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1\subsection{Rocklife}
2
3This an implementation of J. H. Conway's Game of Life (see
4\url{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway\%27s_Game_of_Life} for a detailed
5description).
6
7Rockbox can open files with a configuration description (\fname{.cells} files).
8Just ``play'' such file and the game configuration stored in it will be loaded
9into this plugin.
10
11A \fname{.cells} file is a text file. A capital `O' marks a live cell, a dot
12marks a dead cell, all other characters are ignored. Everything on a line
13starting with an exclamation sign (and including it) is a comment and is
14ignored.