Life Engine

A cellular automaton that simulates biological evolution. Organisms eat, reproduce, mutate, and compete through natural selection.

Live: https://life-engine-liard.vercel.app

Features

• Grid-based environment with food spawning
• Organisms composed of multiple cell types (mouth, mover, producer, killer)
• Reproduction when organisms consume enough food
• Mutation on reproduction (add, remove, or change cells)
• Species tracking via color inheritance
• Adjustable simulation parameters (mutation rate, food spawn rate, population cap)

Cell Types

• Mouth (orange) - Consumes adjacent food
• Mover (blue) - Enables organism movement
• Producer (green) - Generates food in adjacent cells
• Killer (red) - Damages adjacent organisms

Tech Stack

• Next.js 16
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS
• Canvas API

Development

npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000

Credits

Inspired by The Life Engine by Max Robinson.