The Game of Life
I created the following poster for display at a National Science Week open day being held by the University. The intention was to show some of the more interesting aspects of Computer Science to school children around the age of eleven, so I was given the task of creating one for Conway’s Game of Life.
Game of Life Poster
Text from the poster’s introduction:
Conway’s game of life is a simulation of the birth and death of organisms based on certain rules. It is an example of self-replication, where a process can create copies of itself, often forming unexpected and unplanned patterns. This is interesting for Biologists, Philosophers and Mathematicians alike, because it shows that with a simple set of rules and instructions complex patterns can emerge and evolve.The game consists of a collection of cells which, based on a few mathematical rules, can live, die or multiply. A user makes an initial configuration and watches how the system evolves.
You can download a PDF version here.
The poster can be used as you see fit, provided correct attribution is given.