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 **Conway's Game of Life**
-Possibly the most famous CA is Conway's Game of Life (sometimes just called "Life" by aficionados) invented by John Conway in 1970. It is a "game" in the sense that the player assigns the initial state of the game, and can observe its evolution. This game is very well known in computing and mathematics circles, to the point where a propagating Life configuration called a "Glider" (http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_g.htm#glider) has been unofficially adopted as the symbol or mascot for "hackers" in the classic sense i.e. computing enthusiasts (see: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1392).
+Possibly the most famous CA is Conway's Game of Life (sometimes just called "Life" by aficionados) invented by John Conway in 1970. It is a "game" in the sense that the player assigns the initial state of the game, and can observe its evolution. This game is very well known in computing and mathematics circles, to the point where a propagating Life configuration called a "Glider" (http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_g.htm#glider) has been unofficially adopted as the symbol or mascot for "hackers" in the classic sense i.e. computing enthusiasts (see: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1983 & ctrl+f search "hacker").
-Specifically, Life consists of a two-dimensional lattice. Considering a cell's 8-neighbourhood a cell's next state is computed as
+{{:game_of_life_animated_glider.gif|}}
+Figure 1. A Glider in Life (source: WikiMedia Commons)
+Specifically, Life consists of a two-dimensional lattice of cells that have two possible states: {alive, dead}. Considering a cell's 8-neighbourhood a cell's next state is computed as
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+Figure 2. The red cells are the 8-connected (or Moore Neighbourhood) of the blue cell in the center. (source: WikiMedia Commons)
 Interestingly, it has been demonstrated that the game of life can simulate