One of the earliest experiments at simulating life in technology was a simple mathematical game created by John H. Conway, first published and popularized during the early 1970's in issues of Scientific American. He called it "The Game of Life."
The concept of the Game of Life is very simple. The game takes place over the cells in an array, like squares on a chessboard. Each cell can have an organism living inside it or not living inside it; or each cell itself can be alive or dead. Whatever frame of thought is used, each cell is described to be "on" or "off." At the beginning of the game, a certain number of cells are filled.
The concept of the Game of Life is very simple. The game takes place over the cells in an array, like squares on a chessboard. Each cell can have an organism living inside it or not living inside it; or each cell itself can be alive or dead. Whatever frame of thought is used, each cell is described to be "on" or "off." At the beginning of the game, a certain number of cells are filled.
