I built this little kit which is a hardware version of a computer program. In this game, little lights die if they are crowded or lonely and new ones come to life if there is the right amount of parents around it! You can buy the kit here: store.makezine.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKGMLIFE Check it out on wikipedia here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life Try out a software version here: www.bitstorm.org/gameoflife/ Watch my podcast about it here: makezine.com/podcast Less