Can you lead your avatar (i.e., ) back home ()? Just use a keyboard to move it by pressing ⬅️⬆️⬇️➡️. Each press in one of these buttons will move the em um passo. Easy, right?
There are a few drawbacks: you cannot let the cat () hunt you down, and you cannot get back home empty-handed: at least get a piece of cheese () along the way! Walk a little bit till one shows up on the map.
The major challenge of this game is not the cat () nor finding and catching a piece of cheese (), but it is the map itself!
The map is made of cells that represent a cellular automaton.
A cellular automaton is...
...a mathematical model consisting of a grid of cells that evolve over time according to a set of simple rules based on the states of neighboring cells. Each cell can have a finite number of states, typically represented by colors, and the rules define how the cells change from one time step to the next. Cellular automata have been used to model a wide range of natural and artificial phenomena, including the behavior of fluids, the growth of plants, and the spread of disease.
You can learn more about cellular automata on this link.
Cells in black/white tones represent dead cells, whereas cells in red tones mean live cells. Keep yourself inside dead cells. If you touch a living cell, your life will be reduced until you eventually lose the game.
It is up to you to investigate how the cellular automaton from this game evolves so you can safely move along the map!
Are you up to the task?