Conway's Game of Life is a cellular automaton devised by mathematician John Conway. It consists of a grid of cells that evolve over time according to simple rules:
This simulation uses a global grid where each cell represents a 0.5° x 0.5° area of the Earth. The grid spans from -180° to +180° longitude and -90° to +90° latitude, resulting in a 360 (latitude) × 720 (longitude) cell grid. Each cell evolves independently based on its neighbors, creating a dynamic pattern over the entire world.