A regular growth that is sometimes formed when a stream of
gliders, or other spaceships, is fired into some junk.
The most common example is initiated by the following collision of
a glider with a block. With a glider stream of even period at
least 82, this gives a crystal which forms a pair of beehives for
every 11 gliders which hit it.
Game of Life Explanation
The Game of Life is not your typical computer game. It is a cellular
automaton, and was invented by Cambridge mathematician John Conway.
This game became widely known when it was mentioned in an article
published by Scientific American in 1970. It consists of a grid of
cells which, based on a few mathematical rules, can live, die or
multiply. Depending on the initial conditions, the cells form various
patterns throughout the course of the game.
Rules
For a space that is populated:
Examples
Each cell with one or no neighbors dies, as if by solitude.
Each cell with four or more neighbors dies, as if by
overpopulation.