If you're mesmerized by the "Game of Life" like I am your going to enjoy the Continuously Domain versions like smooth life.
Check out the video[0], and an implementation in python[1] on HN.
I'm always surprised by how few programmers are familiar with the Game of Life. It used to be that anyone with a degree in Comp Sci would have come across it at some point in their education -- maybe it's a casualty of the shift from hard computer science to software development?