//generate the next grid depending on the layout of the grid
public static int[,] GetNextGenGrid(int[,] grid)
{
var gridRows = grid.GetUpperBound(0);
var gridCols = grid.GetUpperBound(1);
var nextGrid = new int[gridRows + 1, gridCols + 1];
for (int i = 1; i < gridRows; i++)
{
for (int j = 1; j < gridCols; j++)
{
var liveNeighbors = Grid.GetLiveNeighborCell(grid, i, j);
if (grid[i, j] == 1)
{
nextGrid[i, j] = liveNeighbors == 2 || liveNeighbors == 3 ? 1 : 0;
}
else
{
nextGrid[i, j] = liveNeighbors == 3 ? 1 : 0;
}
}
}
return(nextGrid);
}