Game_of_Life

Simple Qt app, written in C++, that runs a Game of Life with specified rules (default 23/3 as known). see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life for more information.

How to run the app

The app is managed by a qmake build system which automatically generates the Makefile for C++ compilation

Dependencies (for Linux)

• Qt5
• make (4.3)
• qmake (3.1)
• g++ (13.2)

How to build the app

• Install all dependencies
  • Qt (https://www.qt.io/download-dev)
  • make
    • Ubuntu: sudo apt install make
  • qmake
    • It should be installed along with Qt5
    • If not present, try to reinstall Qt5 or manually install qmake via Qt Maintance tool
  • g++
    • Ubuntu: sudo apt install g++
• Run make all in a root directory for a complete build
  • A binary file is present inside bin/ directory
• Run make run to run an app after successful build

How to use the app

• The content on the field is generated randomly after each run.
  • use pause to stop the time, then start again
  • use restart to restart entire population to a random state
  • use the bottom field to change rules a game is based on
    • formatting is [cells around to survive]/[cells around to be born]
    • use apply button to apply custom rules
    • rules are immediately in use
    • see https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hra_%C5%BEivota#P%C5%99ehled_tvar%C5%AF for cool custom rules

Hierarchy

• MainWindow (window) – Used to link all widgets, their signals, cell positions etc
  • CellMatrix (Widget) – Visualises living and dead cells, calculated in Backend
  • Statistics (Widget) – Shows useful informations about the Game
  • Controls (Widget) – Contains all user entries, allows user to control the Game
  • Backend – Manages all calculations with positions
  • PopCreator (Window) – popup window that allow user to manually create and save own population to start with

Goals

• Widget to show current state of Game of Life visually (DONE)
• Widget to see amount of current living cells, population number, stability etc. (TODO)
• Independent backend where all calculations are made (DONE)
• Widget to control current flow of Game of Life (manage speed, start, stop, restart, manage rules dynamicly)
• Window that can be used to create custom default matrix via buttons (TODO)