{"author_link":"\/users\/kara","author_name":"kara","author_uid":"1027171","comments":[{"author_name":"hag","author_uid":"1190740","time":"2020-04-21T13:54:01Z","epoch":1587477241,"modified":1587477241,"text":"I wasn't really sure how to play it :thinking: I did click around for a fair bit of time. I enjoy the cell \"simulation\", I just couldn't figure out how to beat it before I got too bored. Good job anyways! :slight_smile: ","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"siegMAYer","author_uid":"1187413","time":"2020-04-21T13:56:42Z","epoch":1587477402,"modified":1587477402,"text":"interesting concept but very confusing","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"ClaytonRumley","author_uid":"1182624","time":"2020-04-21T14:01:07Z","epoch":1587477667,"modified":1587477667,"text":"Well done, though I could only get up to 26 as my best score! I also used Conway's Game of Life as the inspiration for my entry (as you know). Yours is a clever take on the Game of Life.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Wikers","author_uid":"1093228","time":"2020-04-21T14:01:36Z","epoch":1587477696,"modified":1587477696,"text":"i think is good, but maybe you need to put some menu or tutorial for new players\nnice job","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Sulo","author_uid":"1182408","time":"2020-04-21T14:07:45Z","epoch":1587478065,"modified":1587478065,"text":"Really unique! It took me a while to grasp the principle but in the end I got there (43 cells).","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"TheDouche","author_uid":"1062079","time":"2020-04-21T14:08:53Z","epoch":1587478133,"modified":1587478133,"text":"Cool little game, wasn't to sure how to play tho. :S \n\nBut cool simulations! Keep on going! ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Caberu","author_uid":"1118494","time":"2020-04-21T14:12:53Z","epoch":1587478373,"modified":1587478373,"text":"DAAAMN IT WAS SO FUN! It was a very good idea to turn Conway's game of life in a little game like this! The way you have to experiment to understand how the particles works is very cool! Great entry!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"monetai","author_uid":"1114725","time":"2020-04-21T15:15:55Z","epoch":1587482155,"modified":1587482155,"text":"Game of life for the win =)\nVery cool idea to use it like this!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"BoxedMeatRevolution","author_uid":"1004894","time":"2020-04-27T21:17:18Z","epoch":1588022238,"modified":1588022238,"text":"Way more fun than I thought it was going to be! I actually feel like I've learned a lttle bit about the still-lives in game of life. To win I needed to find ways to consistently transform one still life into another (or group of others). A lot of fun! My only request is that you let me keep playing beyond 42 points :smile: ","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Justin Toyo","author_uid":"1053162","time":"2020-04-27T21:20:59Z","epoch":1588022459,"modified":1588022459,"text":"Its a great idea, although a bit hard to try and predict what would get destroyed and what would live. The cell behavior was a bit too random for me. It'd be really nice to see a system where it is easier to predict how the player's actions might influence the game to enable more skill-based playing. Just felt a bit too random for me","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"QuadApe","author_uid":"1147726","time":"2020-04-28T18:12:39Z","epoch":1588097559,"modified":1588097559,"text":"A clever way to gamefy the game of life. Good job!\nI wish there were a tutorial-reminder of the rules, so there would be no need to look it up.","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"amarillion","author_uid":"1057668","time":"2020-04-28T19:20:51Z","epoch":1588101651,"modified":1588101714,"text":"Brilliant idea to combine the rules of GO + the rules of Game of Life. Now, the game of life is an actual game.\n\nWith a bit of trial and error you start to discover certain stable patterns, and you can actually manage to go more-or-less towards a goal. \n\n![life-42-cells.png](\/\/\/raw\/441\/e\/z\/33838.png)\n\nI fear, once you've figured out how it works, the replay value is limited. Perhaps you could do a two-player mode, where the computer keeps track of who captured which area? \n\nHave you thought about submitting to Conway's jam of life as well? https:\/\/itch.io\/jam\/conways-jam","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Kent Reese","author_uid":"1079060","time":"2020-04-29T19:53:34Z","epoch":1588190014,"modified":1588190014,"text":"As a big nerd, I love Conway's Game of Life, this is a really neat take on it! Thank you for making something for John, I was sad to hear of his passing.","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"David Knox","author_uid":"1203608","time":"2020-04-29T20:23:11Z","epoch":1588191791,"modified":1588191791,"text":"This is a great homage to Conway, and a fun experiment with his most well-known work. Kudos!","likes":0,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld46\/202491-2418f05eb814823281f464f7df744b22.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/normalized.xyz\/kia\/Life_42_Cells.zip","text":"Youtube"},{"url":"https:\/\/normalized.xyz\/kia\/Life_42_Cells.tar.xz","text":"Youtube"},{"url":"https:\/\/normalized.xyz\/kia\/Life_42_Cells_osx.zip","text":"Youtube"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"62094","g_author":"1027171","g_event":"LD46","g_eventkey":"77","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"276018","g_title":"Life: 42 Cells","g_status":"PVT1","g_place":"1884","g_commentcount":"14","g_site2_node_id":"202491","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"202491","n_urlkey":"276018","n_parent":"176557","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/46\/life-42-cells","n_slug":"life-42-cells","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"27171","n_created":"1587421966","n_modified":"1587841911","n_version":"631570","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":202491,"parent":176557,"superparent":9,"author":27171,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"jam","published":"2020-04-20T23:17:04Z","created":"2020-04-20T22:32:46Z","modified":"2020-04-25T19:11:51Z","version":631570,"slug":"life-42-cells","name":"Life: 42 Cells","body":"You're the scientist in charge to **find the cure**.\n\nArmed with your knowledge of Life's cells and an eyedropper, you must **capture at least 42 infected cells** to validate the experiment.\n\nCareful! 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Beware of chain reactions that would jeopardize the life of your precious cells.\n\n_A game based on ~~actual events~~ the Game of Life [[1]]_.\n\n[1]: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conways_Game_of_Life\n\n![Capture d\u2019\u00e9cran de 2020-04-20 16-38-11.png](\/\/\/raw\/32a\/6\/z\/2ef9b.png)\n\nObjective\n---------\n\n- Capture at least 42 cells (and save the world).\n\nControls\n--------\n\n- Left clic to spawn a new cell.\n","meta":{"author":[27171],"cover":"\/\/\/content\/32a\/6\/z\/318be.png","grade-06-out":"1","link-01":"https:\/\/normalized.xyz\/kia\/Life_42_Cells.zip","link-01-tag":[42337],"link-02":"https:\/\/normalized.xyz\/kia\/Life_42_Cells.tar.xz","link-02-tag":[42341],"link-03":"https:\/\/normalized.xyz\/kia\/Life_42_Cells_osx.zip","link-03-tag":[42339],"link-03-name":"","link-04":"","link-04-tag":null,"link-04-name":""},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/46\/life-42-cells","parents":[1,5,9,176557],"love":0,"notes":14,"notes-timestamp":"2020-04-29T20:23:11Z","grade":{"grade-01":22,"grade-02":22,"grade-03":22,"grade-04":22,"grade-05":22,"grade-07":21,"grade-08":22},"magic":{"cool":70.954089090205,"feedback":13,"given":9.125,"grade":21.857142857143,"grade-01-average":3.2,"grade-01-result":1884,"grade-02-average":3.075,"grade-02-result":1740,"grade-03-average":3.025,"grade-03-result":1731,"grade-04-average":3.375,"grade-04-result":1784,"grade-05-average":2.675,"grade-05-result":2152,"grade-07-average":1.658,"grade-07-result":2013,"grade-08-average":2.35,"grade-08-result":2320,"smart":-17.320271529232}},"text":"You're the scientist in charge to **find the cure**.\n\nArmed with your knowledge of Life's cells and an eyedropper, you must **capture at least 42 infected cells** to validate the experiment.\n\nCareful! Your petri dish is very small. Beware of chain reactions that would jeopardize the life of your precious cells.\n\n_A game based on ~~actual events~~ the Game of Life [[1]]_.\n\n[1]: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conways_Game_of_Life\n\n![Capture d\u2019\u00e9cran de 2020-04-20 16-38-11.png](\/\/\/raw\/32a\/6\/z\/2ef9b.png)\n\nObjective\n---------\n\n- Capture at least 42 cells (and save the world).\n\nControls\n--------\n\n- Left clic to spawn a new cell.\n","title":"Life: 42 Cells"}