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+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <random>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <thread>
+#include <time.h>
+
+int** random_state(int width, int height) {
+    time_t timer;
+    time(&timer);
+    int** board;
+    unsigned int currTime = timer;
+    board = new int*[height];
+    for(int i = 0; i < height; i++) {
+        board[i] = new int[width];
+        for(int j = 0; j < width; j++) {
+            board[i][j] = rand_r(&currTime) % 2;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return board;
+}
+
+int** dead_state(int width, int height) {
+    int** board;
+    board = new int*[height];
+    for(int i = 0; i < height; i++) {
+        board[i] = new int[width];
+        for(int j = 0; j < width; j++) {
+            board[i][j] = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return board;
+}
+
+void render(int** const board, int width, int height) {
+    for(int i = 0; i < height; i++) {
+        std::cout << "|";
+        for(int j = 0; j < width; j++) {
+            if(board[i][j] == 1) {
+                std::cout << "<>";
+            }
+            else {
+                std::cout << "  ";
+            }
+        }
+        std::cout << "|\n";
+    }
+}
+
+int checkAliveRule(int sum) {
+    if(sum == 0 || sum == 1) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    else if(sum == 2 || sum == 3) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    else if(sum > 3) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    else {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+int checkDeadRule(int sum) {
+    if(sum == 3) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    else{
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+void next_board_state(int** board, int width, int height) {
+    int** tempBoard = new int*[height];
+    for(int i = 0; i < height; i++) {
+        tempBoard[i] = new int[width];
+        for(int j = 0; j < width; j++) {
+            //top left corner
+            if(i == 0 && j == 0) {
+                if(board[i][j] == 1){
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkAliveRule(sum);
+                }
+                else{
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j+1];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkDeadRule(sum);
+                }
+            } 
+
+            //top edge
+            else if(i == 0 && j > 0 && j < width - 1) {
+                if(board[i][j] == 1){
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i][j-1];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkAliveRule(sum);
+                }
+                else{
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i][j-1];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkDeadRule(sum);
+                }
+            }
+            
+            //top right corner
+            else if(i == 0 && j == width - 1) {
+                if(board[i][j] == 1){
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i+1][j];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i][j-1];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkAliveRule(sum);
+                }
+                else{
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i+1][j];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i][j-1];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkDeadRule(sum);
+                }
+            }
+
+            //right edge
+            else if(i > 0 && i < height - 1 && j == width - 1) {
+                if(board[i][j] == 1){
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i+1][j];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkAliveRule(sum);
+                }
+                else{
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i+1][j];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkDeadRule(sum);
+                }
+            }
+
+            //bottom right corner
+            else if(i == height - 1 && j == width - 1) {
+                if(board[i][j] == 1){
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkAliveRule(sum);
+                }
+                else{
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkDeadRule(sum);
+                }
+            }
+
+            //bottom edge
+            else if(i == height - 1 && j > 0) {
+                if(board[i][j] == 1){
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i][j+1];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkAliveRule(sum);
+                }
+                else{
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i][j+1];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkDeadRule(sum);
+                }
+            }
+
+            //bottom left corner
+            else if(i == height - 1 && j == 0) {
+                if(board[i][j] == 1){
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i-1][j];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i][j+1];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkAliveRule(sum);
+                }
+                else{
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i-1][j];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i][j+1];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkDeadRule(sum);
+                }
+            }
+
+            //left edge
+            else if(i > 0 && j == 0) {
+                if(board[i][j] == 1){
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i-1][j];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkAliveRule(sum);
+                }
+                else{
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i-1][j];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkDeadRule(sum);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // middle stuff
+            else{
+                if(board[i][j] == 1){
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i-1][j];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j-1];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkAliveRule(sum);
+                }
+                else{
+                    int sum = 0;
+                    sum += board[i-1][j];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j+1];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j];
+                    sum += board[i+1][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i][j-1];
+                    sum += board[i-1][j-1];
+                    tempBoard[i][j] = checkDeadRule(sum);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    for(int i = 0; i < height; i++){
+        for(int j = 0; j < width; j++){
+            board[i][j] = tempBoard[i][j];
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+int main() {
+    int boards[30][56] ={{0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
+                         {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}};
+    
+    int height = 30;
+    int width = 56;
+
+    int** board = random_state(width, height);
+
+    for(int i = 0; i < height; i++){
+        for(int j = 0; j < width; j++){
+            board[i][j] = boards[i][j];
+        }
+    }
+
+    //board = dead_state(width,height);
+
+
+    while(1) {
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
+        render(board, width, height);
+        next_board_state(board, width, height);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
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