Template:Conway's Game of Life gadget

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Usage

Use this template to create an interactive instance of Conway's Game of Life.

Parameters
Parameter	Default value	Explanation
`\|autoplay=`	false	Whether to start the game automatically.
`\|width=`	300	The width of the canvas, in pixels.
`\|height=`	150	The height of the canvas, in pixels (excluding the control buttons).
`\|zoom=`	4	The initial zoom level, which is the amount of pixels per cell.
`\|grid=`	off	Whether the grid is turned on. Only visible at zoom levels 4 or more.
`\|cells=`	`0,0; 0,1; 0,-1; -1,0; 1,1`	A semicolon-separated list of cells that are initially on. Coordinates are relative to the center of the canvas.

{{Conway's Game of Life gadget
| autoplay = 
| width = 
| height = 
| zoom = 
| grid = 
| cells = 
}}

Examples

R-pentomino

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Renders as

{{Conway's Game of Life gadget
| width = 400
| height = 200
| zoom = 3
| cells = 0,0; 0,1; 0,-1; -1,0; 1,1
}}

Spaceships

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Renders as

{{Conway's Game of Life gadget
| width = 400
| height = 200
| cells = -39,-12; -39,1; -40,1; -41,1; -42,1; -43,1; -44,0; -39,0; -39,-1; -40,-2; -44,-2; -42,-3; -39,12; -40,12; -41,12; -42,12; -43,12; -44,12; -45,11; -45,9; -39,11; -39,10; -40,9; -42,8; -43,8; -39,-21; -39,-22; -40,-21; -40,-23; -41,-21; -39,-10; -40,-13; -39,-11; -40,-10; -41,-10; -42,-10; -43,-11; -43,-13
}}

Blinkers

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Renders as

{{Conway's Game of Life gadget
| width = 400
| height = 200
| zoom = 3
| cells = 0,0; 10,-1; 11,2; -14,-1; -13,-1; -13,0; -15,2; -16,2; -16,1; -4,21; -4,20; -5,22; -6,22; -9,20; -6,17; -2,20; -2,21; -1,22; 0,22; 0,17; 3,20; 0,24; -1,24; -2,25; -2,26; -4,25; -4,26; -5,24; -6,24; -9,26; -6,29; 0,29; 3,26; 15,15; 15,16; 15,17; 15,14; 16,13; 17,13; 18,13; 19,13; 20,14; 20,15; 20,16; 20,17; 19,18; 18,18; 17,18; 16,18; 18,11; 19,11; 19,10; 18,10; 13,14; 13,15; 12,14; 12,15; 16,20; 17,20; 16,21; 17,21; 22,16; 22,17; 23,17; 23,16; -17,13; -16,14; 20,4; 20,3; 21,3; 23,7; 24,7; 24,6; 30,6; 31,6; 31,5; 27,1; 26,1; 26,2; 38,5; 37,5; 38,4; 33,-1; 32,-1; 32,0; 44,4; 45,4; 45,3; 39,-3; 38,-3; 38,-2; 19,16; 0,1; 0,-1; 10,0; 11,0; 10,1; 11,1; -14,0; -15,1; -4,19; -7,22; -9,19; -7,17; -2,19; 1,22; 1,17; 3,19; 1,24; -2,27; -4,27; -7,24; -9,27; -7,29; 1,29; 3,27; 17,17; -18,14; -17,12; -16,15; -15,13; 22,4; 22,6; 30,4; 28,2; 36,4; 34,0; 44,2; 40,-2; 18,15; -6,9; 3,9; 28,4; 36,2; 34,2; 42,2; 40,0; 42,0; 16,-5; 16,-6; 17,-6; 18,-6; 19,-7; 19,-8; 18,-9; 17,-8; 16,-8; 15,-9; 15,-10; 16,-11; 15,-12; 14,-12; 13,-11; 13,-10; 13,-9; 12,-9; -5,-8; -4,-8; -4,-9; -5,-9; -7,-9; -8,-10; -5,-11; -6,-12; -8,-12; -8,-13; -9,-13; -9,-12; -25,6; -26,6; -26,5; -26,4; -25,4; -27,7; -28,6; -30,6; -30,7; -31,6; -32,6; -32,7; -33,5; -32,4; -32,2; -32,1; -32,0; -33,2; -33,0; -31,-1; -30,0; -28,0; -27,0; -26,0; -28,-1; -26,-1; -25,1; -26,2; -22,-6; -21,-6; -23,-7; -24,-8; -25,-9; -25,-10; -24,-11; -23,-12; -22,-13; -21,-13; -20,-12; -19,-11; -18,-10; -18,-9; -19,-8; -20,-7; -5,9; -4,8; -4,10; -3,9; -2,9; -1,9; 0,9; 1,8; 1,10; 2,9; -9,25; -5,29; -1,29; 3,25; -1,17; 3,21; -5,17; -9,21; 1,-29; 1,-28; 0,-29; 0,-28; 3,-29; 3,-28; 3,-27; 3,-26; 4,-30; 5,-29; 7,-29; 6,-29; 8,-29; 9,-28; 10,-27; 11,-27; 11,-28; 8,-27; 7,-27; 6,-27; 8,-26; 8,-25; 7,-24; 6,-23; 6,-22; 7,-22; 4,-25; 5,-25; 6,-25; 6,-31; 6,-32; 5,-32; 27,-21; 27,-20; 27,-19; 28,-18; 29,-18; 30,-18; 31,-18; 27,-22; 25,-20; 25,-19; 24,-19; 24,-20; 28,-16; 29,-16; 29,-15; 28,-15; 32,-19; 31,-20; 33,-20; 32,-21; 31,-22; 29,-22; 30,-22; 29,-21; 28,-23; 29,-24; 29,-25; 28,-25; -42,23; -40,23; -41,23; -39,23; -38,23; -37,23; -35,25; -34,25; -35,26; -35,21; -34,21; -35,20; -44,21; -44,20; -45,21; -44,25; -44,26; -45,25; -33,26; -33,27; -33,28; -32,28; -33,20; -33,19; -33,18; -32,18; -46,20; -46,19; -46,18; -47,18; -46,26; -46,27; -46,28; -47,28; 31,25; 31,24; 32,23; 33,24; 34,25; 33,26; 33,27; 34,27; 36,25; 37,26; 37,27; 36,27; 37,24; 38,23; 39,24; 39,25; -23,-24; -23,-25; -22,-25; -21,-24; -21,-23; -21,-22; -20,-21; -19,-21; -18,-22; -18,-23; -18,-24; -17,-25; -16,-25; -16,-24
}}

"Toad" blinker, zoomed in, with autoplay and grid turned on:

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Renders as

{{Conway's Game of Life gadget
| autoplay = true
| width = 200
| height = 200
| zoom = 10
| grid = on
| cells = -1,-1;-1,0;-1,1;0,0;0,1;0,2
}}

Template data

Use this template to create an interactive instance of Conway's Game of Life

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Autoplay	`autoplay`	Start the game automatically Example yes	Boolean	optional
Width	`width`	Width of the instance, in pixels Default 300 Example 600	Number	optional
Height	`height`	Height of the instance, in pixels Default 150 Example 400	Number	optional
Zoom	`zoom`	Initial zoom of the instance Example 3	Number	optional
Grid	`grid`	Initial state of the grid Example on	Boolean	optional
Cells	`cells`	Initial cells of the instance, specified by a semicolon-separated list of coordinates Default 0,0; 0,1; 0,-1; -1,0; 1,1	String	optional
Fallback	`fallback`	Fallback file or text, for users with JavaScript disabled or when printing Default [[File:Gospers glider gun.gif]]	Unknown	optional

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