Conway's Game of Life

A Programming Language project to make a Conway's Game of Life using C++. The main goal with this project is to learn more about classes, dynamic allocation and others C++ features.

How to use:

Run the project using ./life [<options>] <input_file_dir>:

• --help or -h: Prints a help text.
• --imgdir < path >: Specify directory where output images are written to.
• --maxgen < num >: Maximum number of generations to simulate.
• --fps < num >: Number of generations presented per second. Default = 2.
• --blocksize < num >: Pixel size of a cell. Default = 10.
• --bkgcolor < color >: Color name for the background. Default = GREEN.
• --alivecolor < color >: Color name for representing alive cells. Default = BLUE.
• --outfile < filename >: Write the text representation of the simulation to the given filename.
• --rule < code >: Specify evolution rule using B-/S- code, B for born and S for survives. Default = B3/S23.

Dependencies:

• g++
• makefile
• cmake

How to compile:

To compile the project, first you need to clone the repository with

git clone https://github.com/matheusmas132/Game-of-Life.git

or download the project manualy.

Go to project directory and use

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ../
make

Authorship

Program developed by Matheus de Andrade and Felipe Medeiros, 2019.1

© IMD/UFRN 2019.