Under Construction!

This site is still under construction. This page provides a convenient way to find out what has changed since your last visit. The Modern Cellular Automata sister site, while also perpetually under construction, is more actively updated than this site.


April 2007

Updated the pattern collection and its viewing software.


February 2007

Added the Color GOL Pattern Viewer which lets users view moderately sized Life RLE patterns. Set most speed limits to 75. Removed color explanation table from the Words page since too many applets seemed to hang a page in some browsers. Updated links to Hensel's page.


June 2003

Added the Site Map.

Recent additions to the Modern Cellular Automata site may also be of interest:

  • LadderLife is a Life-like rule which when started with 131 live cells in a row produces an infinite X.
  • AuthorXY Cellular Automata Table Comparison Tool has an example which you should be able to use to browse the Game Of Life pattern collection produced by initial lines of different lengths, twenty line sizes at a time!

    June 2001

    Added the Pattern Collection.

    May 2001

    Added Simple Rule Lab, which lets one specify simple rules. Added Guns section with GOL patterns. Improved the Rule Evolution Lab, allowing rules to be captured to a seperate window. Generally reworked the site.