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Hum ... it is obviously "just" animated art even if the last sequence is a well known pattern I think. Very beautiful and sensible in any case.

hexmiles 6y ago
i tried on an online simulator and it actually works!
gus_massa 6y ago
I assumed that it was real, because it is xkcd. Now I tried it in https://playgameoflife.com/ https://playgameoflife.com/ and it works! It works because it is xkcd! I can't find a simulator with a permalink. It would be nice if someone knows one, because copiying the initial pattern is very error prone.
- olvy0 6y ago
  There's one here: https://www.mixingmetaphors.dev/conways-game-of-life/ https://www.mixingmetaphors.dev/conways-game-of-life/
  - gus_massa 6y ago
    Thanks https://www.mixingmetaphors.dev/conways-game-of-life/?snap=o!NSUhEUg!c!JCAY*AD-WDaj!O0lEQVQoU2NkYGD4zwAC_yEUGDAyQigUSZAgSBFpkjCjobogxv7__x9sDE47Yfag0QgHoRsLMpBs1wIA_zwq__WbcZY!ASUVORK5CYII$ https://www.mixingmetaphors.dev/conways-game-of-life/?snap=o... It would be nice to be able to select the size of the grid in that site. It was difficult to fit all the figure there.
- ddrdrck_ 6y ago
  Indeed it seems I was wrong. This is because as mentioned in another comment it is quite easy to create a self destructive pattern. Slider on top right is a common pattern. My bad, and impressive effort from xkcd !
- BZH314 6y ago
  Here is the RLE to reproduce the xkcd pattern in GOL implementations that support Run Length Encoded [1] (b=dead, o=alive, $=new line): 2b3o$2bobo$2bobo$3bo$ob3o$bobobo$3bo2bo$2bobo$2bobo! In Twitch Plays Conway's Game Of Life [2] you can place Dr. Conway like so: !rle 2b3o$2bobo$2bobo$3bo$ob3o$bobobo$3bo2bo$2bobo$2bobo! -4,-40 or use the shortcut command: !xkcd -4,-40 Here is a short clip of what it looks like: https://www.twitch.tv/bzh314/clip/TardyGleamingQuailKeepo https://www.twitch.tv/bzh314/clip/TardyGleamingQuailKeepo ---- [1] http://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Run_Length_Encoded http://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Run_Length_Encoded [2] https://www.twitch.tv/bzh314 https://www.twitch.tv/bzh314

hexmiles 6y ago

i tried on an online simulator and it actually works!

gus_massa 6y ago

I assumed that it was real, because it is xkcd. Now I tried it in https://playgameoflife.com/ https://playgameoflife.com/ and it works! It works because it is xkcd! I can't find a simulator with a permalink. It would be nice if someone knows one, because copiying the initial pattern is very error prone.

olvy0 6y ago
There's one here: https://www.mixingmetaphors.dev/conways-game-of-life/ https://www.mixingmetaphors.dev/conways-game-of-life/
- gus_massa 6y ago
  Thanks https://www.mixingmetaphors.dev/conways-game-of-life/?snap=o!NSUhEUg!c!JCAY*AD-WDaj!O0lEQVQoU2NkYGD4zwAC_yEUGDAyQigUSZAgSBFpkjCjobogxv7__x9sDE47Yfag0QgHoRsLMpBs1wIA_zwq__WbcZY!ASUVORK5CYII$ https://www.mixingmetaphors.dev/conways-game-of-life/?snap=o... It would be nice to be able to select the size of the grid in that site. It was difficult to fit all the figure there.
ddrdrck_ 6y ago
Indeed it seems I was wrong. This is because as mentioned in another comment it is quite easy to create a self destructive pattern. Slider on top right is a common pattern. My bad, and impressive effort from xkcd !
BZH314 6y ago
Here is the RLE to reproduce the xkcd pattern in GOL implementations that support Run Length Encoded [1] (b=dead, o=alive, $=new line): 2b3o$2bobo$2bobo$3bo$ob3o$bobobo$3bo2bo$2bobo$2bobo! In Twitch Plays Conway's Game Of Life [2] you can place Dr. Conway like so: !rle 2b3o$2bobo$2bobo$3bo$ob3o$bobobo$3bo2bo$2bobo$2bobo! -4,-40 or use the shortcut command: !xkcd -4,-40 Here is a short clip of what it looks like: https://www.twitch.tv/bzh314/clip/TardyGleamingQuailKeepo https://www.twitch.tv/bzh314/clip/TardyGleamingQuailKeepo ---- [1] http://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Run_Length_Encoded http://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Run_Length_Encoded [2] https://www.twitch.tv/bzh314 https://www.twitch.tv/bzh314