Game of Life was created in Dev C++ (GUI). It is a cellular automaton , and was invented by Cambridge mathematician John Conway. THE RULES For a space that is populated : Each cell with one or no neighbors dies, as if by loneliness. Each cell with four or more neighbors dies, as if by overpopulation. Each cell with two or three neighbors survives. For a space that is empty or unpopulated Each cell with three neighbors becomes populated.