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+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/src/test/java/com/zipcodeconway/ConwayGameOfLifeTest.java">
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-    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/GameofLife.java">
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+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/GameofLife.java" />
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@@ -670,26 +730,18 @@
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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodeconway/ConwayGameOfLife.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodeconway/ConwayGameOfLife.java
index 0d3b15b..15b153e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodeconway/ConwayGameOfLife.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodeconway/ConwayGameOfLife.java
@@ -1,32 +1,88 @@
 package com.zipcodeconway;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Random;
+
 public class ConwayGameOfLife {
 
-    public ConwayGameOfLife(Integer dimension) {
-     }
+    private SimpleWindow simpleWindow;
 
-    public ConwayGameOfLife(Integer dimension, int[][] startmatrix) {
+    private Integer dimension;
+    private int[][] currentGeneration;
+    private int[][] nextGeneration;
+    private int[][] nextArrayAfter;
+    private int[][] currentArrayAfter;
+
+    public ConwayGameOfLife(Integer dimension) {
+        this.simpleWindow = new SimpleWindow(dimension);
+        this.currentGeneration = createRandomStart(dimension);
+        this.nextGeneration = new int[dimension][dimension];
     }
 
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
-        ConwayGameOfLife sim = new ConwayGameOfLife(50);
-        int[][] endingWorld = sim.simulate(50);
+    public ConwayGameOfLife(Integer dimension, int[][] startMatrix) {
+        this.dimension = dimension;
+        this.currentGeneration = startMatrix;
     }
 
     // Contains the logic for the starting scenario.
     // Which cells are alive or dead in generation 0.
     // allocates and returns the starting matrix of size 'dimension'
     private int[][] createRandomStart(Integer dimension) {
-        return new int[1][1];
+        int[][] randomArray = new int[dimension][dimension];
+
+        Random random = new Random();
+        for (int i = 0; i < randomArray.length; i++) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < randomArray[i].length; j++) {
+                int zeroOrOne = random.nextInt(2);
+                randomArray[i][j] = zeroOrOne;
+            }
+        }
+        return randomArray;
     }
 
     public int[][] simulate(Integer maxGenerations) {
-        return new int[1][1];
+        int generation = 0;
+        while (generation <= maxGenerations) {
+            this.simpleWindow.display(currentGeneration, generation);
+            for (int i = 0; i < currentGeneration.length; i++) {
+                for (int j = 0; j < currentGeneration.length; j++) {
+                    nextGeneration[i][j] = isAlive(i, j, currentGeneration);
+                }
+            }
+            copyAndZeroOut(nextGeneration, currentGeneration);
+            this.simpleWindow.sleep(125);
+            generation++;
+        }
+        return currentGeneration;
     }
 
     // copy the values of 'next' matrix to 'current' matrix,
     // and then zero out the contents of 'next' matrix
     public void copyAndZeroOut(int [][] next, int[][] current) {
+        this.nextArrayAfter = new int[next.length][next.length];
+        this.currentArrayAfter = new int[next.length][next.length];
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < current.length; i++) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < current[i].length; j++) {
+                current[i][j] = next[i][j];
+                currentArrayAfter[i][j] = next[i][j];
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < next.length; i++) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < next[i].length; j++) {
+                next[i][j] = 0;
+                nextArrayAfter[i][j] = 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public int[][] getNextArrayAfter() {
+        return nextArrayAfter;
+    }
+
+    public int[][] getCurrentArrayAfter() {
+        return currentArrayAfter;
     }
 
     // Calculate if an individual cell should be alive in the next generation.
@@ -38,6 +94,76 @@ public void copyAndZeroOut(int [][] next, int[][] current) {
 		Any dead cell with exactly three live neighbours cells will come to life.
 	*/
     private int isAlive(int row, int col, int[][] world) {
-        return 0;
+        int living = 0;
+
+        int west = row - 1;
+        int east = row + 1;
+        int north = col - 1;
+        int south = col + 1;
+
+        if(west == -1) {
+            west = world.length - 1;
+        }
+        if(east == world.length){
+            east = 0;
+        }
+        if(north == -1) {
+            north = world[row].length - 1;
+        }
+        if(south == world[row].length) {
+            south = 0;
+        }
+
+        if(world[west][north] == 1) {
+            living++;
+        }
+        if(world[west][col] == 1) {
+            living++;
+        }
+        if(world[west][south] == 1) {
+            living++;
+        }
+        if(world[row][north] == 1) {
+            living++;
+        }
+        if(world[row][south] == 1) {
+            living++;
+        }
+        if(world[east][north] == 1) {
+            living++;
+        }
+        if(world[east][col] == 1) {
+            living++;
+        }
+        if(world[east][south] == 1) {
+            living++;
+        }
+
+        if(living < 2) {
+            return 0;
+        } else if (living > 3) {
+            return 0;
+        } else if (living == 3) {
+            return 1;
+        } else {
+            return world[row][col];
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    public String rowsToString(int[][] arrayToPrint) {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        for (int i = 0; i < arrayToPrint.length; i++) {
+            sb.append(Arrays.toString(arrayToPrint[i]) + "\n");
+        }
+        sb.deleteCharAt(sb.length() - 1);
+        return sb.toString();
     }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        ConwayGameOfLife sim = new ConwayGameOfLife(50);
+        int[][] endingWorld = sim.simulate(500);
+
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodeconway/SimpleWindow.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodeconway/SimpleWindow.java
index f315e00..0084c24 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodeconway/SimpleWindow.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodeconway/SimpleWindow.java
@@ -48,6 +48,25 @@ public void display(int[][] array, Integer n) {
                 }
             }
         }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        SimpleWindow sw = new SimpleWindow(40);
+        int[][] testArray1 = { {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+                               {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                               {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                               {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                               {0, 0, 0, 0, 0} };
+
+        int[][] testArray2 = { {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+                               {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                               {0, 1, 1, 1, 0},
+                               {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                               {0, 0, 0, 0, 0} };
+
+        sw.display(testArray1, 125);
+        sw.display(testArray2, 125);
+
 
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/zipcodeconway/ConwayGameOfLifeTest.java b/src/test/java/com/zipcodeconway/ConwayGameOfLifeTest.java
index 1e5e845..fba3a75 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/zipcodeconway/ConwayGameOfLifeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/zipcodeconway/ConwayGameOfLifeTest.java
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 package com.zipcodeconway;
 
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
+import com.zipcodeconway.ConwayGameOfLife;
+
 public class ConwayGameOfLifeTest {
 
+    private ConwayGameOfLife sim;
+
     @Test
     public void runTest1() {
         int[][] start = {
@@ -43,4 +48,45 @@ public void runTest2() {
         int[][] results = sim.simulate(10);
         assertTrue(java.util.Arrays.deepEquals(results, expected));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void copyAndZeroOutTest() {
+        // Given
+        int[][] expectedNextArrayBefore = {
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0} };
+        int[][] expectedNextArrayAfter = {
+                {0, 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[][] expectedCurrentArrayBefore = {
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+                {0, 1, 1, 1, 0},
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0} };
+        int[][] expectedCurrentArrayAfter = {
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0} };
+        sim = new ConwayGameOfLife(5, expectedCurrentArrayBefore);
+        String expectedNextArray = sim.rowsToString(expectedNextArrayAfter);
+        String expectedCurrentArray = sim.rowsToString(expectedCurrentArrayAfter);
+        // When
+        sim.copyAndZeroOut(expectedNextArrayBefore, expectedCurrentArrayBefore);
+        String actualNextArray = sim.rowsToString(sim.getNextArrayAfter());
+        String actualCurrentArray = sim.rowsToString(sim.getCurrentArrayAfter());
+        // Then
+        Assert.assertEquals(expectedNextArray, actualNextArray);
+        Assert.assertEquals(expectedCurrentArray, actualCurrentArray);
+
+    }
+
 }
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