Game of Life

This project implements Conway's Game of Life, a cellular automaton devised by the mathematician John Conway. The game consists of a grid of cells where each cell can be in one of two possible states, alive or dead, based on simple rules.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• C Compiler (e.g., GCC)
• SDL2 Library

Building and Running

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone [email protected]:DennisLent/GameOfLife.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

3. Make a build folder and build the project:

   mkdir build
   cd build
   cmake ..
   make

4. Run the executable inside the build folder:

   ./GameOfLife -d <dimension> -p <pattern>

   Replace <dimension> with the desired grid size and <pattern> with the pattern path (located in the files directory). Example: ./GameOfLife -d 100 -p "../files/corder.lif"

Patterns

Place pattern files (.lif) in the files directory to load different initial configurations.