Usage

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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

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R-pentomino

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Markup 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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Markup 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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Markup 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:

Markup 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

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

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Autoplayautoplay

Start the game automatically

Example
yes
Booleanoptional
Widthwidth

Width of the instance, in pixels

Default
300
Example
600
Numberoptional
Heightheight

Height of the instance, in pixels

Default
150
Example
400
Numberoptional
Zoomzoom

Initial zoom of the instance

Example
3
Numberoptional
Gridgrid

Initial state of the grid

Example
on
Booleanoptional
Cellscells

Initial cells of the instance, specified by a semicolon-separated list of coordinates

Default
0,0; 0,1; 0,-1; -1,0; 1,1
Stringoptional
Fallbackfallback

Fallback file or text, for users with JavaScript disabled or when printing

Default
[[File:Gospers glider gun.gif]]
Unknownoptional