Jesper Juul: half-realvideo games between real rules and fictional worlds.

 

Front page

About Half Real

Dictionary of Video Game Theory

Examples

MIT Press catalog page

Jesper Juul homepage


 

 

 

Conway's Game of Life

Conway's Game of Life is not a game, but it demonstrates emergence; how many small elements interacting can lead to interesting patterns on a higher level.

How to use
Click to draw a new square.
Press ENTER/RETURN to clear.
Press SPACE to start or stop.
Press right arrow to step forward one generation.

 

Half-Real, chapter 3.