Title: Wp Game Of Life
Author: vilmosioo
Published: <strong>March 17, 2014</strong>
Last modified: March 17, 2014

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# Wp Game Of Life

 By [vilmosioo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vilmosioo/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-game-of-life.0.0.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-game-of-life/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-game-of-life/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-game-of-life/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-game-of-life/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-game-of-life/)

## Description

A game of life simulation using HTML5 canvas. For more information visit the [Game of Life Wiki Page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life).

You can also check out the [demo](http://vilmosioo.co.uk/project/game-of-life/).

#### Shortcodes

    ```
    [gol ID='canvas_id' width='width' cells='cells' background='background' cell_active_color='cell_active_color' cell_inactive_color='cell_inactive_color' cell_transition_color='cell_transition_color']
    ```

Embeds a game of life animation in your post. Parameters:

 * `canvas_id` (optional) The id of the generated canvas. Default: _WP\_GAME\_OF\
   _LIFE_
 * `width` (optional) The desired width of the generated canvas. Will not expand
   beyond the viewport. Default: _1000_
 * `cells` (optional) The number of cells in one row to draw. This affects performance
   exponantioly. Use with caution. Default: _125_
 * `background` (optional) The background color of the generated canvas. Default:_#
   aaa_
 * `cell_active_color` (optional) The color of active cells. Default: _#fff_
 * `cell_inactive_color` (optional) The color of inactive cells. Default: _#000_
 * `cell_transition_color` (optional) The color of cells that have just been deactivated.
   Must be rgb format. Default: _rgb(65,180,255)_

### Contribute!

If you have suggestions for a new add-on, feel free to email me on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/vilmosioo).
Alternatively, you can fork the plugin from [Gihub](https://github.com/vilmosioo/WP-Game-Of-Life.git)

## Screenshots

[⌊Glidergun⌉⌊Glidergun⌉[

Glidergun

[⌊Pentomino⌉⌊Pentomino⌉[

Pentomino

## Installation

 1. Download the plugin files and upload them to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the `Plugins` menu in WordPress
 3. Ready to go! Now you can use the [gol] shortcode within your theme.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Wp Game Of Life” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ vilmosioo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vilmosioo/)

[Translate “Wp Game Of Life” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-game-of-life)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-game-of-life/), 
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-game-of-life/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-game-of-life/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-game-of-life/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.0.1

 * Launched first version.
 * Will inject a canvas tag in the document and create a game of life animation.

## Meta

 *  Version **0.0.1**
 *  Last updated **12 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.7.41**
 * Tags
 * [canvas](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/canvas/)[HTML5](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/html5/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-game-of-life/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ vilmosioo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vilmosioo/)

## Support

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