Generation0

Population2,551

Graph decisions0

Transport

Dead cell births

Counts 0–8

Outcome

Count source · Local / Graph

Live cell survives

Counts 0–8

Outcome

Count source · Local / Graph

Composition

Independent clauses

Local B5678/S2578 · Graph B34/S6

004GOL

False Neighborhood

Every cell obeys Life-like rules while choosing between its visible Moore neighborhood and eight persistent strangers elsewhere in the field.

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Current composition

01Dead cells read Local B5678 and Graph B34.
02Live cells read Local S2578 and Graph S6.
03Every cell owns eight persistent, directed remote neighbors selected by network seed 404004.
04Selected (80, 80): local 1, graph 0, match neither.

Neighborhoods: 8 local + 8 graph
Graph: Directed · seeded · persistent
Selected cell: Dead → dead
Clause match: Neither
Field: 160 × 160 cells

Experiment index004 / 100

Game of Life: False Neighborhood

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160 × 160 · toroidal · 10.0% alive

Click and drag to draw cells. Turn on Inspect graph to select a cell without drawing and reveal its local and remote neighbors. With the playfield focused, use arrow keys to move the cursor, Enter to toggle a cell when inspection is off, P to play or pause, and S to step.

AliveGraph · 8 directed remote neighbors per cell

The calculation obeys Life-like counts; the drawing has no obligation to look local.