cgl

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Conway's Game of Life

in ASCII

by: Luciano Remes

Terminal based ASCII simulation

Requirements:

• Golang version >= go1.22 linux/amd64

Usage:

1. git clone https://github.com/Cybergenik/cgt && cd cgt
2. go run .

Map Editor key bindings:

• Left-MB: draw
• Right-MB: erase
• SPACE: fill map with a preset (hjkl/←↓↑→, Enter, Backspace)
• BACKSPACE: clear map
• ENTER: draw life!

Simulation key bindings:

• SPACE: Pause the game state and go back to Map Editor
• BACKSPACE: Clear the map and go back to Map Editor

Esc/Ctrl-C to exit

Run with DEFAULT=1 to set a default screen size of 160x66