diff --git a/assets/shaders/canvas_fragment.glsl b/assets/shaders/canvas_fragment.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c90bd84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/shaders/canvas_fragment.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#version 130
+
+in vec4 i_color;
+out vec4 o_color;
+
+void main() {
+  o_color = i_color;
+}
diff --git a/assets/shaders/canvas_vertex.glsl b/assets/shaders/canvas_vertex.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75de885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/shaders/canvas_vertex.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#version 130
+
+in vec2 pos;
+in vec4 color;
+
+out vec4 i_color;
+
+uniform mat4 proj;
+
+void main() {
+  gl_Position = proj * vec4(pos, 0.0, 1.0);
+  i_color = color;
+}
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8457095..0d0829a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -22,8 +22,23 @@ executable(
   'bloody-gun',
   sources: [
     'src/main.cpp',
+
+    # core
+    'src/Game.cpp',
+    'src/BaseScene.cpp',
+    'src/scenes/World.cpp',
+
+    # gfx
+    'src/Renderer.cpp',
+    'src/Shaders.cpp',
+    'src/Canvas.cpp',
+
+
   ],
   dependencies: [
+    dependency('glew'),
+    dependency('glm'),
+    dependency('sdl2'),
   ],
   install: true
 )
diff --git a/src/BaseScene.cpp b/src/BaseScene.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3582589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BaseScene.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include "BaseScene.hpp"
+
+namespace bg
+{
+  /*explicit*/ BaseScene::BaseScene(Game& game)
+    : m_game { game }
+  {
+  }
+
+  /*virtual*/ BaseScene::~BaseScene()
+  {
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/BaseScene.hpp b/src/BaseScene.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af4eb06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BaseScene.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef bg_BASESCENE_HPP
+#define bg_BASESCENE_HPP
+
+#include "commons.hpp"
+#include "Renderer.hpp"
+#include "Game.hpp"
+
+namespace bg
+{
+  class BaseScene
+  {
+  public:
+    explicit BaseScene(Game& game);
+    virtual ~BaseScene();
+
+    virtual void update(float /*dt*/) {}
+    virtual void draw(Renderer const& /*renderer*/) {}
+
+  private:
+    Game& m_game;
+  };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/Canvas.cpp b/src/Canvas.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a38bee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Canvas.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#include "Canvas.hpp"
+
+namespace bg
+{
+  /*explicit*/ Canvas::Canvas()
+  {
+    glGenVertexArrays(1, &m_vao);
+    glBindVertexArray(m_vao);
+
+    glGenBuffers(1, &m_vbo);
+  }
+
+  /*virtual*/ Canvas::~Canvas()
+  {
+    glDeleteBuffers(1, &m_vbo);
+    glDeleteVertexArrays(1, &m_vao);
+  }
+
+  void Canvas::use() const
+  {
+    m_shaders->use();
+    glBindVertexArray(m_vao);
+    glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, m_vbo);
+  }
+
+  void Canvas::draw(glm::mat4 const& transform) const
+  {
+    use();
+    m_shaders->set_matrix("proj", transform);
+    glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, m_vertices.size());
+  }
+
+  void Canvas::clear()
+  {
+    m_vertices.clear();
+    update();
+  }
+
+  void Canvas::rect(glm::vec2 const& pos,
+                    glm::vec2 const& size,
+                    glm::vec4 const& color)
+  {
+    // A -- B
+    // |    |
+    // D -- C
+
+    Vertex a {pos.x - size.x/2.0f, pos.y - size.y/2.0f,
+              color.x, color.y, color.z, color.w
+    };
+
+    Vertex b {pos.x + size.x/2.0f, pos.y - size.y/2.0f,
+              color.x, color.y, color.z, color.w};
+
+    Vertex c {pos.x + size.x/2.0f, pos.y + size.y/2.0f,
+              color.x, color.y, color.z, color.w};
+
+    Vertex d {pos.x - size.x/2.0f, pos.y + size.y/2.0f,
+              color.x, color.y, color.z, color.w};
+
+    m_vertices.push_back(a);
+    m_vertices.push_back(b);
+    m_vertices.push_back(c);
+
+    m_vertices.push_back(a);
+    m_vertices.push_back(c);
+    m_vertices.push_back(d);
+
+    update();
+  }
+
+  void Canvas::update()
+  {
+    use();
+
+    glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,
+                 m_vertices.size() * sizeof(Vertex),
+                 m_vertices.data(),
+                 GL_STATIC_DRAW);
+
+    GLint pos = m_shaders->attrib("pos");
+    glEnableVertexAttribArray(pos);
+    glVertexAttribPointer(pos,
+                          2,
+                          GL_FLOAT,
+                          GL_FALSE,
+                          sizeof(Vertex),
+                          nullptr);
+
+    GLint color = m_shaders->attrib("color");
+    glEnableVertexAttribArray(color);
+    glVertexAttribPointer(color,
+                          4,
+                          GL_FLOAT,
+                          GL_FALSE,
+                          sizeof(Vertex),
+                          reinterpret_cast<void*>(offsetof(Vertex, r)));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Canvas.hpp b/src/Canvas.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8bcc41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Canvas.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#ifndef bg_CANVAS_HPP
+#define bg_CANVAS_HPP
+
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+#include <GL/glew.h>
+#include "Shaders.hpp"
+#include "commons.hpp"
+
+namespace bg
+{
+  struct Vertex
+  {
+    float x; float y;
+    float r; float g; float b; float a;
+  };
+
+  class Canvas
+  {
+  public:
+    explicit Canvas();
+    virtual ~Canvas();
+
+    void use() const;
+    void draw(glm::mat4 const& transform) const;
+
+    // Draw shapes
+    // -----------
+    void clear();
+
+    void rect(glm::vec2 const& pos,
+              glm::vec2 const& size,
+              glm::vec4 const& color =
+              glm::vec4 {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f});
+
+  private:
+    std::shared_ptr<Shaders> m_shaders =
+      std::make_shared<Shaders>();
+
+    GLuint m_vao;
+    GLuint m_vbo;
+    std::vector<Vertex> m_vertices;
+
+    void update();
+
+  };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/Game.cpp b/src/Game.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c18ca7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Game.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#include "Game.hpp"
+#include "BaseScene.hpp"
+
+namespace bg
+{
+  /*explicit*/ Game::Game()
+  {
+  }
+
+  /*virtual*/ Game::~Game()
+  {
+    free();
+  }
+
+  void Game::init()
+  {
+    if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) != 0)
+      {
+        throw game_error {"Cannot initialize SDL 2."};
+      }
+
+    auto title = "Bloody Gun v" + BG_VERSION;
+
+    m_window = SDL_CreateWindow(title.c_str(),
+                                SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED,
+                                SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED,
+                                1600, 900,
+                                SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN
+                                | SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN
+                                | SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL);
+
+    if (!m_window)
+      {
+        throw game_error {"Cannot open SDL window."};
+      }
+
+
+    {
+      int w;
+      int h;
+      SDL_GetWindowSize(m_window, &w, &h);
+      m_renderer = std::make_unique<Renderer>(w, h);
+    }
+
+    m_context = SDL_GL_CreateContext(m_window);
+
+    if (!m_context)
+      {
+        throw game_error {std::string()
+                          + "Cannot create SDL 2 GL context ("
+                          + SDL_GetError()
+                          + ")"};
+      }
+
+    if (glewInit() != GLEW_OK)
+      {
+        throw game_error {"Cannot initialize glew."};
+      }
+  }
+
+  void Game::free()
+  {
+    SDL_GL_DeleteContext(m_context);
+    SDL_DestroyWindow(m_window);
+    m_window = nullptr;
+    SDL_Quit();
+  }
+
+  int Game::start()
+  {
+    SDL_Event event;
+
+    m_running = true;
+    float dt = 0.0f;
+
+    while (m_running)
+      {
+        auto loop_start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+        while (SDL_PollEvent(&event))
+          {
+            if (event.type == SDL_QUIT)
+              {
+                m_running = false;
+              }
+          }
+
+        if (m_scene_stack.empty() == false)
+          {
+            m_scene_stack.back()->update(dt);
+          }
+
+        glClearColor(1, 1, 1, 1);
+        glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+
+        if (m_scene_stack.empty() == false)
+          {
+            m_scene_stack.back()->draw(*m_renderer);
+          }
+
+        SDL_GL_SwapWindow(m_window);
+
+        for (auto& scene: m_push_queue)
+          {
+            m_scene_stack.push_back(std::move(scene));
+          }
+
+        m_push_queue.clear();
+
+        auto elapsed = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - loop_start;
+        dt = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(elapsed)
+          .count() / 1000000.0f;
+      }
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  void Game::queue_push(std::unique_ptr<BaseScene> scene)
+  {
+    m_push_queue.push_back(std::move(scene));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Game.hpp b/src/Game.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1b8855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Game.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#ifndef bg_GAME_HPP
+#define bg_GAME_HPP
+
+#include "commons.hpp"
+
+#include <GL/glew.h>
+#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+
+#include "Renderer.hpp"
+
+namespace bg
+{
+  BG_ERROR(game_error);
+
+  class BaseScene;
+
+  class Game
+  {
+  public:
+    explicit Game();
+    virtual ~Game();
+
+    // Lifecycle management
+    // --------------------
+    void init();
+    void free();
+    int start();
+
+    // Scenes
+    // ------
+    void queue_push(std::unique_ptr<BaseScene> scene);
+
+  private:
+    bool m_running = false;
+    SDL_Window* m_window = nullptr;
+    std::unique_ptr<Renderer> m_renderer;
+    SDL_GLContext m_context = nullptr;
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<BaseScene>> m_scene_stack;
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<BaseScene>> m_push_queue;
+  };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/Renderer.cpp b/src/Renderer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9903e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Renderer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+#include <glm/gtc/matrix_transform.hpp>
+#include "Renderer.hpp"
+#include "Canvas.hpp"
+
+namespace bg
+{
+  /*explicit*/ Renderer::Renderer(int width, int height)
+    : m_width { width }
+    , m_height { height }
+  {
+  }
+
+  /*virtual*/ Renderer::~Renderer()
+  {
+  }
+
+  void Renderer::draw(Canvas const& canvas) const
+  {
+    glm::mat4 proj = glm::ortho(0.0f,
+                                static_cast<float>(m_width),
+                                static_cast<float>(m_height),
+                                0.0f);
+    canvas.draw(proj);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Renderer.hpp b/src/Renderer.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b078229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Renderer.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef bg_RENDERER_HPP
+#define bg_RENDERER_HPP
+
+namespace bg
+{
+  class Canvas;
+
+  class Renderer
+  {
+  public:
+    explicit Renderer(int width, int height);
+    virtual ~Renderer();
+
+    void draw(Canvas const& canvas) const;
+
+  private:
+    int m_width;
+    int m_height;
+  };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/Shaders.cpp b/src/Shaders.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af6128c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Shaders.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+#include <glm/gtc/type_ptr.hpp>
+#include "Shaders.hpp"
+
+namespace bg
+{
+  /*explicit*/ Shaders::Shaders()
+  {
+    shader(BG_DATADIR / "assets" / "shaders" / "canvas_vertex.glsl",
+           GL_VERTEX_SHADER);
+
+    shader(BG_DATADIR / "assets" / "shaders" / "canvas_fragment.glsl",
+           GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER);
+
+    glLinkProgram(m_program);
+
+    GLint status = GL_FALSE;
+
+    glGetProgramiv(m_program, GL_LINK_STATUS, &status);
+
+    if (!status)
+      {
+        size_t const SZ = 512;
+        char msg[SZ];
+        glGetProgramInfoLog(m_program, SZ, nullptr, msg);
+
+        throw shaders_error {std::string() + "Cannot link program.\n" + msg};
+      }
+  }
+
+  /*virtual*/ Shaders::~Shaders()
+  {
+    glDeleteProgram(m_program);
+  }
+
+  void Shaders::use() const
+  {
+    glUseProgram(m_program);
+  }
+
+  GLint Shaders::attrib(std::string const& name) const
+  {
+    use();
+
+    GLint loc = glGetAttribLocation(m_program, name.c_str());
+
+    if (loc < 0)
+      {
+        throw shaders_error {"Cannot find vertex attribute '"+name+"'."};
+      }
+
+    return loc;
+  }
+
+  GLint Shaders::matrix(std::string const& name) const
+  {
+    use();
+
+    GLint loc = glGetUniformLocation(m_program, name.c_str());
+
+    if (loc < 0)
+      {
+        throw shaders_error {"Cannot find uniform '"+name+"'."};
+      }
+
+    return loc;
+  }
+
+  void Shaders::set_matrix(std::string const& name, glm::mat4 mat) const
+  {
+    use();
+    glUniformMatrix4fv(matrix(name), 1, GL_FALSE, glm::value_ptr(mat));
+  }
+
+  GLuint Shaders::shader(std::filesystem::path const& path, GLenum type)
+  {
+    if (!std::filesystem::is_regular_file(path))
+      {
+        throw shaders_error {"Shader file '" + path.string() + "' not found."};
+      }
+
+    GLuint myshader = glCreateShader(type);
+
+    std::string source;
+
+    {
+      std::stringstream ss;
+      std::ifstream file { path };
+
+      if (!file)
+        {
+          throw shaders_error {"Cannot open file '" + path.string() + "'"};
+        }
+
+      ss << file.rdbuf();
+      source = ss.str();
+    }
+
+    char const* sources[] = {source.c_str()};
+
+    glShaderSource(myshader, 1, sources, nullptr);
+    glCompileShader(myshader);
+
+    GLint status = GL_FALSE;
+
+    glGetShaderiv(myshader, GL_COMPILE_STATUS, &status);
+
+    if (!status)
+      {
+        size_t const SZ = 512;
+        char msg[SZ];
+        glGetShaderInfoLog(myshader, SZ, nullptr, msg);
+
+        throw shaders_error {"Cannot compile shader '"
+                             + path.string()
+                             + "'\n"
+                             + msg
+        };
+      }
+
+    glAttachShader(m_program, myshader);
+
+    return myshader;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Shaders.hpp b/src/Shaders.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8bc8c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Shaders.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#ifndef bg_SHADERS_HPP
+#define bg_SHADERS_HPP
+
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+#include <GL/glew.h>
+#include "commons.hpp"
+
+namespace bg
+{
+  BG_ERROR(shaders_error);
+
+  class Shaders
+  {
+  public:
+    explicit Shaders();
+    virtual ~Shaders();
+
+    void use() const;
+
+    // Attribute and Uniforms
+    // ----------------------
+    GLint attrib(std::string const& name) const;
+    GLint matrix(std::string const& name) const;
+    void set_matrix(std::string const& name, glm::mat4 mat) const;
+
+  private:
+    GLuint m_program = glCreateProgram();
+
+    GLuint shader(std::filesystem::path const& path, GLenum type);
+
+  };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/commons.hpp b/src/commons.hpp
index 882e21f..620162b 100644
--- a/src/commons.hpp
+++ b/src/commons.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 #ifndef bg_COMMONS_HPP
 #define bg_COMMONS_HPP
 
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <vector>
 #include "conf.hpp"
 
+
+#define BG_ERROR(NAME)                          \
+  struct NAME : public std::runtime_error {     \
+    explicit NAME (std::string const& what)     \
+      : std::runtime_error { what } {}          \
+  }
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 1ab284f..cf9d9d3 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include "commons.hpp"
+#include "Game.hpp"
+#include "scenes/World.hpp"
 
 int main(int, char**)
 {
-  std::cout << "Bloody Gun v" << BG_VERSION << std::endl;
-  return 0;
+  bg::Game game;
+  game.init();
+
+  auto world = std::make_unique<bg::World>(game);
+  game.queue_push(std::move(world));
+
+  return game.start();
 }
diff --git a/src/scenes/World.cpp b/src/scenes/World.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fb28a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scenes/World.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include "World.hpp"
+#include "../Renderer.hpp"
+
+namespace bg
+{
+  /*explicit*/ World::World(Game& game)
+    : BaseScene(game)
+  {
+    m_canvas.rect(glm::vec2 {64.0f, 64.0f},
+                  glm::vec2 {128.0f, 32.0f},
+                  glm::vec4 {0.0f, 0.5f, 0.0f, 1.0f});
+
+    m_canvas.rect(glm::vec2 {512.0f, 512.0f},
+                  glm::vec2 {96.0f, 96.0f},
+                  glm::vec4 {0.5f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f});
+  }
+
+  /*virtual*/ World::~World()
+  {
+  }
+
+  void World::update(float) /*override*/
+  {
+  }
+
+  void World::draw(Renderer const& renderer) /*override*/
+  {
+    renderer.draw(m_canvas);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/scenes/World.hpp b/src/scenes/World.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b249c38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scenes/World.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef bg_WORLD_HPP
+#define bg_WORLD_HPP
+
+#include "../commons.hpp"
+#include "../BaseScene.hpp"
+#include "../Canvas.hpp"
+
+namespace bg
+{
+  class World: public BaseScene
+  {
+  public:
+    explicit World(Game& game);
+    virtual ~World();
+
+    void update(float dt) override;
+    void draw(Renderer const& renderer) override;
+
+  private:
+    Canvas m_canvas;
+  };
+}
+
+#endif