The purpose of this project is entertainment and is inspired by an old game creating a physical representation of the cellular automaton for a more immersive and interactive experience.

The Game of Life serves as a fascinating example of a cellular automaton, showcasing emergent behavior from simple rules. It has been extensively studied by mathematicians and computer scientists to understand patterns, complexity, and the principles of self-organization in dynamic systems.

Each cell on a grid can be in one of two states: alive or dead.

The state of each cell in the next generation is determined by its current state and the states of its eight neighboring cells.

If a live cell has fewer than 2 alive neighbors, it dies (underpopulation)

If a live cell has more than 3 alive neighbors, it dies (overpopulation)

If a dead cell has exactly 3 alive neighbors, it becomes alive (reproduction)

Live cells with 2 or 3 alive neighbors continue to live on the next generation

Arduino Uno R3

MAX7219 LED Matrix

Wires

Buttons

Joystick

I am using LedControl.h library

I am implementing the void updateGrid() function and int countNeighbors(int row, int col)

…in progress…