diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 362b489..b5ef3d5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod utils;
 
+use std::fmt;
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
 
 // When the `wee_alloc` feature is enabled, use `wee_alloc` as the global
@@ -17,3 +18,104 @@ extern {
 pub fn greet(name: &str) {
     alert(&format!("Hello, {name}!", name=name))
 }
+
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+#[repr(u8)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum Cell {
+    Dead = 0,
+    Alive = 1,
+}
+
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+pub struct Universe {
+    width: u32,
+    height: u32,
+    cells: Vec<Cell>,
+}
+
+impl Universe{
+    fn get_index(&self, row: u32, column: u32) -> usize {
+        (row * self.width + column) as usize
+    }
+
+    fn live_neighbor_count(&self, row: u32, column: u32) -> u8 {
+        let mut count = 0;
+        for delta_row in [self.height -1, 0, 1].iter().cloned() {
+            for delta_col in [self.width -1, 0, 1].iter().cloned() {
+                if delta_row == 0 && delta_col == 0 {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                let neighbor_row = (row + delta_row) % self.height;
+                let neighbor_col = (column + delta_col) % self.width;
+                let i = self.get_index(neighbor_row, neighbor_col);
+                count += self.cells[i] as u8;
+            }
+        }
+        count
+    }
+}
+
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+impl Universe {
+    pub fn tick(&mut self) {
+        let mut next = self.cells.clone();
+
+        for row in 0..self.height{
+            for col in 0..self.width{
+                let i = self.get_index(row, col);
+                let cell = self.cells[i];
+                let live_neighbor = self.live_neighbor_count(row, col);
+                let next_cell = match (cell, live_neighbor){
+                    (Cell::Alive, x) if x < 2 => Cell::Dead,
+                    (Cell::Alive, 2) | (Cell::Alive, 3) => Cell::Alive,
+                    (Cell::Alive, x) if x > 3 => Cell::Dead,
+                    (Cell::Dead, 3) => Cell::Alive,
+                    (other, _) => other,
+                };
+                next[i] = next_cell;
+            }
+        }
+        self.cells = next;
+    }
+
+    pub fn new() -> Universe {
+        let width = 64;
+        let height = 64;
+
+        let cells = (0..width * height)
+            .map(|i| {
+                if i % 2 == 0 || i % 7 == 0 {
+                    Cell::Alive
+                } else {
+                    Cell::Dead
+                }
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        Universe {
+            width,
+            height,
+            cells,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn render(&self) -> String {
+        self.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Universe {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        for line in self.cells.as_slice().chunks(self.width as usize) {
+            for &cell in line {
+                let symbole = if cell == Cell::Dead { ' ' } else { 'x' };
+                write!(f, "{}", symbole)?;
+            }
+            write!(f, "\n")?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}