Game of Life - Raylib Edition

📜 Description

This is a Conway's Game of Life implementation using Raylib. The Game of Life is a famous cellular automaton created by John Conway, where cells evolve based on simple rules.

🎮 Features

• Pause and resume simulation
• Randomize initial state
• Manual cell activation/deactivation
• Adjustable simulation speed
• Simple and efficient rendering using Raylib

🔬 Rules of Conway's Game of Life

The Game of Life is a zero-player game where the evolution of a grid of cells follows simple rules. Each cell can be alive or dead, and its state in the next generation is determined by its neighbors.

📜 Rules:

1. Underpopulation: A live cell with fewer than 2 live neighbors dies.
2. Survival: A live cell with 2 or 3 live neighbors stays alive.
3. Overpopulation: A live cell with more than 3 live neighbors dies.
4. Reproduction: A dead cell with exactly 3 live neighbors becomes alive.

🎯 Key Concepts:

• The game runs on a grid (finite or infinite).
• Each step generates a new state based on the above rules.
• The process continues indefinitely or until a stable pattern is reached.

🔄 Common Patterns:

• Still Life: Patterns that don’t change (e.g., Block, Beehive).
• Oscillators: Patterns that cycle through states (e.g., Blinker, Toad).
• Spaceships: Patterns that move across the grid (e.g., Glider, Lightweight Spaceship).

🛠 Requirements

• Raylib (latest version recommended)
• C/C++ Compiler (GCC, Clang, MinGW, etc.)
• Make (to use the Makefile)

🚀 Installation & Execution

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/C-JeanDev/Game-Of-Life.git

2. Makefile:

   make clean && make && ./game.out
   

🕹️ Controls

• SPACE → Pause/Resume simulation
• C → Clear grid
• R -> Randomize Grid
• Left Click → Toggle individual cell state
• Up/Down Arrows → Increase/Decrease simulation speed
• ESC → Exit the game

📸 Screenshots And Videos

Random Start

A single Gosper's glider gun creating gliders

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.