diff --git a/src/database/ArrayParser.java b/src/database/ArrayParser.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faf76bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/database/ArrayParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package database;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class ArrayParser {
+
+    public String serialize(final boolean[][] grid) {
+        final StringBuilder erg = new StringBuilder();
+
+        for (boolean[] booleans : grid) {
+            for (boolean aBoolean : booleans) {
+                if (aBoolean) {
+                    erg.append("1");
+                } else {
+                    erg.append("0");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return erg.toString();
+    }
+
+    public boolean[][] deserialize(int width, int height, String string) {
+
+        boolean[][] erg = new boolean[height][width];
+        List<Integer> ints = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        for (String s : string.split("")) ints.add(Integer.parseInt(s));
+
+        int index = 0;
+        for (int y = 0; y < erg.length; y++) {
+            System.out.println(erg[y].length);
+            for (int x = 0; x < erg.length; x++) {
+                erg[y][x] = ints.get(index) == 1;
+                index++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return erg;
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/gamecontrol/Clock.java b/src/gamecontrol/Clock.java
index 99b80a7..e278b43 100644
--- a/src/gamecontrol/Clock.java
+++ b/src/gamecontrol/Clock.java
@@ -8,16 +8,14 @@ import java.util.TimerTask;
 public class Clock extends Thread {
 
     private Control control;
-    private GUI gui;
     private boolean running = true;
     private int velocity, delay;
     private boolean isFirstGen;
     private Timer t;
     private TimerTask tt;
 
-    public Clock(Control control, GUI gui) {
+    public Clock(Control control) {
         this.control = control;
-        this.gui = gui;
         this.velocity = 500;
         this.delay = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/gamecontrol/Control.java b/src/gamecontrol/Control.java
index d4a7a64..d9300ea 100644
--- a/src/gamecontrol/Control.java
+++ b/src/gamecontrol/Control.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class Control {
 
     public void start() {
 
-        clock = new Clock(this, gui);
+        clock = new Clock(this);
         gui = new GUI(this);
         readDAO = new ReadDAO();
         writeDAO = new WriteDAO();