Game of Life with Bluetooth

Slides from a presentation I gave as part of an internship where I tried to implement a Game of Life-based cellular automata system on Bluetooth Low Energy connected components.

Transcript

1. Always look on the bright side of Life Computational biology, Bluetooth, and the Game of Life
2. I’m a computer scientist. http://xkcd.com/722/
3. I’m a computer scientist. Things I don’t understand: • Transcription factors • Stuff about cells • Other biology things Things I do understand: • Computers • Flashy lights • Bluetooth Mitosis image © Ed Uthman Microcontroller image © me
4. The Game of Life • Local rules for individual cells • Emergent system behaviour • A bit like biological systems 1 1 3 2 2 3 3
6. Thanks to my supervisor, Boris Adryan He is his own favourite colleague.