diff --git a/examples/community/game_of_life/life/grid.go b/examples/community/game_of_life/life/grid.go
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+++ b/examples/community/game_of_life/life/grid.go
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+package life
+
+import (
+	"github.com/faiface/pixel"
+	"github.com/faiface/pixel/imdraw"
+	"golang.org/x/image/colornames"
+)
+
+// Shamelessly taken/inspired by https://golang.org/doc/play/life.go
+// Grid is the structure in which the cellular automota live
+type Grid struct {
+	h        int
+	cellSize int
+	Cells    [][]bool
+}
+
+// NewGrid constructs a new Grid
+func NewGrid(h, size int) *Grid {
+	cells := make([][]bool, h)
+	for i := 0; i < h; i++ {
+		cells[i] = make([]bool, h)
+	}
+	return &Grid{h: h, cellSize: size, Cells: cells}
+}
+
+// Alive returns whether the specified position is alive
+func (g *Grid) Alive(x, y int) bool {
+	x += g.h
+	x %= g.h
+	y += g.h
+	y %= g.h
+	return g.Cells[y][x]
+}
+
+// Set sets the state of a specific location
+func (g *Grid) Set(x, y int, state bool) {
+	g.Cells[y][x] = state
+}
+
+// Draw draws the grid
+func (g *Grid) Draw(imd *imdraw.IMDraw) {
+	for i := 0; i < g.h; i++ {
+		for j := 0; j < g.h; j++ {
+			imd.Push(
+				pixel.V(float64(i*g.cellSize), float64(j*g.cellSize)),
+				pixel.V(float64(i*g.cellSize+g.cellSize), float64(j*g.cellSize+g.cellSize)),
+			)
+			if g.Alive(i, j) {
+				imd.Color = colornames.Black
+			} else {
+				imd.Color = colornames.White
+			}
+			imd.Rectangle(0)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Next returns the next state
+func (g *Grid) Next(x, y int) bool {
+	// Count the adjacent cells that are alive.
+	alive := 0
+	for i := -1; i <= 1; i++ {
+		for j := -1; j <= 1; j++ {
+			if (j != 0 || i != 0) && g.Alive(x+i, y+j) {
+				alive++
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// Return next state according to the game rules:
+	//   exactly 3 neighbors: on,
+	//   exactly 2 neighbors: maintain current state,
+	//   otherwise: off.
+	return alive == 3 || alive == 2 && g.Alive(x, y)
+}
diff --git a/examples/community/game_of_life/life/life.go b/examples/community/game_of_life/life/life.go
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+++ b/examples/community/game_of_life/life/life.go
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+// Package life is the manages the "game" state
+// Shamelessly taken from https://golang.org/doc/play/life.go
+package life
+
+import "math/rand"
+
+// Life stores the state of a round of Conway's Game of Life.
+type Life struct {
+	A, b *Grid
+	h    int
+}
+
+// NewLife returns a new Life game state with a random initial state.
+func NewLife(h, size int) *Life {
+	a := NewGrid(h, size)
+	for i := 0; i < (h * h / 2); i++ {
+		a.Set(rand.Intn(h), rand.Intn(h), true)
+	}
+	return &Life{
+		A: a, b: NewGrid(h, size),
+		h: h,
+	}
+}
+
+// Step advances the game by one instant, recomputing and updating all cells.
+func (l *Life) Step() {
+	// Update the state of the next field (b) from the current field (a).
+	for y := 0; y < l.h; y++ {
+		for x := 0; x < l.h; x++ {
+			l.b.Set(x, y, l.A.Next(x, y))
+		}
+	}
+	// Swap fields a and b.
+	l.A, l.b = l.b, l.A
+}
diff --git a/examples/community/game_of_life/main.go b/examples/community/game_of_life/main.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/community/game_of_life/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"math/rand"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/image/colornames"
+
+	"github.com/faiface/pixel"
+	"github.com/faiface/pixel/examples/community/game_of_life/life"
+	"github.com/faiface/pixel/imdraw"
+	"github.com/faiface/pixel/pixelgl"
+)
+
+var (
+	size       *int
+	windowSize *float64
+	frameRate  *int64
+)
+
+func init() {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	size = flag.Int("size", 5, "The size of each cell")
+	windowSize = flag.Float64("windowSize", 800, "The pixel size of one side of the grid")
+	frameRate = flag.Int64("frameRate", 33, "The framerate in milliseconds")
+	flag.Parse()
+}
+
+func main() {
+	pixelgl.Run(run)
+}
+
+func run() {
+
+	cfg := pixelgl.WindowConfig{
+		Title:  "Pixel Rocks!",
+		Bounds: pixel.R(0, 0, *windowSize, *windowSize),
+		VSync:  true,
+	}
+	win, err := pixelgl.NewWindow(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	win.Clear(colornames.White)
+
+	// since the game board is square, rows and cols will be the same
+	rows := int(*windowSize) / *size
+
+	gridDraw := imdraw.New(nil)
+	game := life.NewLife(rows, *size)
+	last := time.Now()
+	for !win.Closed() {
+		// game loop
+		if time.Since(last).Nanoseconds() > *frameRate {
+			gridDraw.Clear()
+			game.A.Draw(gridDraw)
+			gridDraw.Draw(win)
+			game.Step()
+			last = time.Now()
+		}
+		win.Update()
+	}
+}