function process(matrix) { //creates the next generation

var neighbors = 0,
    position = '',
    nextgen = new Array(8); //the matrix has 8 rows
    for (i = 1; i <= 8; i++) {
        nextgen[i] = new Array(8);
        for (j = 1; j <= 8; j++) {
            neighbors = neighbors(matrix, i, j);

            //Game Rules
                if (neighbors < 2) {nextgen[i][j] = 0;
                } else if (neighbors == 2) {nextgen[i][j] = 1;
                } else if (neighbors <= 3) {nextgen[i][j] = nextgen[i][j];
                } else {nextgen[i][j] = 0;}
        }
    }
    return nextgen;
}