superqd/conway3d.js

Conway's Game of Life, in 3D, in Javascript.

conway3d.js

Conway's Game of Life, in 3D, in Javascript.

Example:

var c3d = new Conway3D(width, depth, height, lonely, crowded);

var updates = c3d.update();

The Conway3D constructor takes three integer values for the width, height, and depth of the game field, and two integer parameters governing the game mechanics - lonely and crowded. The rules work like so:

If the number of live neighboring cells <= lonely OR the number of live neighboring cells >= crowded, a cell will die if it is alive. Otherwise, it will come to life or continue to live.

Each call to the update function applies these rules to all the cells, and returns a list of changes to the field in the following format:

[x1, y1, z1, c1, x2, y2, z2, c2, ..., xn, yn, zn, cn]

Where x, y, and z are the coordinates of the change, and c is an integer representing the nature of the change: 0 if the cell dies, 1 if the cell is brought to life. These changes could be used to update a visualization of the field. I've kept the format simple here to avoid garbage collection issues when performing fast-running simulations and visualizations.

Note: The first time update is called, the field is initialized with a random walk, and the result of that walk is returned in the updates. It is not the result of applying the rules.