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Title: LED Box running Conway's 'Game of Life'
Added: Jun 6, 2009
Author: mrnick1234567
Duration: 3:52
Description:
This is my LED project which I thought I'd try running Conway's 'Game of Life' on.It's a game which uses a set of simple rules to create complex patterns. Each LED represents a cell which can be living (on) or dead (off). Every cell interacts with its surrounding eight neighbours as follows: 1. Any live cell with fewer than two live neighbours dies, as if caused by underpopulation. 2. Any live cell with more than three live neighbours dies, as if by overcrowding. 3. Any live cell with two or three live neighbours lives on to the next generation. 4. Any dead cell with exactly three live neighbours becomes a live cell.My version picks a random speed and LED colour. It also restarts after a set time, as often the game will reach an equilibrium and the patterns stop. I guess I should really be cleverer about this and detect when the patterns stop and then introduce new cells.In the multi colour version the cells change colour depending on how old they are - red being the youngest and white being are the oldest. There are actually 7 colours but it's hard to see them all in the video.The box itself uses 4 LED Matrices from Sparkfun driven by an Arduino.
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Youtube Comments: 95
lolypopboy777 Says:
Jul 13, 2011 - Arduino <3++
DJChafe Says:
Jul 18, 2011 - how much would one of these cost at 60X60 AND to work with DJ lighitng controler?? :D
Elune137 Says:
Jul 28, 2011 - 2 people don't know the Game of Life...
martinber710 Says:
Sep 3, 2011 - Cool :)
mdoerkse Says:
Sep 9, 2011 - It would be sweet to have 2 banks of 8 switches that allowed you to define different rules. Although on such a small board you couldn't really appreciate them. Cool project anyway!
XmusicXchikkX Says:
Sep 9, 2011 - Needs some awesome rave music...
DaanVervaeren Says:
Sep 18, 2011 - why is their an ethernet shield on the arduino ?
mrnick1234567 Says:
Sep 18, 2011 - It was for another sketch where I had the box running tweets and getting time / temperature from the net
drEmue Says:
Oct 4, 2011 - wooow, beautyfull, you are a genious!!
pinholh Says:
Oct 14, 2011 - 2:34 lol
telemastoras Says:
Dec 23, 2011 - you can see our proteus projects and eagle 3d macro's at telemastoras.gr
chrisderwicht Says:
Jan 2, 2012 - It's the "Game of Life", as the title says."This game became widely known when it was mentioned in an article published by Scientific American in 1970. It consists of a collection of cells which, based on a few mathematical rules, can live, die or multiply. Depending on the initial conditions, the cells form various patterns throughout the course of the game."
harmfullMachinima Says:
Jan 10, 2012 - dear santa.....
Peanutz75 Says:
Jan 13, 2012 - Do you have colors fitting the number of generations a given cell survived ?
mrnick1234567 Says:
Jan 13, 2012 - @VengeMusic Sparkfun Electronics.
mrnick1234567 Says:
Jan 13, 2012 - yeah exactly that
keosambath Says:
Jan 20, 2012 - is it hard to do?? pls give a tutorial :)) I want to say I LOVE YOU to the right woman I meet
formulaformula1133 Says:
Jan 30, 2012 - wow, bright :p
Frungi Says:
Feb 4, 2012 - I want one. Please tell me some version of this is sold somewhere.
uberpwner004 Says:
Feb 10, 2012 - one light every diferent colours
flyleaf1982 Says:
Feb 27, 2012 - Well worth the time to make the video.
bradkey98765 Says:
Mar 23, 2012 - 2:28 pi heptomino
WestyGaming115 Says:
Apr 10, 2012 - Flashy light! :PSiezuretastic!
zoom98 Says:
May 8, 2012 - When do the Mooninites show up?
NoNoNosViPer Says:
Jul 12, 2011 - woooooooooooow...!!!great work!!