diff --git a/extra/game-of-life/authors.txt b/extra/game-of-life/authors.txt
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+John Benediktsson
diff --git a/extra/game-of-life/game-of-life.factor b/extra/game-of-life/game-of-life.factor
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+! Copyright (C) 2018 John Benediktsson
+! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license
+
+USING: accessors arrays assocs bit-arrays calendar circular
+colors.constants fry kernel locals math math.order namespaces
+opengl random sequences timers ui ui.commands ui.gadgets
+ui.gadgets.toolbar ui.gadgets.tracks ui.gestures ui.render words
+;
+
+IN: game-of-life
+
+: make-grid ( rows cols -- grid )
+    '[ _ <bit-array> <circular> ] replicate <circular> ;
+
+: glider ( grid -- grid )
+    { { 2 1 } { 3 2 } { 1 3 } { 2 3 } { 3 3 } }
+    [ first2 pick nth t -rot set-nth ] each ;
+
+: grid-dim ( grid -- rows cols )
+    [ length ] [ first length ] bi ;
+
+CONSTANT: neighbors {
+    { -1 -1 } { -1  0 } { -1  1 }
+    {  0 -1 }           {  0  1 }
+    {  1 -1 } {  1  0 } {  1  1 }
+}
+
+:: count-neighbors ( grid -- counts )
+    grid grid-dim :> ( rows cols )
+    rows <iota> [| j |
+        cols <iota> [| i |
+            neighbors [
+                first2 [ i + ] [ j + ] bi* grid nth nth
+            ] count
+        ] map
+    ] map ;
+
+:: next-step ( grid -- )
+    grid count-neighbors :> neighbors
+    grid [| row j |
+        row [| cell i |
+            i j neighbors nth nth :> n
+            cell [
+                n 2 3 between? i j grid nth set-nth
+            ] [
+                n 3 = [
+                    t i j grid nth set-nth
+                ] when
+            ] if
+        ] each-index
+    ] each-index ;
+
+TUPLE: grid-gadget < gadget grid timer ;
+
+: <grid-gadget> ( grid -- gadget )
+    grid-gadget new
+        swap >>grid
+        dup '[ _ [ grid>> next-step ] [ relayout-1 ] bi ]
+        f 1/5 seconds <timer> >>timer ;
+
+M: grid-gadget graft*
+    [ timer>> start-timer ] [ call-next-method ] bi ;
+
+M: grid-gadget ungraft*
+    [ timer>> stop-timer ] [ call-next-method ] bi ;
+
+M: grid-gadget pref-dim*
+    grid>> grid-dim [ 20 * ] bi@ 2array ;
+
+:: draw-cells ( gadget -- )
+    COLOR: black gl-color
+    gadget grid>> [| row j |
+        row [| cell i |
+            cell [
+                i j [ 20 * ] bi@ 2array { 20 20 } gl-fill-rect
+            ] when
+        ] each-index
+    ] each-index ;
+
+:: draw-lines ( gadget -- )
+    gadget pref-dim first2 :> ( w h )
+    gadget grid>> grid-dim :> ( rows cols )
+    COLOR: gray gl-color
+    rows <iota> [| j |
+        j 20 * :> y
+        { 0 y } { w y } gl-line
+        cols <iota> [| i |
+            i 20 * :> x
+            { x 0 } { x h } gl-line
+        ] each
+    ] each ;
+
+M: grid-gadget draw-gadget*
+    [ draw-cells ] [ draw-lines ] bi ;
+
+:: on-click ( gadget -- )
+    gadget hand-rel first2 [ 20 /i ] bi@ :> ( i j )
+    i j [ 0 19 between? ] bi@ and [
+        i j gadget grid>> nth [ not ] change-nth
+    ] when gadget relayout-1 ;
+
+:: on-drag ( gadget -- )
+    gadget hand-rel first2 [ 20 /i ] bi@ :> ( i j )
+    i j [ 0 19 between? ] bi@ and [
+        t i j gadget grid>> nth set-nth
+    ] when gadget relayout-1 ;
+
+:: com-play ( gadget -- )
+    gadget timer>> thread>> [
+        gadget timer>> start-timer
+    ] unless ;
+
+:: com-step ( gadget -- )
+    gadget grid>> next-step
+    gadget relayout-1 ;
+
+:: com-stop ( gadget -- )
+    gadget timer>> thread>> [
+        gadget timer>> stop-timer
+    ] when ;
+
+:: com-clear ( gadget -- )
+    gadget grid>> [ seq>> clear-bits ] each
+    gadget relayout-1 ;
+
+:: com-random ( gadget -- )
+    gadget grid>> [ [ drop { t f } random ] map! drop ] each
+    gadget relayout-1 ;
+
+:: com-glider ( gadget -- )
+    gadget grid>> glider drop
+    gadget relayout-1 ;
+
+grid-gadget "toolbar" f {
+    { T{ key-down { sym "1" } } com-play }
+    { T{ key-down { sym "2" } } com-stop }
+    { T{ key-down { sym "3" } } com-clear }
+    { T{ key-down { sym "4" } } com-random }
+    { T{ key-down { sym "5" } } com-glider }
+    { T{ key-down { sym "6" } } com-step }
+} define-command-map
+
+grid-gadget "gestures" [
+    {
+        { T{ button-down { # 1 } } [ on-click ] }
+        { T{ drag { # 1 } } [ on-drag ] }
+    } assoc-union
+] change-word-prop
+
+TUPLE: life-gadget < track ;
+
+: <life-gadget> ( -- gadget )
+    vertical life-gadget new-track
+    20 20 make-grid <grid-gadget>
+    [ <toolbar> format-toolbar f track-add ]
+    [ 1 track-add ] bi ;
+
+M: life-gadget focusable-child* children>> second ;
+
+MAIN-WINDOW: life-window {
+        { title "Game of Life" }
+    } <life-gadget> >>gadgets ;
diff --git a/extra/game-of-life/summary.txt b/extra/game-of-life/summary.txt
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+Conway's Game of Life
diff --git a/extra/game-of-life/tags.txt b/extra/game-of-life/tags.txt
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+demos