Complex Adaptive Systems
Bridging Explanations in ConwayÕs Game of Life
1. Create a set of rules for the game of
life that does the following: If a cell has an even number (including 0) of
Òturned onÓ neighbors, then it turns off; if a cell has an odd number of turned
on neighbors, then it turns on.
This rule set has an amazing property. What is this property?
2. WHY does the property found in
Question 5 emerge from the rule set?
Your explanation should make a BRIDGE between two levels: the lower-order
level of rules, and the higher-order level of the visually apparent property.