game of life

life  

Conway's game of life

  • go, chess, checkers, etc. are 2-player games

  • mazes, sliding tile, peg solitaire etc. are 1-player games

  • a simulation (current state and transition rules determine the next state) is a 0-player game

  • in a 0-player game, user's only task is to pick the start state

  • famous 0-player game? Conway's game of life