3D Cellular Automata

Conway's Game of Life extended to three dimensions. Drag to rotate.

Rules (Birth / Survival)

Rule 4/4/5:
Born if exactly 4 neighbors
Survives with 4–5 neighbors
(26-neighborhood in 3D)

Controls

Statistics

Generation0
Live cells
Population change
Grid size

About

3D Life explored by Carter Bays (1987).
Neighborhood: 26 adjacent cells
(Moore neighborhood in 3D).
Rich behavior: stable, oscillating,
glider-like structures possible.