I was bored today, so I decided to make Conways Game Of Life for the DS.
If you're wondering what that is, this website explains it very well: http://www.math.com/students/wonders/life/life.html
The cells are 8x6 pixels big (due to the 4:3 aspect ratio of the DS) and are arranged in a 32x32 grid of cells. When you run it, it's going to simulate 16 gliders, but you can change how it starts by editing the CGOL.bmp image (leave the top row of 8px as it is or it won't work and only use black and green), converting it to a cmap using grit and putting the files it gave you into the nitrofiles folder. Now you just need to compile it using DevkitPro.
The code is pretty unoptimized, but that doesn't matter as you probably won't experience any slowdowns anyways. Also, I've tried to comment the code, but I'm not very good at explaining those things.
Here's a screenshot of how it looks:
Have fun!
Changelog:
Note:
This is just a proof of concept. 32x32 is nowhere near enough for huge computers or things like that. If you want to do that, I recommend using Golly. Golly is available for Android, Windows and more and has a bunch of different CAs to play around with.
If you're wondering what that is, this website explains it very well: http://www.math.com/students/wonders/life/life.html
The cells are 8x6 pixels big (due to the 4:3 aspect ratio of the DS) and are arranged in a 32x32 grid of cells. When you run it, it's going to simulate 16 gliders, but you can change how it starts by editing the CGOL.bmp image (leave the top row of 8px as it is or it won't work and only use black and green), converting it to a cmap using grit and putting the files it gave you into the nitrofiles folder. Now you just need to compile it using DevkitPro.
The code is pretty unoptimized, but that doesn't matter as you probably won't experience any slowdowns anyways. Also, I've tried to comment the code, but I'm not very good at explaining those things.
Here's a screenshot of how it looks:
Have fun!
Changelog:
V2:
Added the ability to edit the starting field when running the ROM. Press START during simulation to go back to the editor
V3:Today I added the cellular automaton Wireworld, a cellular automaton that makes logic gates much easier to make and allows for some pretty insane stuff. Of course, my grid is still just 32x32 so you won't be able to make huge computers, but it's enough to play around with it and to get a feel for Wireworld.
You can read about it here: https://unnikked.ga/simulate-logic-circuits-using-wireworld-cellular-automaton-11391bc26b1c
You can switch between the two cellular automata using the START button in the editor.
You can read about it here: https://unnikked.ga/simulate-logic-circuits-using-wireworld-cellular-automaton-11391bc26b1c
You can switch between the two cellular automata using the START button in the editor.
Note:
This is just a proof of concept. 32x32 is nowhere near enough for huge computers or things like that. If you want to do that, I recommend using Golly. Golly is available for Android, Windows and more and has a bunch of different CAs to play around with.
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