JaGol (Conway's Game Of Life)

Written for fun in Java using JavaFX

To run

Dowload the latest build and execute from command line:-

java -jar jagol-2.6.1.jar

Features:

• Adjustable board size, generation speed and board drawing options
• Supports different life rules (e.g. Standard, HiLife or custom)
• Animation (gif) recording
• Pattern loading/saving (using .rle files)
• Drag patterns (rle and plaintext) from websites (e.g. Life Lexicon)
• Board drawing - the board is focusable and accepts keys...
  • move about with arrow keys
    • hold Ctrl down to set cell alive
    • hold Alt+Ctrl down to invert cell alive states
  • type something!
• Additional command line interface
• Cell ageing (cells can optionally die of old age)

Example animation output...

Enjoy!