Conway's Game of Life Code

[LittleSprite]

Hey guys, I have this project as an assignment and I've run into a problem I just can't seem to solve. When I run the program, it does one iteration of all periods ('.'), which symbolize dead cells. No new cells are manipulated.


#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <Windows.h>
#include <string>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

using namespace std;

//Global Variables
int sleep = 300;
int MAX_X = 49;
int MAX_Y = 29;
char arr[50][30];
char temp[50][30];


//Functions in the order they're used
void seed(char[50][30], char[50][30]);
void copy(char[50][30], char[50][30]);
void life(char[50][30], char[50][30]);
int same(char[50][30], char[50][30]);


int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
string key;


//Intro
do
{
cout << "Welcome to the Game of Life Simulator. Press enter to continue.";
getline(cin, key);
} while (key == "\n");

life(arr, temp);

return 0;
}

void seed(char arr[50][30], char temp[50][30])
{
for (int x = 0; x < 50; x++)
{
for (int y = 0; y < 30; y++)
{
arr[x][y] = '.';
}
}

for (int x = 0; x < 50; x++)
{
for (int y = 0; y < 30; y++)
{
temp[x][y] = '.';
}
}
}

void copy(char arr[50][30], char temp[50][30])
{
for (int x = 0; x < 50; x++)
{
for (int y = 0; y < 30; y++)
{
arr[x][y] = temp[x][y];
}
}
}

void life(char arr[50][30], char temp[50][30])
{
char answer = 'n';

seed(arr, temp);
arr[25][15] = '0';
arr[24][15] = '0';
arr[23][15] = '0';

do
{
system("cls");
copy(arr, temp);

int count = 0;

//Checks all cells around it and adds them together
for (int j = 1; j < MAX_X; j++)
{
for (int i = 1; i < MAX_Y; i++)
{
int total = 0;

total =
arr[j - 1][i] +
arr[j][i - 1] +
arr[j + 1][i] +
arr[j][i + 1] +
arr[j - 1][i - 1] +
arr[j + 1][i + 1] +
arr[j - 1][i + 1] +
arr[j + 1][i - 1];

if (total < 2 || count > 3) //Dies
{
temp[j][i] = '.';
}

if (total == 2) //Lives
{
temp[j][i] = arr[j][i];
}

if (total == 3) //Stays alive or is created
{
temp[j][i] = '0';
}
}
}
copy(arr, temp);

for (int j = 1; j < MAX_X; j++)
{
for (int i = 1; i < MAX_Y; i++)
{
cout << arr[j][i];
}
}


Sleep(100);

if (same(arr, temp) == 1)
cout << "Would you like to run another simulation?(Y/N): ";
cin >> answer;

} while (answer != 'y' || answer != 'Y');
}

int same(char arr[50][30], char temp[50][30]) //Checks if both arrays are the same
{
int count = 0;

for (int j = 0; j < 50; j++) //Compares arr and temp and increases count every time they're the same
{
for (int i = 0; i < 30; i++)
{
if (arr[j][i] == temp[j][i])
count++;
}
}

if (count == (50 * 30)) //Since count checks every cell, arrays should both be the same when the total cell count is reached
{
return 1;
}
else
{
return 0;
}
}

[Militie]

Remember to use code tags.

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <Windows.h>
#include <string>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

using namespace std;

//Global Variables
int sleep = 300;
int MAX_X = 49;
int MAX_Y = 29;
char arr[50][30];
char temp[50][30];


//Functions in the order they're used
void seed(char[50][30], char[50][30]);
void copy(char[50][30], char[50][30]);
void life(char[50][30], char[50][30]);
int same(char[50][30], char[50][30]);


int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
	string key;


	//Intro
	do
	{
		cout << "Welcome to the Game of Life Simulator. Press enter to continue.";
		getline(cin, key);
	} while (key == "\n");

	life(arr, temp);

	return 0;
}

void seed(char arr[50][30], char temp[50][30])
{
	for (int x = 0; x < 50; x++)
	{
		for (int y = 0; y < 30; y++)
		{
			arr[x][y] = '.';
		}
	}

	for (int x = 0; x < 50; x++)
	{
		for (int y = 0; y < 30; y++)
		{
			temp[x][y] = '.';
		}
	}
}

void copy(char arr[50][30], char temp[50][30])
{
	for (int x = 0; x < 50; x++)
	{
		for (int y = 0; y < 30; y++)
		{
			arr[x][y] = temp[x][y];
		}
	}
}

void life(char arr[50][30], char temp[50][30])
{
	char answer = 'n';

	seed(arr, temp);
	arr[25][15] = '0';
	arr[24][15] = '0';
	arr[23][15] = '0';

	do
	{
		system("cls");
		copy(arr, temp);

		int count = 0;

		//Checks all cells around it and adds them together
		for (int j = 1; j < MAX_X; j++)
		{
			for (int i = 1; i < MAX_Y; i++)
			{
				int total = 0;

				total =
					arr[j - 1][i] +
					arr[j][i - 1] +
					arr[j + 1][i] +
					arr[j][i + 1] +
					arr[j - 1][i - 1] +
					arr[j + 1][i + 1] +
					arr[j - 1][i + 1] +
					arr[j + 1][i - 1];

				if (total < 2 || count > 3) //Dies
				{
					temp[j][i] = '.';
				}

				if (total == 2) //Lives
				{
					temp[j][i] = arr[j][i];
				}

				if (total == 3) //Stays alive or is created
				{
					temp[j][i] = '0';
				}
			}
		}
		copy(arr, temp);

		for (int j = 1; j < MAX_X; j++)
		{
			for (int i = 1; i < MAX_Y; i++)
			{
				cout << arr[j][i];
			}
		}


		Sleep(100);

		if (same(arr, temp) == 1)
			cout << "Would you like to run another simulation?(Y/N): ";
		cin >> answer;

	} while (answer != 'y' || answer != 'Y');
}

int same(char arr[50][30], char temp[50][30]) //Checks if both arrays are the same
{
	int count = 0;

	for (int j = 0; j < 50; j++) //Compares arr and temp and increases count every time they're the same
	{
		for (int i = 0; i < 30; i++)
		{
			if (arr[j][i] == temp[j][i])
				count++;
		}
	}

	if (count == (50 * 30)) //Since count checks every cell, arrays should both be the same when the total cell count is reached
	{
		return 1;
	}
	else
	{
		return 0;
	}
}