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Conway's Game of Life, in real life

https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/conways-game-of-life-in-real-life
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exolab | parent | next
> I figured out what would be a reasonable amount to spend on the project and then multiplied that by 10.

I like the way you think.

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galaxyLogic | parent | next
I wonder is there a version GoL where every bit on a computer-display or LCD TV is one cell? How does it look?
alex_duf | parent | next
Do you mean every pixel or every sub-pixel? Sub-pixel is interesting because the geometry of the grid isn't going to be the same from one screen to the other. It might also look compressed horizontally.
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CJefferson | parent | next
I've always wanted something like this board, buttons which can light up (preferably a few colours), to use to make games. Anyone ever found such a board which is hackable / programmable?
Cthulhu_ | parent | next
https://www.adafruit.com/category/280, they're ready made from 4x4 to 16x8 but in theory you can just put more modules into an enclosure.
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self_awareness | parent | next
That's not a "physical" version of game of life -- that's a digital version, like every version, but with bigger pixels.
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