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Game of Life Kit - Make: Video Podcast

In this podcast I show how to make this little kit which is a hardware version of a computer program. In this game, little lights die if they are crowded or lonely and new ones come to life if there is the right amount of parents around it!

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Posted by: samurai1200 on March 30, 2007 at 3:08 PM

if only the individual kits were cheaper... mass production = lower cost per unit... i would LOVE to built a 4x4 kit...

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Posted by: Emonroe7 on March 31, 2007 at 11:00 AM

I agree. There needs to be a discount when buying more than 1 or something.

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Posted by: HoustonEuph on March 31, 2007 at 5:43 PM

The patterns I saw when the four boards were put together did not fit the rules of Conway's game of life! Perhaps there was a mistake in orientation of the boards? If not, these boards do not meet spec. I would be cautious investing in one of these kits.

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Posted by: frank26080115 on March 31, 2007 at 9:24 PM

hey if you get a single kit, but wire each side to the opposite side, what would happen?

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Posted by: Bre on March 31, 2007 at 9:38 PM

Samurai1200 and Emonroe7, the schematics are in the pdf, feel free to make your own! The source code for the chip is here under gpl: http://www.dropoutdesign.com/sw/life-firmware-0.1.tar.gz

Hey HoustonEuph, I'm curious what you think is wrong. The quad setup has been abused by tsa quite a bit, I wouldn't be surprised if there is a short at the connectors. I'm away from the office for a week to launch a balloon, but when I get back, I'll check.

Hey Frank, I'm curious now too!

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Posted by: lucasrangit on April 7, 2007 at 6:21 PM

Great episode. Especially liked the soundtrack.

Did anyone recognize the tracks? What were their names?

Thanks.

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Posted by: anomus on April 17, 2008 at 2:00 PM

were can you get the software for pc only not those little boards?

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