Is there a Java library out there that can aid in drawing cellular automata graphics?

Question

I feel like this kind of task must be done pretty often but I am unable to find any widely known libraries or packages that can support this functionality. For example, this could be useful for Conway's Game of Life.

Answer 1

Looks like MASON is the answer:

http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~eclab/projects/mason/

for those who are curious

Answer 2

Have you looked at Processing? There are numerous cellular automata implementations, including this fairly detailed example:

http://processing.org/learning/topics/wolfram.html