory initiconf contains the EGGX program, gm1.c, which supports the creation of an initial configuration using the mouse. Use the egg to compile the code.

 egg gm1.c

You can create your own life by drawing the mouse and pressing its button. Type 'q' to quit the mouse input. Then, a file, positions.txt, which stores position data, will be created in the same directory. Also, the function set_blinker() must be enabled instead of set_init_conf() in the main.c to read the file.

 //set_init_cont()
 set_blinker()

Lexicon

The directory initconf2 contains a Perl script, which translates the map of a 'life' registered in the Life Lexicon into a readable format and can be used as an initial configuration of the Game of Life.

Copy one of the 'life' from the Life Lexicon site and paste it into a data file, data.txt. The Perl script lex2pos.pl will translate it into positions.txt, which can be used as the input file.

 ./lex2pos.pl data.txt

To read the positions.txt in this directory, you must modify the following line in the init.c

from

 FILE *fp=fopen("../initconf/position.txt","r");

to

 FILE *fp=fopen("../initconf2/position.txt","r");