Saturday, April 11, 2020
By: Matthew Doucette

John Conway, of Conway's Game of Life fame, passed today from COVID-19.

Here's a few videos of mine where I explored his game of life:

Unity (PC) - Game of Life (7/52 Weeks of Sharing)

Golly v3.2 (PC) - Exploring Conway's Game of Life

Deep respect.

That is all.

About the Author: I am Matthew Doucette of Xona Games, an award-winning indie game studio that I founded with my twin brother. We make intensified arcade-style retro games. Our business, our games, our technology, and we as competitive gamers have won prestigious awards and received worldwide press. Our business has won $190,000 in contests. Our games have ranked from #1 in Canada to #1 in Japan, have become #1 best sellers in multiple countries, have won game contests, and have held 3 of the top 5 rated spots in Japan of all Xbox LIVE indie games. Our game engines have been awarded for technical excellence. And we, the developers, have placed #1 in competitive gaming competitions -- relating to the games we make. Read about our story, our awards, our games, and view our blog.