ferrolife

Live site: ferrolife.czw.sh

Build and Run

Desktop

Run in debug mode:

cargo run

Build debug binaries:

cargo build

Build optimized release binaries:

cargo build --release

WebAssembly (optional)

Build for wasm32-unknown-unknown:

rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
cargo build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown

If you use wasm-pack, you can also run:

wasm-pack build --target web

Keyboard Controls

These controls are currently implemented in the app.

Key(s)	Action
W / Arrow Up	Pan camera up
A / Arrow Left	Pan camera left
S / Arrow Down	Pan camera down
D / Arrow Right	Pan camera right
Shift + movement keys	Increase camera pan speed while held
E	Zoom in
Q	Zoom out
Space	Pause or resume simulation
Esc	Exit application
U	Open file picker and load an image board
B	Save current board as PNG image (desktop only)

UI Controls

Open the control panel in the top-left corner.

Control	Action
Pause/Resume	Toggle simulation playback
Upload Image	Open file picker and load image as initial board
Save Board	Save the current board as a PNG image (desktop only)
Clear Board	Set all cells to black
Alive Threshold slider	Set alive detection threshold (0.0 to 1.0, default 0.3)
Cell Color picker	Choose the paint color used when activating cells (default white)

Mouse Interaction

Input	Action
Left click	Set the clicked cell alive using the selected Live Cell Color

Gallery

Circuit:

Football:

Logos:

Matisse:

Metro:

Gosper:

To reproduce these simulations, upload the corresponding image in test/