LiveTiles

My personal iteration of John Conway's Game of Life.

PROGRAM OPERATION:

• Create a window with a grid
• Assign attributes to the tiles in the grid:
  • 2 States: ON & OFF (highlighted Black & White, respectively)
  • Rules for next generation:
    • ON tiles:
      • if has 1 or 0 neighbors, turn OFF
      • if has 4 or more neighbors, turn OFF
      • if has 2 or 3 neighbors, remain ON
    • OFF tiles:
      • if has 3 neighbors, turn ON
      • else, remain OFF
• Initialize a clock: every generation, process all tiles on screen.

DEVELOPMENTS:

• Generations controlled by: Clock, Button, or "Ctrl+Enter"
• Select tiles manually:
  • mouse
  • arrow keys and "Enter" (the tile in question is outlined while being selected; the outline disappears next generation)
• Edge of screen: treat as a ring of OFF tiles?