code: https://github.com/joshuacc/LifeForce

This is a little project I put together which creates a sort of visual "history" of a particular world in Conway's Game of Life.

The first canvas just steps through the Game, while the second canvas updates cells to become slightly lighter or darker at each step. Over time, this results in an image indicating where life has been able (or unable) to flourish.

The main goal was to familiarize myself with canvas and CoffeeScript, but I'd love to hear any thoughts or suggestions.

Thanks!