Conway's Game of Life - A Rule Framework and Implementation

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using gameOfLife.Framework;

namespace gameOfLife.Transition
{
    public class Spawn : ITransition
    {
        public void Apply(ITransitive cellContainer)
        {
            var neighbouringDeadCells = GetNeighbouringDeadCells(cellContainer.Cells).
                                        Where((cell) => CanBeMadeAlive(cellContainer.Cells, cell)).ToList();

            foreach (var cell in neighbouringDeadCells)
            {
                cellContainer.Cells.Add(cell);
            }
        }

        private bool CanBeMadeAlive(IList<Cell> otherCells, Cell cell)
        {
            return cell.NeighbouringLocations.Match(otherCells).Count == 3;
        }

        private IList<Cell> GetNeighbouringDeadCells(IList<Cell> cells)
        {
            IList<Cell> result = new List<Cell>();

            foreach (var cell in cells)
            {
                if (cell.IsAlive)
                {
                    foreach (var temp in cell.NeighbouringLocations.Filter(cells))
                    {
                        if (!result.Contains(temp))
                        {
                            result.Add(new Cell(temp.X, temp.Y));
                            // cannot add proxy cells in the pattern. Thus creating a real cell object
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            return result;
        }
    }
}