diff --git a/src/components/Cell.js b/src/components/Cell.js
index c40941d..dcb3fb9 100644
--- a/src/components/Cell.js
+++ b/src/components/Cell.js
@@ -11,17 +11,57 @@ class Cell {
   }
   setLiving() {
     if (this.living && this.liveNeighbors !== 2 && this.liveNeighbors !== 3) {
+      this.liveNeighbors = 0;
       return (this.living = false);
     }
     if (this.liveNeighbors === 3) {
+      this.liveNeighbors = 0;
       return (this.living = true);
     }
+    this.liveNeighbors = 0;
   }
 }
 
+class Stream {
+  constructor(head, next) {
+    this.head = head;
+    this.tail = next;
+    this.memo = false;
+  }
+  get next() {
+    if (!this.memo) {
+      this.tail = this.tail();
+      this.memo = true;
+    }
+    return this.tail;
+  }
+}
+
+class CellStream extends Stream {
+  constructor(head, next) {
+    super(head, next);
+  }
+  get living() {
+    return this.head.living;
+  }
+  set liveNeighbors(liveNeighbors) {
+    this.head.liveNeighbors = liveNeighbors;
+  }
+}
+
+const cellStream = (living = false, liveNeighbors = 0) => {
+  return new CellStream(new Cell(living, liveNeighbors), function () {
+    this.head.setLiving();
+    return this;
+  });
+};
+
 // as a stream -> cellStream = Stream(Cell, () => Cell(cellStream.isLiving()))
 // in this case GameField = { [x-y]: cellStream }
 // communicating with neighbors = filter for (Boolean(Cell.living)) -> Cell neighbors.addLivingNeighbor
 // controlling whether to call or not: filter for (Boolean(Cell.living) || Boolean(cell.liveNeighbors)) -> cellStream.next
 
-module.exports = Cell;
+module.exports = {
+  Cell,
+  cellStream,
+};
diff --git a/src/components/GameField.js b/src/components/GameField.js
index ce43565..7e7e0f3 100644
--- a/src/components/GameField.js
+++ b/src/components/GameField.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import Cell from "./Cell";
+import { cellStream } from "./Cell";
 
 export default class GameField {
   constructor({ fieldArray = [], fieldMap = {} }) {
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ export default class GameField {
     fieldArray.forEach((subArray, majorIndex) =>
       subArray.forEach((value, minorIndex) => {
         if (value > 0) {
-          this.map[`${majorIndex}-${minorIndex}`] = new Cell(true);
+          this.map[`${majorIndex}-${minorIndex}`] = cellStream(true, 0);
         }
       })
     );
     for (let key in fieldMap) {
-      this.map[key] = new Cell(true);
+      this.map[key] = cellStream(true, 0);
     }
     // instead of implementing multiple GameFields, clear irrelevant keys and expand Game Field as needed
     // discrete Field expansion should only happen in View (to keep view fields centered)
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ export default class GameField {
 }
 
 // as a stream -> fieldStream => Stream(GameField, () => Stream(fieldStream.computeNeighbors(), () => Stream(fieldStream.setLiving()))
+
+// instantiate table (orientation of major and minor axis dependent on viewport)
+// const gameFields = new Array(1).fill(new GameField({}));
+// const container = document.getElementById("game-field");
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index ff83a9c..3f7d44f 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-import css from "./styles/reset.css";
-require("./components/Cell")(() => console.log("hello world!"))();
+import reset from "./styles/reset.css";
+import css from "./styles/style.css";
+// import Controls from './components/Controls';
+import GameField from "./components/GameField";
+(() => console.log("hello world!"))();
 
 // controls
 // -- state=idle ?
diff --git a/src/styles/style.css b/src/styles/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02c915a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/styles/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+* {
+  background: #333;
+  color: #eee;
+}
+
+body {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-flow: column nowrap;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+main, aside {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-flow: row nowrap;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  height: 100%;
+  width: 100%;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/Cell.test.js b/src/test/Cell.test.js
index 3772976..666b242 100644
--- a/src/test/Cell.test.js
+++ b/src/test/Cell.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import Cell from "../components/Cell";
+import { Cell, cellStream } from "../components/Cell";
 
 describe("Cell functionality", () => {
   test("dispatch toggleLiving state should mark living cell dead", () => {
@@ -42,4 +42,27 @@ describe("Cell functionality", () => {
       expect(cell.living).toEqual(state);
     });
   });
+
+  const cellStreamNextCalls = [
+    [2, false],
+    [3, true],
+    [0, false],
+    [5, false],
+  ];
+
+  cellStreamNextCalls.forEach(([liveNeighbors, livingResult]) => {
+    test(`cellStream advances cell state for ${liveNeighbors} live Neighbors (from dead cell)`, () => {
+      const cell = cellStream(false, liveNeighbors).next;
+      expect(cell.living).toEqual(livingResult);
+    });
+  });
+
+  [[2, true], ...cellStreamNextCalls.slice(1)].forEach(
+    ([liveNeighbors, livingResult]) => {
+      test(`cellStream advances cell state for ${liveNeighbors} live Neighbors (from living cell)`, () => {
+        const cell = cellStream(true, liveNeighbors).next;
+        expect(cell.living).toEqual(livingResult);
+      });
+    }
+  );
 });
diff --git a/src/test/GameField.test.js b/src/test/GameField.test.js
index 71605be..54db8e7 100644
--- a/src/test/GameField.test.js
+++ b/src/test/GameField.test.js
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 import GameField from "../components/GameField";
 
-describe("Game Field", () => {
-  test("smoke test", () => {
-    expect(new GameField([])).toEqual({ map: {} });
-  });
-});
-
 describe("Game Field seeds living Cells with array", () => {
   const gameArraySeed = new GameField({
     fieldArray: [