stanford dragon rendering

2022-09-18 21:20:51 -04:00 · 2022-09-18 21:20:51 -04:00 · 8045b8ba04
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--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
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+VULKAN_SDK=/home/tylerm/Documents/Vulkan
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.vscode
+bin
+.env
+*.o
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "glfw"]
+	path = lib/glfw
+	url = https://github.com/glfw/glfw.git
+[submodule "glm"]
+	path = lib/glm
+	url = https://github.com/g-truc/glm.git
--- a/59
+++ b/59
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+include .env
+
+CC = clang++
+
+INCFLAGS  = -Isrc
+INCFLAGS += -Iengine
+INCFLAGS += -Ilib/glfw/include
+INCFLAGS += -Ilib/glm
+INCFLAGS += -L${VULKAN_SDK}/lib -lvulkan
+
+CCFLAGS  = -std=c++17 -O2 -g
+CCFLAGS += $(INCFLAGS)
+
+LDFLAGS = -lm
+LDFLAGS += $(INCFLAGS)
+LDFLAGS += lib/glfw/src/libglfw3.a
+LDFLAGS += lib/glm/glm/libglm_static.a
+
+SRC  = $(shell find src -name "*.cpp")
+SRC += $(shell find engine -name "*.cpp")
+OBJ  = $(SRC:.cpp=.o)
+BIN  = bin
+
+VERTSRC = $(shell find ./res/shaders -type f -name "*.vert")
+VERTOBJ = $(patsubst %.vert, %.vert.spv, $(VERTSRC))
+FRAGSRC = $(shell find ./res/shaders -type f -name "*.frag")
+FRAGOBJ = $(patsubst %.frag, %.frag.spv, $(FRAGSRC))
+
+.PHONY: all clean
+
+all: dirs libs shader build
+
+libs:
+	cd lib/glfw && cmake . && make
+	cd lib/glm && cmake . && make
+
+dirs:
+	mkdir -p ./$(BIN)
+
+
+shader: $(VERTOBJ) $(FRAGOBJ)
+
+run: build
+	$(RUN) $(BIN)/game
+
+build: dirs shader ${OBJ}
+	${CC} -o $(BIN)/game $(filter %.o,$^) $(LDFLAGS)
+
+%.spv: %
+	glslc -o $@ $<
+
+%.o: %.cpp
+	$(CC) -o $@ -c $< $(CCFLAGS)
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf app
+	rm -rf $(BIN) $(OBJ)
+	rm -rf res/shaders/*.spv
+	rm -rf lib/glfw/CMakeCache.txt
--- a/engine/xe_buffer.cpp
+++ b/engine/xe_buffer.cpp
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+#include "xe_buffer.hpp"
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cstring>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+VkDeviceSize XeBuffer::getAlignment(VkDeviceSize instanceSize, VkDeviceSize minOffsetAlignment) {
+  if (minOffsetAlignment > 0) {
+    return (instanceSize + minOffsetAlignment - 1) & ~(minOffsetAlignment - 1);
+  }
+  return instanceSize;
+}
+
+XeBuffer::XeBuffer(
+    XeDevice &device,
+    VkDeviceSize instanceSize,
+    uint32_t instanceCount,
+    VkBufferUsageFlags usageFlags,
+    VkMemoryPropertyFlags memoryPropertyFlags,
+    VkDeviceSize minOffsetAlignment)
+    : xeDevice{device},
+      instanceSize{instanceSize},
+      instanceCount{instanceCount},
+      usageFlags{usageFlags},
+      memoryPropertyFlags{memoryPropertyFlags} {
+  alignmentSize = getAlignment(instanceSize, minOffsetAlignment);
+  bufferSize = alignmentSize * instanceCount;
+  device.createBuffer(bufferSize, usageFlags, memoryPropertyFlags, buffer, memory);
+}
+
+XeBuffer::~XeBuffer() {
+  unmap();
+  vkDestroyBuffer(xeDevice.device(), buffer, nullptr);
+  vkFreeMemory(xeDevice.device(), memory, nullptr);
+}
+
+VkResult XeBuffer::map(VkDeviceSize size, VkDeviceSize offset) {
+  assert(buffer && memory && "Called map on buffer before create");
+  return vkMapMemory(xeDevice.device(), memory, offset, size, 0, &mapped);
+}
+
+void XeBuffer::unmap() {
+  if (mapped) {
+    vkUnmapMemory(xeDevice.device(), memory);
+    mapped = nullptr;
+  }
+}
+
+void XeBuffer::writeToBuffer(void *data, VkDeviceSize size, VkDeviceSize offset) {
+  assert(mapped && "Cannot copy to unmapped buffer");
+
+  if (size == VK_WHOLE_SIZE) {
+    memcpy(mapped, data, bufferSize);
+  } else {
+    char *memOffset = (char *)mapped;
+    memOffset += offset;
+    memcpy(memOffset, data, size);
+  }
+}
+
+VkResult XeBuffer::flush(VkDeviceSize size, VkDeviceSize offset) {
+  VkMappedMemoryRange mappedRange = {};
+  mappedRange.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MAPPED_MEMORY_RANGE;
+  mappedRange.memory = memory;
+  mappedRange.offset = offset;
+  mappedRange.size = size;
+  return vkFlushMappedMemoryRanges(xeDevice.device(), 1, &mappedRange);
+}
+
+VkResult XeBuffer::invalidate(VkDeviceSize size, VkDeviceSize offset) {
+  VkMappedMemoryRange mappedRange = {};
+  mappedRange.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MAPPED_MEMORY_RANGE;
+  mappedRange.memory = memory;
+  mappedRange.offset = offset;
+  mappedRange.size = size;
+  return vkInvalidateMappedMemoryRanges(xeDevice.device(), 1, &mappedRange);
+}
+
+VkDescriptorBufferInfo XeBuffer::descriptorInfo(VkDeviceSize size, VkDeviceSize offset) {
+  return VkDescriptorBufferInfo{
+      buffer,
+      offset,
+      size,
+  };
+}
+
+void XeBuffer::writeToIndex(void *data, int index) {
+  writeToBuffer(data, instanceSize, index * alignmentSize);
+}
+
+VkResult XeBuffer::flushIndex(int index) { return flush(alignmentSize, index * alignmentSize); }
+
+VkDescriptorBufferInfo XeBuffer::descriptorInfoForIndex(int index) {
+  return descriptorInfo(alignmentSize, index * alignmentSize);
+}
+
+VkResult XeBuffer::invalidateIndex(int index) {
+  return invalidate(alignmentSize, index * alignmentSize);
+}
+
+}
+
--- a/engine/xe_buffer.hpp
+++ b/engine/xe_buffer.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "xe_device.hpp"
+
+namespace xe {
+
+class XeBuffer {
+ public:
+  XeBuffer(
+      XeDevice& device,
+      VkDeviceSize instanceSize,
+      uint32_t instanceCount,
+      VkBufferUsageFlags usageFlags,
+      VkMemoryPropertyFlags memoryPropertyFlags,
+      VkDeviceSize minOffsetAlignment = 1);
+  ~XeBuffer();
+
+  XeBuffer(const XeBuffer&) = delete;
+  XeBuffer& operator=(const XeBuffer&) = delete;
+
+  VkResult map(VkDeviceSize size = VK_WHOLE_SIZE, VkDeviceSize offset = 0);
+  void unmap();
+
+  void writeToBuffer(void* data, VkDeviceSize size = VK_WHOLE_SIZE, VkDeviceSize offset = 0);
+  VkResult flush(VkDeviceSize size = VK_WHOLE_SIZE, VkDeviceSize offset = 0);
+  VkDescriptorBufferInfo descriptorInfo(VkDeviceSize size = VK_WHOLE_SIZE, VkDeviceSize offset = 0);
+  VkResult invalidate(VkDeviceSize size = VK_WHOLE_SIZE, VkDeviceSize offset = 0);
+
+  void writeToIndex(void* data, int index);
+  VkResult flushIndex(int index);
+  VkDescriptorBufferInfo descriptorInfoForIndex(int index);
+  VkResult invalidateIndex(int index);
+
+  VkBuffer getBuffer() const { return buffer; }
+  void* getMappedMemory() const { return mapped; }
+  uint32_t getInstanceCount() const { return instanceCount; }
+  VkDeviceSize getInstanceSize() const { return instanceSize; }
+  VkDeviceSize getAlignmentSize() const { return instanceSize; }
+  VkBufferUsageFlags getUsageFlags() const { return usageFlags; }
+  VkMemoryPropertyFlags getMemoryPropertyFlags() const { return memoryPropertyFlags; }
+  VkDeviceSize getBufferSize() const { return bufferSize; }
+
+ private:
+  static VkDeviceSize getAlignment(VkDeviceSize instanceSize, VkDeviceSize minOffsetAlignment);
+
+  XeDevice& xeDevice;
+  void* mapped = nullptr;
+  VkBuffer buffer = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+  VkDeviceMemory memory = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+
+  VkDeviceSize bufferSize;
+  uint32_t instanceCount;
+  VkDeviceSize instanceSize;
+  VkDeviceSize alignmentSize;
+  VkBufferUsageFlags usageFlags;
+  VkMemoryPropertyFlags memoryPropertyFlags;
+};
+
+}
+
--- a/engine/xe_camera.cpp
+++ b/engine/xe_camera.cpp
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+#include "xe_camera.hpp"
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <limits>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+void XeCamera::setOrthographicProjection(
+    float left, float right, float top, float bottom, float near, float far) {
+  projectionMatrix = glm::mat4{1.0f};
+  projectionMatrix[0][0] = 2.f / (right - left);
+  projectionMatrix[1][1] = 2.f / (bottom - top);
+  projectionMatrix[2][2] = 1.f / (far - near);
+  projectionMatrix[3][0] = -(right + left) / (right - left);
+  projectionMatrix[3][1] = -(bottom + top) / (bottom - top);
+  projectionMatrix[3][2] = -near / (far - near);
+}
+ 
+void XeCamera::setPerspectiveProjection(float fovy, float aspect, float near, float far) {
+  assert(glm::abs(aspect - std::numeric_limits<float>::epsilon()) > 0.0f);
+  const float tanHalfFovy = tan(fovy / 2.f);
+  projectionMatrix = glm::mat4{0.0f};
+  projectionMatrix[0][0] = 1.f / (aspect * tanHalfFovy);
+  projectionMatrix[1][1] = 1.f / (tanHalfFovy);
+  projectionMatrix[2][2] = far / (far - near);
+  projectionMatrix[2][3] = 1.f;
+  projectionMatrix[3][2] = -(far * near) / (far - near);
+}
+
+void XeCamera::setViewDirection(glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 direction, glm::vec3 up) {
+  const glm::vec3 w{glm::normalize(direction)};
+  const glm::vec3 u{glm::normalize(glm::cross(w, up))};
+  const glm::vec3 v{glm::cross(w, u)};
+
+  viewMatrix = glm::mat4{1.f};
+  viewMatrix[0][0] = u.x;
+  viewMatrix[1][0] = u.y;
+  viewMatrix[2][0] = u.z;
+  viewMatrix[0][1] = v.x;
+  viewMatrix[1][1] = v.y;
+  viewMatrix[2][1] = v.z;
+  viewMatrix[0][2] = w.x;
+  viewMatrix[1][2] = w.y;
+  viewMatrix[2][2] = w.z;
+  viewMatrix[3][0] = -glm::dot(u, position);
+  viewMatrix[3][1] = -glm::dot(v, position);
+  viewMatrix[3][2] = -glm::dot(w, position);
+}
+
+void XeCamera::setViewTarget(glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 target, glm::vec3 up) {
+  setViewDirection(position, target - position, up);
+}
+
+void XeCamera::setViewYXZ(glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 rotation) {
+  const float c3 = glm::cos(rotation.z);
+  const float s3 = glm::sin(rotation.z);
+  const float c2 = glm::cos(rotation.x);
+  const float s2 = glm::sin(rotation.x);
+  const float c1 = glm::cos(rotation.y);
+  const float s1 = glm::sin(rotation.y);
+  const glm::vec3 u{(c1 * c3 + s1 * s2 * s3), (c2 * s3), (c1 * s2 * s3 - c3 * s1)};
+  const glm::vec3 v{(c3 * s1 * s2 - c1 * s3), (c2 * c3), (c1 * c3 * s2 + s1 * s3)};
+  const glm::vec3 w{(c2 * s1), (-s2), (c1 * c2)};
+  viewMatrix = glm::mat4{1.f};
+  viewMatrix[0][0] = u.x;
+  viewMatrix[1][0] = u.y;
+  viewMatrix[2][0] = u.z;
+  viewMatrix[0][1] = v.x;
+  viewMatrix[1][1] = v.y;
+  viewMatrix[2][1] = v.z;
+  viewMatrix[0][2] = w.x;
+  viewMatrix[1][2] = w.y;
+  viewMatrix[2][2] = w.z;
+  viewMatrix[3][0] = -glm::dot(u, position);
+  viewMatrix[3][1] = -glm::dot(v, position);
+  viewMatrix[3][2] = -glm::dot(w, position);
+}
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_camera.hpp
+++ b/engine/xe_camera.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <glm/fwd.hpp>
+#define GLM_FORCE_RADIANS
+#define GLM_FORCE_DEPTH_ZERO_TO_ONE
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+class XeCamera {
+  public:
+
+    void setOrthographicProjection(
+      float left, float right, float top, float bottom, float near, float far);
+
+    void setPerspectiveProjection(
+      float fovy, float aspect, float near, float far);
+
+    void setViewDirection(
+      glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 direction, glm::vec3 up = glm::vec3(0.f, -1.f, 0.f));
+
+    void setViewTarget(
+      glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 target, glm::vec3 up = glm::vec3(0.f, -1.f, 0.f));
+    
+    void setViewYXZ(
+      glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 rotation);
+
+    const glm::mat4& getProjection() const { return projectionMatrix; }
+    const glm::mat4& getView() const { return viewMatrix; }
+
+  private:
+    glm::mat4 projectionMatrix{1.f};
+    glm::mat4 viewMatrix{1.f};
+
+};
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_descriptors.cpp
+++ b/engine/xe_descriptors.cpp
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+#include "xe_descriptors.hpp"
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+XeDescriptorSetLayout::Builder &XeDescriptorSetLayout::Builder::addBinding(
+    uint32_t binding,
+    VkDescriptorType descriptorType,
+    VkShaderStageFlags stageFlags,
+    uint32_t count) {
+  assert(bindings.count(binding) == 0 && "Binding already in use");
+  VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding layoutBinding{};
+  layoutBinding.binding = binding;
+  layoutBinding.descriptorType = descriptorType;
+  layoutBinding.descriptorCount = count;
+  layoutBinding.stageFlags = stageFlags;
+  bindings[binding] = layoutBinding;
+  return *this;
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<XeDescriptorSetLayout> XeDescriptorSetLayout::Builder::build() const {
+  return std::make_unique<XeDescriptorSetLayout>(xeDevice, bindings);
+}
+
+XeDescriptorSetLayout::XeDescriptorSetLayout(
+    XeDevice &xeDevice, std::unordered_map<uint32_t, VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding> bindings)
+    : xeDevice{xeDevice}, bindings{bindings} {
+  std::vector<VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding> setLayoutBindings{};
+  for (auto kv : bindings) {
+    setLayoutBindings.push_back(kv.second);
+  }
+
+  VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo descriptorSetLayoutInfo{};
+  descriptorSetLayoutInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO;
+  descriptorSetLayoutInfo.bindingCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(setLayoutBindings.size());
+  descriptorSetLayoutInfo.pBindings = setLayoutBindings.data();
+
+  if (vkCreateDescriptorSetLayout(
+          xeDevice.device(),
+          &descriptorSetLayoutInfo,
+          nullptr,
+          &descriptorSetLayout) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to create descriptor set layout!");
+  }
+}
+
+XeDescriptorSetLayout::~XeDescriptorSetLayout() {
+  vkDestroyDescriptorSetLayout(xeDevice.device(), descriptorSetLayout, nullptr);
+}
+
+XeDescriptorPool::Builder &XeDescriptorPool::Builder::addPoolSize(
+    VkDescriptorType descriptorType, uint32_t count) {
+  poolSizes.push_back({descriptorType, count});
+  return *this;
+}
+
+XeDescriptorPool::Builder &XeDescriptorPool::Builder::setPoolFlags(
+    VkDescriptorPoolCreateFlags flags) {
+  poolFlags = flags;
+  return *this;
+}
+XeDescriptorPool::Builder &XeDescriptorPool::Builder::setMaxSets(uint32_t count) {
+  maxSets = count;
+  return *this;
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<XeDescriptorPool> XeDescriptorPool::Builder::build() const {
+  return std::make_unique<XeDescriptorPool>(xeDevice, maxSets, poolFlags, poolSizes);
+}
+
+XeDescriptorPool::XeDescriptorPool(
+    XeDevice &xeDevice,
+    uint32_t maxSets,
+    VkDescriptorPoolCreateFlags poolFlags,
+    const std::vector<VkDescriptorPoolSize> &poolSizes)
+    : xeDevice{xeDevice} {
+  VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo descriptorPoolInfo{};
+  descriptorPoolInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_INFO;
+  descriptorPoolInfo.poolSizeCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(poolSizes.size());
+  descriptorPoolInfo.pPoolSizes = poolSizes.data();
+  descriptorPoolInfo.maxSets = maxSets;
+  descriptorPoolInfo.flags = poolFlags;
+
+  if (vkCreateDescriptorPool(xeDevice.device(), &descriptorPoolInfo, nullptr, &descriptorPool) !=
+      VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to create descriptor pool!");
+  }
+}
+
+XeDescriptorPool::~XeDescriptorPool() {
+  vkDestroyDescriptorPool(xeDevice.device(), descriptorPool, nullptr);
+}
+
+bool XeDescriptorPool::allocateDescriptor(
+    const VkDescriptorSetLayout descriptorSetLayout, VkDescriptorSet &descriptor) const {
+  VkDescriptorSetAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
+  allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+  allocInfo.descriptorPool = descriptorPool;
+  allocInfo.pSetLayouts = &descriptorSetLayout;
+  allocInfo.descriptorSetCount = 1;
+
+  if (vkAllocateDescriptorSets(xeDevice.device(), &allocInfo, &descriptor) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+void XeDescriptorPool::freeDescriptors(std::vector<VkDescriptorSet> &descriptors) const {
+  vkFreeDescriptorSets(
+      xeDevice.device(),
+      descriptorPool,
+      static_cast<uint32_t>(descriptors.size()),
+      descriptors.data());
+}
+
+void XeDescriptorPool::resetPool() {
+  vkResetDescriptorPool(xeDevice.device(), descriptorPool, 0);
+}
+
+XeDescriptorWriter::XeDescriptorWriter(XeDescriptorSetLayout &setLayout, XeDescriptorPool &pool)
+    : setLayout{setLayout}, pool{pool} {}
+
+XeDescriptorWriter &XeDescriptorWriter::writeBuffer(
+    uint32_t binding, VkDescriptorBufferInfo *bufferInfo) {
+  assert(setLayout.bindings.count(binding) == 1 && "Layout does not contain specified binding");
+
+  auto &bindingDescription = setLayout.bindings[binding];
+
+  assert(
+      bindingDescription.descriptorCount == 1 &&
+      "Binding single descriptor info, but binding expects multiple");
+
+  VkWriteDescriptorSet write{};
+  write.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET;
+  write.descriptorType = bindingDescription.descriptorType;
+  write.dstBinding = binding;
+  write.pBufferInfo = bufferInfo;
+  write.descriptorCount = 1;
+
+  writes.push_back(write);
+  return *this;
+}
+
+XeDescriptorWriter &XeDescriptorWriter::writeImage(
+    uint32_t binding, VkDescriptorImageInfo *imageInfo) {
+  assert(setLayout.bindings.count(binding) == 1 && "Layout does not contain specified binding");
+
+  auto &bindingDescription = setLayout.bindings[binding];
+
+  assert(
+      bindingDescription.descriptorCount == 1 &&
+      "Binding single descriptor info, but binding expects multiple");
+
+  VkWriteDescriptorSet write{};
+  write.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET;
+  write.descriptorType = bindingDescription.descriptorType;
+  write.dstBinding = binding;
+  write.pImageInfo = imageInfo;
+  write.descriptorCount = 1;
+
+  writes.push_back(write);
+  return *this;
+}
+
+bool XeDescriptorWriter::build(VkDescriptorSet &set) {
+  bool success = pool.allocateDescriptor(setLayout.getDescriptorSetLayout(), set);
+  if (!success) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  overwrite(set);
+  return true;
+}
+
+void XeDescriptorWriter::overwrite(VkDescriptorSet &set) {
+  for (auto &write : writes) {
+    write.dstSet = set;
+  }
+  vkUpdateDescriptorSets(pool.xeDevice.device(), writes.size(), writes.data(), 0, nullptr);
+}
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_descriptors.hpp
+++ b/engine/xe_descriptors.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "xe_device.hpp"
+
+// std
+#include <memory>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+class XeDescriptorSetLayout {
+ public:
+  class Builder {
+   public:
+    Builder(XeDevice &xeDevice) : xeDevice{xeDevice} {}
+
+    Builder &addBinding(
+        uint32_t binding,
+        VkDescriptorType descriptorType,
+        VkShaderStageFlags stageFlags,
+        uint32_t count = 1);
+    std::unique_ptr<XeDescriptorSetLayout> build() const;
+
+   private:
+    XeDevice &xeDevice;
+    std::unordered_map<uint32_t, VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding> bindings{};
+  };
+
+  XeDescriptorSetLayout(
+      XeDevice &xeDevice, std::unordered_map<uint32_t, VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding> bindings);
+  ~XeDescriptorSetLayout();
+  XeDescriptorSetLayout(const XeDescriptorSetLayout &) = delete;
+  XeDescriptorSetLayout &operator=(const XeDescriptorSetLayout &) = delete;
+
+  VkDescriptorSetLayout getDescriptorSetLayout() const { return descriptorSetLayout; }
+
+ private:
+  XeDevice &xeDevice;
+  VkDescriptorSetLayout descriptorSetLayout;
+  std::unordered_map<uint32_t, VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding> bindings;
+
+  friend class XeDescriptorWriter;
+};
+
+class XeDescriptorPool {
+ public:
+  class Builder {
+   public:
+    Builder(XeDevice &xeDevice) : xeDevice{xeDevice} {}
+
+    Builder &addPoolSize(VkDescriptorType descriptorType, uint32_t count);
+    Builder &setPoolFlags(VkDescriptorPoolCreateFlags flags);
+    Builder &setMaxSets(uint32_t count);
+    std::unique_ptr<XeDescriptorPool> build() const;
+
+   private:
+    XeDevice &xeDevice;
+    std::vector<VkDescriptorPoolSize> poolSizes{};
+    uint32_t maxSets = 1000;
+    VkDescriptorPoolCreateFlags poolFlags = 0;
+  };
+
+  XeDescriptorPool(
+      XeDevice &xeDevice,
+      uint32_t maxSets,
+      VkDescriptorPoolCreateFlags poolFlags,
+      const std::vector<VkDescriptorPoolSize> &poolSizes);
+  ~XeDescriptorPool();
+  XeDescriptorPool(const XeDescriptorPool &) = delete;
+  XeDescriptorPool &operator=(const XeDescriptorPool &) = delete;
+
+  bool allocateDescriptor(
+      const VkDescriptorSetLayout descriptorSetLayout, VkDescriptorSet &descriptor) const;
+
+  void freeDescriptors(std::vector<VkDescriptorSet> &descriptors) const;
+
+  void resetPool();
+
+ private:
+  XeDevice &xeDevice;
+  VkDescriptorPool descriptorPool;
+
+  friend class XeDescriptorWriter;
+};
+
+class XeDescriptorWriter {
+ public:
+  XeDescriptorWriter(XeDescriptorSetLayout &setLayout, XeDescriptorPool &pool);
+
+  XeDescriptorWriter &writeBuffer(uint32_t binding, VkDescriptorBufferInfo *bufferInfo);
+  XeDescriptorWriter &writeImage(uint32_t binding, VkDescriptorImageInfo *imageInfo);
+
+  bool build(VkDescriptorSet &set);
+  void overwrite(VkDescriptorSet &set);
+
+ private:
+  XeDescriptorSetLayout &setLayout;
+  XeDescriptorPool &pool;
+  std::vector<VkWriteDescriptorSet> writes;
+};
+
+} 
+
--- a/engine/xe_device.cpp
+++ b/engine/xe_device.cpp
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+#include "xe_device.hpp"
+
+// std headers
+#include <cstring>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <set>
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+// local callback functions
+static VKAPI_ATTR VkBool32 VKAPI_CALL debugCallback(
+    VkDebugUtilsMessageSeverityFlagBitsEXT messageSeverity,
+    VkDebugUtilsMessageTypeFlagsEXT messageType,
+    const VkDebugUtilsMessengerCallbackDataEXT *pCallbackData,
+    void *pUserData) {
+  std::cerr << "validation layer: " << pCallbackData->pMessage << std::endl;
+
+  return VK_FALSE;
+}
+
+VkResult CreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(
+    VkInstance instance,
+    const VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT *pCreateInfo,
+    const VkAllocationCallbacks *pAllocator,
+    VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT *pDebugMessenger) {
+  auto func = (PFN_vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT)vkGetInstanceProcAddr(
+      instance,
+      "vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT");
+  if (func != nullptr) {
+    return func(instance, pCreateInfo, pAllocator, pDebugMessenger);
+  } else {
+    return VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT;
+  }
+}
+
+void DestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(
+    VkInstance instance,
+    VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT debugMessenger,
+    const VkAllocationCallbacks *pAllocator) {
+  auto func = (PFN_vkDestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT)vkGetInstanceProcAddr(
+      instance,
+      "vkDestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT");
+  if (func != nullptr) {
+    func(instance, debugMessenger, pAllocator);
+  }
+}
+
+// class member functions
+XeDevice::XeDevice(XeWindow &window) : window{window} {
+  createInstance();
+  setupDebugMessenger();
+  createSurface();
+  pickPhysicalDevice();
+  createLogicalDevice();
+  createCommandPool();
+}
+
+XeDevice::~XeDevice() {
+  vkDestroyCommandPool(device_, commandPool, nullptr);
+  vkDestroyDevice(device_, nullptr);
+
+  if (enableValidationLayers) {
+    DestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(instance, debugMessenger, nullptr);
+  }
+
+  vkDestroySurfaceKHR(instance, surface_, nullptr);
+  vkDestroyInstance(instance, nullptr);
+}
+
+void XeDevice::createInstance() {
+  if (enableValidationLayers && !checkValidationLayerSupport()) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("validation layers requested, but not available!");
+  }
+
+  VkApplicationInfo appInfo = {};
+  appInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO;
+  appInfo.pApplicationName = "LittleVulkanEngine App";
+  appInfo.applicationVersion = VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 0, 0);
+  appInfo.pEngineName = "No Engine";
+  appInfo.engineVersion = VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 0, 0);
+  appInfo.apiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_0;
+
+  VkInstanceCreateInfo createInfo = {};
+  createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO;
+  createInfo.pApplicationInfo = &appInfo;
+
+  auto extensions = getRequiredExtensions();
+  createInfo.enabledExtensionCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(extensions.size());
+  createInfo.ppEnabledExtensionNames = extensions.data();
+
+  VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT debugCreateInfo;
+  if (enableValidationLayers) {
+    createInfo.enabledLayerCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(validationLayers.size());
+    createInfo.ppEnabledLayerNames = validationLayers.data();
+
+    populateDebugMessengerCreateInfo(debugCreateInfo);
+    createInfo.pNext = (VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT *)&debugCreateInfo;
+  } else {
+    createInfo.enabledLayerCount = 0;
+    createInfo.pNext = nullptr;
+  }
+
+  if (vkCreateInstance(&createInfo, nullptr, &instance) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to create instance!");
+  }
+
+  hasGflwRequiredInstanceExtensions();
+}
+
+void XeDevice::pickPhysicalDevice() {
+  uint32_t deviceCount = 0;
+  vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(instance, &deviceCount, nullptr);
+  if (deviceCount == 0) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to find GPUs with Vulkan support!");
+  }
+  std::cout << "Device count: " << deviceCount << std::endl;
+  std::vector<VkPhysicalDevice> devices(deviceCount);
+  vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(instance, &deviceCount, devices.data());
+
+  for (const auto &device : devices) {
+    if (isDeviceSuitable(device)) {
+      physicalDevice = device;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (physicalDevice == VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to find a suitable GPU!");
+  }
+
+  vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties(physicalDevice, &properties);
+  std::cout << "physical device: " << properties.deviceName << std::endl;
+}
+
+void XeDevice::createLogicalDevice() {
+  QueueFamilyIndices indices = findQueueFamilies(physicalDevice);
+
+  std::vector<VkDeviceQueueCreateInfo> queueCreateInfos;
+  std::set<uint32_t> uniqueQueueFamilies = {indices.graphicsFamily, indices.presentFamily};
+
+  float queuePriority = 1.0f;
+  for (uint32_t queueFamily : uniqueQueueFamilies) {
+    VkDeviceQueueCreateInfo queueCreateInfo = {};
+    queueCreateInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_QUEUE_CREATE_INFO;
+    queueCreateInfo.queueFamilyIndex = queueFamily;
+    queueCreateInfo.queueCount = 1;
+    queueCreateInfo.pQueuePriorities = &queuePriority;
+    queueCreateInfos.push_back(queueCreateInfo);
+  }
+
+  VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures deviceFeatures = {};
+  deviceFeatures.samplerAnisotropy = VK_TRUE;
+
+  VkDeviceCreateInfo createInfo = {};
+  createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO;
+
+  createInfo.queueCreateInfoCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(queueCreateInfos.size());
+  createInfo.pQueueCreateInfos = queueCreateInfos.data();
+
+  createInfo.pEnabledFeatures = &deviceFeatures;
+  createInfo.enabledExtensionCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(deviceExtensions.size());
+  createInfo.ppEnabledExtensionNames = deviceExtensions.data();
+
+  // might not really be necessary anymore because device specific validation layers
+  // have been deprecated
+  if (enableValidationLayers) {
+    createInfo.enabledLayerCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(validationLayers.size());
+    createInfo.ppEnabledLayerNames = validationLayers.data();
+  } else {
+    createInfo.enabledLayerCount = 0;
+  }
+
+  if (vkCreateDevice(physicalDevice, &createInfo, nullptr, &device_) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to create logical device!");
+  }
+
+  vkGetDeviceQueue(device_, indices.graphicsFamily, 0, &graphicsQueue_);
+  vkGetDeviceQueue(device_, indices.presentFamily, 0, &presentQueue_);
+}
+
+void XeDevice::createCommandPool() {
+  QueueFamilyIndices queueFamilyIndices = findPhysicalQueueFamilies();
+
+  VkCommandPoolCreateInfo poolInfo = {};
+  poolInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_INFO;
+  poolInfo.queueFamilyIndex = queueFamilyIndices.graphicsFamily;
+  poolInfo.flags =
+      VK_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_TRANSIENT_BIT | VK_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_RESET_COMMAND_BUFFER_BIT;
+
+  if (vkCreateCommandPool(device_, &poolInfo, nullptr, &commandPool) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to create command pool!");
+  }
+}
+
+void XeDevice::createSurface() { window.createWindowSurface(instance, &surface_); }
+
+bool XeDevice::isDeviceSuitable(VkPhysicalDevice device) {
+  QueueFamilyIndices indices = findQueueFamilies(device);
+
+  bool extensionsSupported = checkDeviceExtensionSupport(device);
+
+  bool swapChainAdequate = false;
+  if (extensionsSupported) {
+    SwapChainSupportDetails swapChainSupport = querySwapChainSupport(device);
+    swapChainAdequate = !swapChainSupport.formats.empty() && !swapChainSupport.presentModes.empty();
+  }
+
+  VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures supportedFeatures;
+  vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures(device, &supportedFeatures);
+
+  return indices.isComplete() && extensionsSupported && swapChainAdequate &&
+         supportedFeatures.samplerAnisotropy;
+}
+
+void XeDevice::populateDebugMessengerCreateInfo(
+    VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT &createInfo) {
+  createInfo = {};
+  createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSENGER_CREATE_INFO_EXT;
+  createInfo.messageSeverity = VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_WARNING_BIT_EXT |
+                               VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_ERROR_BIT_EXT;
+  createInfo.messageType = VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_GENERAL_BIT_EXT |
+                           VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_VALIDATION_BIT_EXT |
+                           VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_PERFORMANCE_BIT_EXT;
+  createInfo.pfnUserCallback = debugCallback;
+  createInfo.pUserData = nullptr;  // Optional
+}
+
+void XeDevice::setupDebugMessenger() {
+  if (!enableValidationLayers) return;
+  VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT createInfo;
+  populateDebugMessengerCreateInfo(createInfo);
+  if (CreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(instance, &createInfo, nullptr, &debugMessenger) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to set up debug messenger!");
+  }
+}
+
+bool XeDevice::checkValidationLayerSupport() {
+  uint32_t layerCount;
+  vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties(&layerCount, nullptr);
+
+  std::vector<VkLayerProperties> availableLayers(layerCount);
+  vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties(&layerCount, availableLayers.data());
+
+  for (const char *layerName : validationLayers) {
+    bool layerFound = false;
+
+    for (const auto &layerProperties : availableLayers) {
+      if (strcmp(layerName, layerProperties.layerName) == 0) {
+        layerFound = true;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!layerFound) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+std::vector<const char *> XeDevice::getRequiredExtensions() {
+  uint32_t glfwExtensionCount = 0;
+  const char **glfwExtensions;
+  glfwExtensions = glfwGetRequiredInstanceExtensions(&glfwExtensionCount);
+
+  std::vector<const char *> extensions(glfwExtensions, glfwExtensions + glfwExtensionCount);
+
+  if (enableValidationLayers) {
+    extensions.push_back(VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME);
+  }
+
+  return extensions;
+}
+
+void XeDevice::hasGflwRequiredInstanceExtensions() {
+  uint32_t extensionCount = 0;
+  vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(nullptr, &extensionCount, nullptr);
+  std::vector<VkExtensionProperties> extensions(extensionCount);
+  vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(nullptr, &extensionCount, extensions.data());
+
+  std::cout << "available extensions:" << std::endl;
+  std::unordered_set<std::string> available;
+  for (const auto &extension : extensions) {
+    std::cout << "\t" << extension.extensionName << std::endl;
+    available.insert(extension.extensionName);
+  }
+
+  std::cout << "required extensions:" << std::endl;
+  auto requiredExtensions = getRequiredExtensions();
+  for (const auto &required : requiredExtensions) {
+    std::cout << "\t" << required << std::endl;
+    if (available.find(required) == available.end()) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Missing required glfw extension");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+bool XeDevice::checkDeviceExtensionSupport(VkPhysicalDevice device) {
+  uint32_t extensionCount;
+  vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties(device, nullptr, &extensionCount, nullptr);
+
+  std::vector<VkExtensionProperties> availableExtensions(extensionCount);
+  vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties(
+      device,
+      nullptr,
+      &extensionCount,
+      availableExtensions.data());
+
+  std::set<std::string> requiredExtensions(deviceExtensions.begin(), deviceExtensions.end());
+
+  for (const auto &extension : availableExtensions) {
+    requiredExtensions.erase(extension.extensionName);
+  }
+
+  return requiredExtensions.empty();
+}
+
+QueueFamilyIndices XeDevice::findQueueFamilies(VkPhysicalDevice device) {
+  QueueFamilyIndices indices;
+
+  uint32_t queueFamilyCount = 0;
+  vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties(device, &queueFamilyCount, nullptr);
+
+  std::vector<VkQueueFamilyProperties> queueFamilies(queueFamilyCount);
+  vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties(device, &queueFamilyCount, queueFamilies.data());
+
+  int i = 0;
+  for (const auto &queueFamily : queueFamilies) {
+    if (queueFamily.queueCount > 0 && queueFamily.queueFlags & VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT) {
+      indices.graphicsFamily = i;
+      indices.graphicsFamilyHasValue = true;
+    }
+    VkBool32 presentSupport = false;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceSupportKHR(device, i, surface_, &presentSupport);
+    if (queueFamily.queueCount > 0 && presentSupport) {
+      indices.presentFamily = i;
+      indices.presentFamilyHasValue = true;
+    }
+    if (indices.isComplete()) {
+      break;
+    }
+
+    i++;
+  }
+
+  return indices;
+}
+
+SwapChainSupportDetails XeDevice::querySwapChainSupport(VkPhysicalDevice device) {
+  SwapChainSupportDetails details;
+  vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR(device, surface_, &details.capabilities);
+
+  uint32_t formatCount;
+  vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceFormatsKHR(device, surface_, &formatCount, nullptr);
+
+  if (formatCount != 0) {
+    details.formats.resize(formatCount);
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceFormatsKHR(device, surface_, &formatCount, details.formats.data());
+  }
+
+  uint32_t presentModeCount;
+  vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModesKHR(device, surface_, &presentModeCount, nullptr);
+
+  if (presentModeCount != 0) {
+    details.presentModes.resize(presentModeCount);
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModesKHR(
+        device,
+        surface_,
+        &presentModeCount,
+        details.presentModes.data());
+  }
+  return details;
+}
+
+VkFormat XeDevice::findSupportedFormat(
+    const std::vector<VkFormat> &candidates, VkImageTiling tiling, VkFormatFeatureFlags features) {
+  for (VkFormat format : candidates) {
+    VkFormatProperties props;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties(physicalDevice, format, &props);
+
+    if (tiling == VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR && (props.linearTilingFeatures & features) == features) {
+      return format;
+    } else if (
+        tiling == VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL && (props.optimalTilingFeatures & features) == features) {
+      return format;
+    }
+  }
+  throw std::runtime_error("failed to find supported format!");
+}
+
+uint32_t XeDevice::findMemoryType(uint32_t typeFilter, VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties) {
+  VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties memProperties;
+  vkGetPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties(physicalDevice, &memProperties);
+  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < memProperties.memoryTypeCount; i++) {
+    if ((typeFilter & (1 << i)) &&
+        (memProperties.memoryTypes[i].propertyFlags & properties) == properties) {
+      return i;
+    }
+  }
+
+  throw std::runtime_error("failed to find suitable memory type!");
+}
+
+void XeDevice::createBuffer(
+    VkDeviceSize size,
+    VkBufferUsageFlags usage,
+    VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties,
+    VkBuffer &buffer,
+    VkDeviceMemory &bufferMemory) {
+  VkBufferCreateInfo bufferInfo{};
+  bufferInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO;
+  bufferInfo.size = size;
+  bufferInfo.usage = usage;
+  bufferInfo.sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
+
+  if (vkCreateBuffer(device_, &bufferInfo, nullptr, &buffer) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to create vertex buffer!");
+  }
+
+  VkMemoryRequirements memRequirements;
+  vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements(device_, buffer, &memRequirements);
+
+  VkMemoryAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
+  allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+  allocInfo.allocationSize = memRequirements.size;
+  allocInfo.memoryTypeIndex = findMemoryType(memRequirements.memoryTypeBits, properties);
+
+  if (vkAllocateMemory(device_, &allocInfo, nullptr, &bufferMemory) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to allocate vertex buffer memory!");
+  }
+
+  vkBindBufferMemory(device_, buffer, bufferMemory, 0);
+}
+
+VkCommandBuffer XeDevice::beginSingleTimeCommands() {
+  VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
+  allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+  allocInfo.level = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY;
+  allocInfo.commandPool = commandPool;
+  allocInfo.commandBufferCount = 1;
+
+  VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer;
+  vkAllocateCommandBuffers(device_, &allocInfo, &commandBuffer);
+
+  VkCommandBufferBeginInfo beginInfo{};
+  beginInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO;
+  beginInfo.flags = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_ONE_TIME_SUBMIT_BIT;
+
+  vkBeginCommandBuffer(commandBuffer, &beginInfo);
+  return commandBuffer;
+}
+
+void XeDevice::endSingleTimeCommands(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer) {
+  vkEndCommandBuffer(commandBuffer);
+
+  VkSubmitInfo submitInfo{};
+  submitInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBMIT_INFO;
+  submitInfo.commandBufferCount = 1;
+  submitInfo.pCommandBuffers = &commandBuffer;
+
+  vkQueueSubmit(graphicsQueue_, 1, &submitInfo, VK_NULL_HANDLE);
+  vkQueueWaitIdle(graphicsQueue_);
+
+  vkFreeCommandBuffers(device_, commandPool, 1, &commandBuffer);
+}
+
+void XeDevice::copyBuffer(VkBuffer srcBuffer, VkBuffer dstBuffer, VkDeviceSize size) {
+  VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer = beginSingleTimeCommands();
+
+  VkBufferCopy copyRegion{};
+  copyRegion.srcOffset = 0;  // Optional
+  copyRegion.dstOffset = 0;  // Optional
+  copyRegion.size = size;
+  vkCmdCopyBuffer(commandBuffer, srcBuffer, dstBuffer, 1, &copyRegion);
+
+  endSingleTimeCommands(commandBuffer);
+}
+
+void XeDevice::copyBufferToImage(
+    VkBuffer buffer, VkImage image, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t layerCount) {
+  VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer = beginSingleTimeCommands();
+
+  VkBufferImageCopy region{};
+  region.bufferOffset = 0;
+  region.bufferRowLength = 0;
+  region.bufferImageHeight = 0;
+
+  region.imageSubresource.aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT;
+  region.imageSubresource.mipLevel = 0;
+  region.imageSubresource.baseArrayLayer = 0;
+  region.imageSubresource.layerCount = layerCount;
+
+  region.imageOffset = {0, 0, 0};
+  region.imageExtent = {width, height, 1};
+
+  vkCmdCopyBufferToImage(
+      commandBuffer,
+      buffer,
+      image,
+      VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
+      1,
+      &region);
+  endSingleTimeCommands(commandBuffer);
+}
+
+void XeDevice::createImageWithInfo(
+    const VkImageCreateInfo &imageInfo,
+    VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties,
+    VkImage &image,
+    VkDeviceMemory &imageMemory) {
+  if (vkCreateImage(device_, &imageInfo, nullptr, &image) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to create image!");
+  }
+
+  VkMemoryRequirements memRequirements;
+  vkGetImageMemoryRequirements(device_, image, &memRequirements);
+
+  VkMemoryAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
+  allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+  allocInfo.allocationSize = memRequirements.size;
+  allocInfo.memoryTypeIndex = findMemoryType(memRequirements.memoryTypeBits, properties);
+
+  if (vkAllocateMemory(device_, &allocInfo, nullptr, &imageMemory) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to allocate image memory!");
+  }
+
+  if (vkBindImageMemory(device_, image, imageMemory, 0) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to bind image memory!");
+  }
+}
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_device.hpp
+++ b/engine/xe_device.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "xe_window.hpp"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+struct SwapChainSupportDetails {
+  VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR capabilities;
+  std::vector<VkSurfaceFormatKHR> formats;
+  std::vector<VkPresentModeKHR> presentModes;
+};
+
+struct QueueFamilyIndices {
+  uint32_t graphicsFamily;
+  uint32_t presentFamily;
+  bool graphicsFamilyHasValue = false;
+  bool presentFamilyHasValue = false;
+  bool isComplete() { return graphicsFamilyHasValue && presentFamilyHasValue; }
+};
+
+class XeDevice {
+ public:
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+  const bool enableValidationLayers = false;
+#else
+  const bool enableValidationLayers = true;
+#endif
+
+  XeDevice(XeWindow &window);
+  ~XeDevice();
+
+  XeDevice(const XeDevice &) = delete;
+  void operator=(const XeDevice &) = delete;
+  XeDevice(XeDevice &&) = delete;
+  XeDevice &operator=(XeDevice &&) = delete;
+
+  VkCommandPool getCommandPool() { return commandPool; }
+  VkDevice device() { return device_; }
+  VkSurfaceKHR surface() { return surface_; }
+  VkQueue graphicsQueue() { return graphicsQueue_; }
+  VkQueue presentQueue() { return presentQueue_; }
+
+  SwapChainSupportDetails getSwapChainSupport() { return querySwapChainSupport(physicalDevice); }
+  uint32_t findMemoryType(uint32_t typeFilter, VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties);
+  QueueFamilyIndices findPhysicalQueueFamilies() { return findQueueFamilies(physicalDevice); }
+  VkFormat findSupportedFormat(
+      const std::vector<VkFormat> &candidates, VkImageTiling tiling, VkFormatFeatureFlags features);
+
+
+  void createBuffer(
+      VkDeviceSize size,
+      VkBufferUsageFlags usage,
+      VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties,
+      VkBuffer &buffer,
+      VkDeviceMemory &bufferMemory);
+  VkCommandBuffer beginSingleTimeCommands();
+  void endSingleTimeCommands(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer);
+  void copyBuffer(VkBuffer srcBuffer, VkBuffer dstBuffer, VkDeviceSize size);
+  void copyBufferToImage(
+      VkBuffer buffer, VkImage image, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t layerCount);
+
+  void createImageWithInfo(
+      const VkImageCreateInfo &imageInfo,
+      VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties,
+      VkImage &image,
+      VkDeviceMemory &imageMemory);
+
+  VkPhysicalDeviceProperties properties;
+
+ private:
+  void createInstance();
+  void setupDebugMessenger();
+  void createSurface();
+  void pickPhysicalDevice();
+  void createLogicalDevice();
+  void createCommandPool();
+
+  bool isDeviceSuitable(VkPhysicalDevice device);
+  std::vector<const char *> getRequiredExtensions();
+  bool checkValidationLayerSupport();
+  QueueFamilyIndices findQueueFamilies(VkPhysicalDevice device);
+  void populateDebugMessengerCreateInfo(VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT &createInfo);
+  void hasGflwRequiredInstanceExtensions();
+  bool checkDeviceExtensionSupport(VkPhysicalDevice device);
+  SwapChainSupportDetails querySwapChainSupport(VkPhysicalDevice device);
+
+  VkInstance instance;
+  VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT debugMessenger;
+  VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+  XeWindow &window;
+  VkCommandPool commandPool;
+
+  VkDevice device_;
+  VkSurfaceKHR surface_;
+  VkQueue graphicsQueue_;
+  VkQueue presentQueue_;
+
+  const std::vector<const char *> validationLayers = {"VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation"};
+  const std::vector<const char *> deviceExtensions = {VK_KHR_SWAPCHAIN_EXTENSION_NAME, VK_KHR_MAINTENANCE1_EXTENSION_NAME};
+};
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_frame_info.hpp
+++ b/engine/xe_frame_info.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "xe_camera.hpp"
+
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+struct XeFrameInfo {
+    int frameIndex;
+    float frameTime;
+    VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer;
+    XeCamera &camera;
+    VkDescriptorSet globalDescriptorSet;
+};
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_game_object.cpp
+++ b/engine/xe_game_object.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#include "xe_game_object.hpp"
+
+namespace xe {
+
+glm::mat4 TransformComponent::mat4() {
+    const float c3 = glm::cos(rotation.z);
+    const float s3 = glm::sin(rotation.z);
+    const float c2 = glm::cos(rotation.x);
+    const float s2 = glm::sin(rotation.x);
+    const float c1 = glm::cos(rotation.y);
+    const float s1 = glm::sin(rotation.y);
+    return glm::mat4{
+        {
+            scale.x * (c1 * c3 + s1 * s2 * s3),
+            scale.x * (c2 * s3),
+            scale.x * (c1 * s2 * s3 - c3 * s1),
+            0.0f,
+        },
+        {
+            scale.y * (c3 * s1 * s2 - c1 * s3),
+            scale.y * (c2 * c3),
+            scale.y * (c1 * c3 * s2 + s1 * s3),
+            0.0f,
+        },
+        {
+            scale.z * (c2 * s1),
+            scale.z * (-s2),
+            scale.z * (c1 * c2),
+            0.0f,
+        },
+        {translation.x, translation.y, translation.z, 1.0f}
+    };
+}
+
+glm::mat3 TransformComponent::normalMatrix() {
+    const float c3 = glm::cos(rotation.z);
+    const float s3 = glm::sin(rotation.z);
+    const float c2 = glm::cos(rotation.x);
+    const float s2 = glm::sin(rotation.x);
+    const float c1 = glm::cos(rotation.y);
+    const float s1 = glm::sin(rotation.y);
+    const glm::vec3 invScale = 1.0f/ scale;
+
+
+    return glm::mat3{
+        {
+            invScale.x * (c1 * c3 + s1 * s2 * s3),
+            invScale.x * (c2 * s3),
+            invScale.x * (c1 * s2 * s3 - c3 * s1),
+        },
+        {
+            invScale.y * (c3 * s1 * s2 - c1 * s3),
+            invScale.y * (c2 * c3),
+            invScale.y * (c1 * c3 * s2 + s1 * s3),
+        },
+        {
+            invScale.z * (c2 * s1),
+            invScale.z * (-s2),
+            invScale.z * (c1 * c2),
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_game_object.hpp
+++ b/engine/xe_game_object.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "xe_model.hpp"
+
+#include <glm/ext/matrix_transform.hpp>
+#include <glm/gtc/matrix_transform.hpp>
+
+#include <glm/fwd.hpp>
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+struct TransformComponent {
+  glm::vec3 translation{};
+  glm::vec3 scale{1.f, 1.f, 1.f};
+  glm::vec3 rotation{};
+
+
+  glm::mat4 mat4();
+  glm::mat3 normalMatrix();
+
+};
+
+class XeGameObject {
+  public:
+    using id_t = unsigned int;
+
+    static XeGameObject createGameObject() {
+      static id_t currentId = 0;
+      return XeGameObject(currentId++);
+    }
+
+    XeGameObject(const XeGameObject &) = delete;
+    XeGameObject &operator=(const XeGameObject &) = delete;
+    XeGameObject(XeGameObject&&) = default;
+    XeGameObject &operator=(XeGameObject &&) = default;
+
+    id_t getId() { return id; }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<XeModel> model{};
+    glm::vec3 color{};
+    TransformComponent transform;
+
+  private:
+    XeGameObject(id_t objId) : id{objId} {}
+
+    id_t id;
+};
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_model.cpp
+++ b/engine/xe_model.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+#include "xe_model.hpp"
+#include "xe_utils.hpp"
+
+#define TINYOBJLOADER_IMPLEMENTATION
+#include "xe_obj_loader.hpp"
+
+#define GLM_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL
+#include <glm/gtx/hash.hpp>
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+namespace std {
+template<>
+struct hash<xe::XeModel::Vertex> {
+  size_t operator()(xe::XeModel::Vertex const &vertex) const {
+    size_t seed = 0;
+    xe::hashCombine(seed, vertex.position, vertex.normal, vertex.uv);
+    return seed;
+  }
+};
+}
+
+namespace xe {
+
+XeModel::XeModel(XeDevice &device, const XeModel::Builder &builder) : xeDevice{device} {
+  createVertexBuffers(builder.vertices);
+  createIndexBuffers(builder.indices);
+}
+
+XeModel::~XeModel() {}
+
+std::unique_ptr<XeModel> XeModel::createModelFromFile(XeDevice &device, const std::string &filepath) {
+  Builder builder{};
+  builder.loadModel(filepath);
+  return std::make_unique<XeModel>(device, builder);
+}
+
+void XeModel::createVertexBuffers(const std::vector<Vertex> &vertices) {
+  vertexCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(vertices.size());
+  assert(vertexCount >= 3 && "Vertex count must be atleast 3");
+  VkDeviceSize bufferSize = sizeof(vertices[0]) * vertexCount;
+  uint32_t vertexSize = sizeof(vertices[0]);
+ 
+  XeBuffer stagingBuffer {
+    xeDevice,
+    vertexSize,
+    vertexCount,
+    VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT,
+    VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT
+  };
+
+  stagingBuffer.map();
+  stagingBuffer.writeToBuffer((void *)vertices.data());
+
+  vertexBuffer = std::make_unique<XeBuffer>(
+    xeDevice,
+    vertexSize,
+    vertexCount,
+    VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT,
+    VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT
+  );
+
+  xeDevice.copyBuffer(stagingBuffer.getBuffer(), vertexBuffer->getBuffer(), bufferSize);
+}
+
+void XeModel::createIndexBuffers(const std::vector<uint32_t> &indices) {
+  indexCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(indices.size());
+  hasIndexBuffer = indexCount > 0;
+
+  if (!hasIndexBuffer) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  VkDeviceSize bufferSize = sizeof(indices[0]) * indexCount;
+  uint32_t indexSize = sizeof(indices[0]);
+
+  XeBuffer stagingBuffer {
+    xeDevice,
+    indexSize,
+    indexCount,
+    VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT,
+    VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT
+  };
+
+  stagingBuffer.map();
+  stagingBuffer.writeToBuffer((void *)indices.data());
+
+  indexBuffer = std::make_unique<XeBuffer>(
+    xeDevice,
+    indexSize,
+    indexCount,
+    VK_BUFFER_USAGE_INDEX_BUFFER_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT,
+    VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT
+  );
+
+  xeDevice.copyBuffer(stagingBuffer.getBuffer(), indexBuffer->getBuffer(), bufferSize);
+}
+
+void XeModel::bind(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer) {
+  VkBuffer buffers[] = {vertexBuffer->getBuffer()};
+  VkDeviceSize offsets[] = {0};
+  vkCmdBindVertexBuffers(commandBuffer, 0, 1, buffers, offsets);
+
+  if (hasIndexBuffer) {
+    vkCmdBindIndexBuffer(commandBuffer, indexBuffer->getBuffer(), 0, VK_INDEX_TYPE_UINT32);
+  }
+}
+
+void XeModel::draw(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer) {
+  if (hasIndexBuffer) {
+    vkCmdDrawIndexed(commandBuffer, indexCount, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+  } else {
+    vkCmdDraw(commandBuffer, vertexCount, 1, 0, 0);
+  }
+}
+
+std::vector<VkVertexInputBindingDescription> XeModel::Vertex::getBindingDescriptions() {
+  std::vector<VkVertexInputBindingDescription> bindingDescriptions(1);
+  bindingDescriptions[0].binding = 0;
+  bindingDescriptions[0].stride = sizeof(Vertex);
+  bindingDescriptions[0].inputRate = VK_VERTEX_INPUT_RATE_VERTEX;
+  return bindingDescriptions;
+}
+
+std::vector<VkVertexInputAttributeDescription> XeModel::Vertex::getAttributeDescriptions() {
+  std::vector<VkVertexInputAttributeDescription> attributeDescptions{};
+
+  attributeDescptions.push_back({0, 0, VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SFLOAT, offsetof(Vertex, position)});
+  attributeDescptions.push_back({1, 0, VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SFLOAT, offsetof(Vertex, color)});
+  attributeDescptions.push_back({2, 0, VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SFLOAT, offsetof(Vertex, normal)});
+  attributeDescptions.push_back({3, 0, VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SFLOAT, offsetof(Vertex, uv)});
+
+  return attributeDescptions;
+}
+
+void XeModel::Builder::loadModel(const std::string &filepath) {
+  tinyobj::attrib_t attrib;
+  std::vector<tinyobj::shape_t> shapes;
+  std::vector<tinyobj::material_t> materials;
+  std::string warn, err;
+  if (!tinyobj::LoadObj(&attrib, &shapes, &materials, &warn, &err, filepath.c_str())) {
+    throw std::runtime_error(warn + err);
+  }
+
+  vertices.clear();
+  indices.clear();
+
+  std::unordered_map<Vertex, uint32_t> uniqueVertices{};
+  for (const auto &shape : shapes) {
+    for (const auto &index : shape.mesh.indices) {
+      Vertex vertex{};
+
+      if(index.vertex_index >= 0) {
+        vertex.position = {
+          attrib.vertices[3 * index.vertex_index + 0],
+          attrib.vertices[3 * index.vertex_index + 1],
+          attrib.vertices[3 * index.vertex_index + 2]
+        };
+
+        vertex.color = {
+          attrib.colors[3 * index.vertex_index + 0],
+          attrib.colors[3 * index.vertex_index + 1],
+          attrib.colors[3 * index.vertex_index + 2]
+        };
+      }
+
+      if(index.normal_index >= 0) {
+        vertex.normal = {
+          attrib.normals[3 * index.normal_index + 0],
+          attrib.normals[3 * index.normal_index + 1],
+          attrib.normals[3 * index.normal_index + 2]
+        };
+      }
+
+      if(index.texcoord_index >= 0) {
+        vertex.uv = {
+          attrib.texcoords[2 * index.texcoord_index + 0],
+          attrib.texcoords[2 * index.texcoord_index + 1],
+        };
+      }
+
+      if (uniqueVertices.count(vertex) == 0) {
+        uniqueVertices[vertex] = static_cast<uint32_t>(vertices.size());
+        vertices.push_back(vertex);
+      }
+      indices.push_back(uniqueVertices[vertex]);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_model.hpp
+++ b/engine/xe_model.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "xe_device.hpp"
+#include "xe_buffer.hpp"
+#include <vector>
+#include <memory>
+
+#define GLM_FORCE_RADIANS
+#define GLM_FORCE_DEPTH_ZERO_TO_ONE
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+class XeModel {
+  public:
+
+    struct Vertex {
+      glm::vec3 position;
+      glm::vec3 color;
+      glm::vec3 normal;
+      glm::vec2 uv;
+      
+      static std::vector<VkVertexInputBindingDescription> getBindingDescriptions();
+      static std::vector<VkVertexInputAttributeDescription> getAttributeDescriptions();
+
+      bool operator==(const Vertex &other) const {
+        return position == other.position && color == other.color && normal == other.normal && uv == other.uv;
+      }
+    };
+
+    struct Builder {
+      std::vector<Vertex> vertices{};
+      std::vector<uint32_t> indices{};
+
+      void loadModel(const std::string &filepath);
+    };
+
+    XeModel(XeDevice &device, const XeModel::Builder &builder);
+    ~XeModel();
+
+    XeModel(const XeModel &) = delete;
+    XeModel operator=(const XeModel &) = delete;
+
+    static std::unique_ptr<XeModel> createModelFromFile(XeDevice &device, const std::string &filepath);
+    
+    void bind(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer);
+    void draw(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer);
+
+  private:
+    void createVertexBuffers(const std::vector<Vertex> &vertices);
+    void createIndexBuffers(const std::vector<uint32_t> &indices);
+
+    XeDevice &xeDevice;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<XeBuffer> vertexBuffer;
+    uint32_t vertexCount;
+
+    bool hasIndexBuffer = false;
+    std::unique_ptr<XeBuffer> indexBuffer;
+    uint32_t indexCount;
+};
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_obj_loader.hpp
+++ b/engine/xe_obj_loader.hpp
--- a/engine/xe_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/engine/xe_pipeline.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+#include "xe_pipeline.hpp"
+
+#include "xe_model.hpp"
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <vector>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+  XePipeline::XePipeline(
+      XeDevice &device, 
+      const std::string& vertFilepath, 
+      const std::string& fragFilepath, 
+      const PipelineConfigInfo& configInfo) 
+      : xeDevice{device} {
+    createGraphicsPipeline(vertFilepath, fragFilepath, configInfo);
+  }
+
+  XePipeline::~XePipeline() {
+    vkDestroyShaderModule(xeDevice.device(), vertShaderModule, nullptr);
+    vkDestroyShaderModule(xeDevice.device(), fragShaderModule, nullptr);
+    vkDestroyPipeline(xeDevice.device(), graphicsPipeline, nullptr);
+  }
+
+  std::vector<char> XePipeline::readFile(const std::string& filepath) {
+
+    std::ifstream file{filepath, std::ios::ate | std::ios::binary};
+
+    if (!file.is_open()) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("faile to open file " + filepath);
+    }
+
+    size_t fileSize = static_cast<size_t>(file.tellg());
+    std::vector<char> buffer(fileSize);
+
+    file.seekg(0);
+    file.read(buffer.data(), fileSize);
+
+    file.close();
+    return buffer;
+  };
+
+  void XePipeline::createGraphicsPipeline(
+    const std::string& vertFilePath, 
+    const std::string& fragFilepath,
+    const PipelineConfigInfo& configInfo) {
+
+    assert(
+      configInfo.pipelineLayout != VK_NULL_HANDLE &&
+      "Cannot create graphics pipeline:: no pipelineLayout provided in configInfo");
+    assert(
+      configInfo.renderPass != VK_NULL_HANDLE &&
+      "Cannot create graphics pipeline:: no renderPass provided in configInfo");
+    auto vertCode = readFile(vertFilePath);
+    auto fragCode = readFile(fragFilepath);
+
+    createShaderModule(vertCode, &vertShaderModule);
+    createShaderModule(fragCode, &fragShaderModule);
+
+    VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo shaderStages[2];
+    shaderStages[0].sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_CREATE_INFO;
+    shaderStages[0].stage = VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT;
+    shaderStages[0]. module = vertShaderModule;
+    shaderStages[0].pName = "main";
+    shaderStages[0].flags = 0;
+    shaderStages[0].pNext = nullptr;
+    shaderStages[0].pSpecializationInfo = nullptr;
+    shaderStages[1].sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_CREATE_INFO;
+    shaderStages[1].stage = VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT;
+    shaderStages[1]. module = fragShaderModule;
+    shaderStages[1].pName = "main";
+    shaderStages[1].flags = 0;
+    shaderStages[1].pNext = nullptr;
+    shaderStages[1].pSpecializationInfo = nullptr;
+
+    auto bindingDescriptions = XeModel::Vertex::getBindingDescriptions();
+    auto attributeDescptions = XeModel::Vertex::getAttributeDescriptions();
+    VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo vertexInputInfo{};
+    vertexInputInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VERTEX_INPUT_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    vertexInputInfo.vertexAttributeDescriptionCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(attributeDescptions.size());
+    vertexInputInfo.vertexBindingDescriptionCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(bindingDescriptions.size());
+    vertexInputInfo.pVertexAttributeDescriptions = attributeDescptions.data();
+    vertexInputInfo.pVertexBindingDescriptions = bindingDescriptions.data();
+
+    VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo pipelineInfo{};
+    pipelineInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO;
+    pipelineInfo.stageCount = 2;
+    pipelineInfo.pStages = shaderStages;
+    pipelineInfo.pVertexInputState = &vertexInputInfo;
+    pipelineInfo.pInputAssemblyState = &configInfo.inputAssemblyInfo;
+    pipelineInfo.pViewportState = &configInfo.viewportInfo;
+    pipelineInfo.pRasterizationState = &configInfo.rasterizationInfo;
+    pipelineInfo.pMultisampleState = &configInfo.multisampleInfo;
+    pipelineInfo.pColorBlendState = &configInfo.colorBlendInfo;
+    pipelineInfo.pDepthStencilState = &configInfo.depthStencilInfo;
+    pipelineInfo.pDynamicState = &configInfo.dynamicStateInfo;
+
+    pipelineInfo.layout = configInfo.pipelineLayout;
+    pipelineInfo.renderPass = configInfo.renderPass;
+    pipelineInfo.subpass = configInfo.subpass;
+
+    pipelineInfo.basePipelineIndex = -1;
+    pipelineInfo.basePipelineHandle = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+
+    if(vkCreateGraphicsPipelines(xeDevice.device(), VK_NULL_HANDLE, 1, &pipelineInfo, nullptr, &graphicsPipeline) != VK_SUCCESS){
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to create graphics pipeline");
+    }
+  }
+
+  void XePipeline::createShaderModule(const std::vector<char>& code, VkShaderModule* shaderModule) {
+    VkShaderModuleCreateInfo createInfo{};
+    createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SHADER_MODULE_CREATE_INFO;
+    createInfo.codeSize = code.size();
+    createInfo.pCode = reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(code.data());
+
+    if(vkCreateShaderModule(xeDevice.device(), &createInfo, nullptr, shaderModule) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to create shader module");
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  void XePipeline::bind(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer) {
+    vkCmdBindPipeline(commandBuffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, graphicsPipeline);
+  }
+
+  void XePipeline::defaultPipelineConfigInfo(PipelineConfigInfo& configInfo) {
+    
+    configInfo.inputAssemblyInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_INPUT_ASSEMBLY_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    configInfo.inputAssemblyInfo.topology = VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_LIST;
+    configInfo.inputAssemblyInfo.primitiveRestartEnable = VK_FALSE;
+
+    configInfo.viewportInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VIEWPORT_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    configInfo.viewportInfo.viewportCount = 1;
+    configInfo.viewportInfo.pViewports = nullptr;
+    configInfo.viewportInfo.scissorCount = 1;
+    configInfo.viewportInfo.pScissors = nullptr;
+  
+    configInfo.rasterizationInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_RASTERIZATION_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    configInfo.rasterizationInfo.depthClampEnable = VK_FALSE;
+    configInfo.rasterizationInfo.rasterizerDiscardEnable = VK_FALSE;
+    configInfo.rasterizationInfo.polygonMode = VK_POLYGON_MODE_FILL;
+    configInfo.rasterizationInfo.lineWidth = 1.0f;
+    configInfo.rasterizationInfo.cullMode = VK_CULL_MODE_NONE;
+    configInfo.rasterizationInfo.frontFace = VK_FRONT_FACE_CLOCKWISE;
+    configInfo.rasterizationInfo.depthBiasEnable = VK_FALSE;
+    configInfo.rasterizationInfo.depthBiasConstantFactor = 0.0f;
+    configInfo.rasterizationInfo.depthBiasClamp = 0.0f;           
+    configInfo.rasterizationInfo.depthBiasSlopeFactor = 0.0f;
+  
+    configInfo.multisampleInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_MULTISAMPLE_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    configInfo.multisampleInfo.sampleShadingEnable = VK_FALSE;
+    configInfo.multisampleInfo.rasterizationSamples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+    configInfo.multisampleInfo.minSampleShading = 1.0f;
+    configInfo.multisampleInfo.pSampleMask = nullptr;
+    configInfo.multisampleInfo.alphaToCoverageEnable = VK_FALSE;
+    configInfo.multisampleInfo.alphaToOneEnable = VK_FALSE;
+  
+    configInfo.colorBlendAttachment.colorWriteMask =
+        VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_R_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_G_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_B_BIT |
+        VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_A_BIT;
+    configInfo.colorBlendAttachment.blendEnable = VK_FALSE;
+    configInfo.colorBlendAttachment.srcColorBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE;
+    configInfo.colorBlendAttachment.dstColorBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ZERO;
+    configInfo.colorBlendAttachment.colorBlendOp = VK_BLEND_OP_ADD;
+    configInfo.colorBlendAttachment.srcAlphaBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE;
+    configInfo.colorBlendAttachment.dstAlphaBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ZERO;
+    configInfo.colorBlendAttachment.alphaBlendOp = VK_BLEND_OP_ADD;
+  
+    configInfo.colorBlendInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_COLOR_BLEND_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    configInfo.colorBlendInfo.logicOpEnable = VK_FALSE;
+    configInfo.colorBlendInfo.logicOp = VK_LOGIC_OP_COPY;
+    configInfo.colorBlendInfo.attachmentCount = 1;
+    configInfo.colorBlendInfo.pAttachments = &configInfo.colorBlendAttachment;
+    configInfo.colorBlendInfo.blendConstants[0] = 0.0f;
+    configInfo.colorBlendInfo.blendConstants[1] = 0.0f;
+    configInfo.colorBlendInfo.blendConstants[2] = 0.0f;
+    configInfo.colorBlendInfo.blendConstants[3] = 0.0f;
+  
+    configInfo.depthStencilInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_DEPTH_STENCIL_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    configInfo.depthStencilInfo.depthTestEnable = VK_TRUE;
+    configInfo.depthStencilInfo.depthWriteEnable = VK_TRUE;
+    configInfo.depthStencilInfo.depthCompareOp = VK_COMPARE_OP_LESS;
+    configInfo.depthStencilInfo.depthBoundsTestEnable = VK_FALSE;
+    configInfo.depthStencilInfo.minDepthBounds = 0.0f;
+    configInfo.depthStencilInfo.maxDepthBounds = 1.0f;
+    configInfo.depthStencilInfo.stencilTestEnable = VK_FALSE;
+    configInfo.depthStencilInfo.front = {};
+    configInfo.depthStencilInfo.back = {};
+
+    configInfo.dynamicStateEnables = {VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT, VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_SCISSOR};
+    configInfo.dynamicStateInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_DYNAMIC_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    configInfo.dynamicStateInfo.pDynamicStates = configInfo.dynamicStateEnables.data();
+    configInfo.dynamicStateInfo.dynamicStateCount =
+        static_cast<uint32_t>(configInfo.dynamicStateEnables.size());
+    configInfo.dynamicStateInfo.flags = 0;
+
+  }
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_pipeline.hpp
+++ b/engine/xe_pipeline.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "xe_device.hpp"
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+struct PipelineConfigInfo {
+  PipelineConfigInfo(const PipelineConfigInfo&) = delete;
+  PipelineConfigInfo& operator=(const PipelineConfigInfo&) = delete;
+
+  VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo viewportInfo;
+  VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo inputAssemblyInfo;
+  VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo rasterizationInfo;
+  VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo multisampleInfo;
+  VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState colorBlendAttachment;
+  VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo colorBlendInfo;
+  VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo depthStencilInfo;
+  std::vector<VkDynamicState> dynamicStateEnables;
+  VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo dynamicStateInfo;
+  VkPipelineLayout pipelineLayout = nullptr;
+  VkRenderPass renderPass = nullptr;
+  uint32_t subpass = 0;
+};
+
+class XePipeline {
+  public:
+    XePipeline(
+      XeDevice &device, 
+      const std::string& vertFilepath, 
+      const std::string& fragFilepath, 
+      const PipelineConfigInfo& configInfo);
+    ~XePipeline();
+
+    XePipeline(const XePipeline&) = delete;
+    XePipeline operator=(const XePipeline&) = delete;
+
+    void bind(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer);
+    static void defaultPipelineConfigInfo(PipelineConfigInfo& configInfo);
+
+  private:
+    static std::vector<char> readFile(const std::string& filePath);
+
+    void createGraphicsPipeline(
+      const std::string& vertFilePath, 
+      const std::string& fragFilepath, 
+      const PipelineConfigInfo& configInfo);
+
+    void createShaderModule(const std::vector<char>& code, VkShaderModule* shaderModule);
+
+    XeDevice& xeDevice;
+    VkPipeline graphicsPipeline;
+    VkShaderModule vertShaderModule;
+    VkShaderModule fragShaderModule;
+};
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_renderer.cpp
+++ b/engine/xe_renderer.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+#include "xe_renderer.hpp"
+
+#include "xe_device.hpp"
+#include "xe_game_object.hpp"
+#include "xe_swap_chain.hpp"
+#include "xe_window.hpp"
+#include <memory>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
+
+#include <array>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+XeRenderer::XeRenderer(XeWindow& window, XeDevice& device) : xeWindow{window}, xeDevice{device} {
+  recreateSwapChain();
+  createCommandBuffers();
+}
+
+XeRenderer::~XeRenderer() { freeCommandBuffers(); }
+
+void XeRenderer::recreateSwapChain() { 
+  auto extent = xeWindow.getExtent();
+  while (extent.width == 0 || extent.height == 0) {
+    extent = xeWindow.getExtent();
+    glfwWaitEvents();
+  }
+
+  vkDeviceWaitIdle(xeDevice.device());
+  
+  if(xeSwapChain == nullptr) {
+    xeSwapChain = std::make_unique<XeSwapChain>(xeDevice, extent);
+  } else {
+    std::shared_ptr<XeSwapChain> oldSwapChain = std::move(xeSwapChain);
+    xeSwapChain = std::make_unique<XeSwapChain>(xeDevice, extent, oldSwapChain);
+
+    if(!oldSwapChain->compareSwapFormats(*xeSwapChain.get())) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Swap chain image (or depth) format has changed");
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  // we'll come back to this in just a moment
+}
+
+void XeRenderer::createCommandBuffers() {
+  
+  commandBuffers.resize(XeSwapChain::MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT);
+
+  VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
+  allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+  allocInfo.level = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY;
+  allocInfo.commandPool = xeDevice.getCommandPool();
+  allocInfo.commandBufferCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(commandBuffers.size());
+
+  if(vkAllocateCommandBuffers(xeDevice.device(), &allocInfo, commandBuffers.data()) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to allocate command buffers!");
+  }
+
+}
+
+void XeRenderer::freeCommandBuffers() {
+  vkFreeCommandBuffers(
+    xeDevice.device(), 
+    xeDevice.getCommandPool(), 
+    static_cast<uint32_t>(commandBuffers.size()),
+    commandBuffers.data());
+    commandBuffers.clear();
+}
+
+VkCommandBuffer XeRenderer::beginFrame() {
+  assert(!isFrameStarted && "Can't acll beingFrame while already in progress");
+
+  auto result = xeSwapChain->acquireNextImage(&currentImageIndex);
+
+  if(result == VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DATE_KHR) {
+    recreateSwapChain();
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  if (result != VK_SUCCESS && result != VK_SUBOPTIMAL_KHR) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to acquire swap chain image");
+  }
+
+  isFrameStarted = true;
+
+  auto commandBuffer = getCurrentCommandBuffer();
+
+  VkCommandBufferBeginInfo beginInfo{};
+  beginInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO;
+
+  if(vkBeginCommandBuffer(commandBuffer, &beginInfo) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to begin recording command buffers");
+  }
+  return commandBuffer;
+}
+
+void XeRenderer::endFrame() {
+  assert(isFrameStarted && "Can't call endFrame while frame is not in progress");
+  auto commandBuffer = getCurrentCommandBuffer();
+  if(vkEndCommandBuffer(commandBuffer) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to record command buffer");
+  }
+
+  auto result = xeSwapChain->submitCommandBuffers(&commandBuffer, &currentImageIndex);
+  if(result == VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DATE_KHR || result == VK_SUBOPTIMAL_KHR || xeWindow.wasWindowResized()) {
+    xeWindow.resetWindowResizedFlag();
+    recreateSwapChain();
+  }
+
+  isFrameStarted = false;
+  currentFrameIndex = (currentFrameIndex + 1) % XeSwapChain::MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT;
+}
+
+void XeRenderer::beginSwapChainRenderPass(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer){
+  assert(isFrameStarted && "Can't call beginSwapChainRenderPass while frame is not in progress");
+  assert(commandBuffer == getCurrentCommandBuffer() && "Can't begin render pass on command buffer from a different frame");
+
+  VkRenderPassBeginInfo renderPassInfo{};
+  renderPassInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_BEGIN_INFO;
+  renderPassInfo.renderPass = xeSwapChain->getRenderPass();
+  renderPassInfo.framebuffer = xeSwapChain->getFrameBuffer(currentImageIndex);
+
+  renderPassInfo.renderArea.offset = {0, 0};
+  renderPassInfo.renderArea.extent = xeSwapChain->getSwapChainExtent();
+
+  std::array<VkClearValue, 2> clearValues{};
+  clearValues[0].color = {0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 1.0f};
+  clearValues[1].depthStencil = {1.0f, 0};
+  renderPassInfo.clearValueCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(clearValues.size());
+  renderPassInfo.pClearValues = clearValues.data();
+
+  vkCmdBeginRenderPass(commandBuffer, &renderPassInfo, VK_SUBPASS_CONTENTS_INLINE);
+
+  VkViewport viewport{};
+  viewport.x = 0.0f;
+  viewport.y = static_cast<float>(xeSwapChain->getSwapChainExtent().height);
+  viewport.width = static_cast<float>(xeSwapChain->getSwapChainExtent().width);
+  viewport.height = -static_cast<float>(xeSwapChain->getSwapChainExtent().height);
+  viewport.minDepth = 0.0f;
+  viewport.maxDepth = 1.0f;
+  VkRect2D scissor{{0, 0}, xeSwapChain->getSwapChainExtent()};
+  vkCmdSetViewport(commandBuffer, 0, 1, &viewport);
+  vkCmdSetScissor(commandBuffer, 0, 1, &scissor);
+}
+
+void XeRenderer::endSwapChainRenderPass(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer){
+  assert(isFrameStarted && "Can't call endSwapChainRenderPass while frame is not in progress");
+  assert(commandBuffer == getCurrentCommandBuffer() && "Can't end render pass on command buffer from a different frame");
+
+  vkCmdEndRenderPass(commandBuffer);
+
+}
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_renderer.hpp
+++ b/engine/xe_renderer.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "xe_swap_chain.hpp"
+#include "xe_window.hpp"
+#include "xe_device.hpp"
+#include "xe_model.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+#include <cassert>
+
+namespace xe {
+class XeRenderer {
+  public:
+
+    XeRenderer(XeWindow &window, XeDevice &device);
+    ~XeRenderer();
+
+    XeRenderer(const XeRenderer &) = delete;
+    XeRenderer operator=(const XeRenderer &) = delete;
+
+    VkRenderPass getSwapChainRenderPass() const { return xeSwapChain->getRenderPass(); }
+    float getAspectRatio() const { return xeSwapChain->extentAspectRatio(); }
+    bool isFrameInProgress() const { return isFrameStarted; }
+
+    VkCommandBuffer getCurrentCommandBuffer() const { 
+      assert(isFrameStarted && "Cannot get command buffer when frame not in progress");
+      return commandBuffers[currentFrameIndex];
+    }
+
+    int getFrameIndex() const {
+      assert(isFrameStarted && "Cannot get frame index when frame not in progress");
+      return currentFrameIndex;
+    }
+
+    VkCommandBuffer beginFrame();
+    void endFrame();
+    void beginSwapChainRenderPass(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer);
+    void endSwapChainRenderPass(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer);
+
+  private:
+    void createCommandBuffers();
+    void freeCommandBuffers();
+    void recreateSwapChain();
+
+    XeWindow& xeWindow;
+    XeDevice& xeDevice;
+    std::unique_ptr<XeSwapChain> xeSwapChain;
+    std::vector<VkCommandBuffer> commandBuffers;
+
+    uint32_t currentImageIndex;
+    int currentFrameIndex{0};
+    bool isFrameStarted{false};
+};
+}
--- a/engine/xe_swap_chain.cpp
+++ b/engine/xe_swap_chain.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,424 @@
+#include "xe_swap_chain.hpp"
+
+#include <array>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <limits>
+#include <memory>
+#include <set>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+XeSwapChain::XeSwapChain(XeDevice &deviceRef, VkExtent2D extent)
+    : device{deviceRef}, windowExtent{extent} {
+  init();
+}
+
+XeSwapChain::XeSwapChain(XeDevice &deviceRef, VkExtent2D extent, std::shared_ptr<XeSwapChain> previous)
+    : device{deviceRef}, windowExtent{extent}, oldSwapChain{previous} {
+  init();
+
+  oldSwapChain = nullptr;
+}
+
+void XeSwapChain::init() {
+  createSwapChain();
+  createImageViews();
+  createRenderPass();
+  createDepthResources();
+  createFramebuffers();
+  createSyncObjects();
+}
+
+XeSwapChain::~XeSwapChain() {
+  for (auto imageView : swapChainImageViews) {
+    vkDestroyImageView(device.device(), imageView, nullptr);
+  }
+  swapChainImageViews.clear();
+
+  if (swapChain != nullptr) {
+    vkDestroySwapchainKHR(device.device(), swapChain, nullptr);
+    swapChain = nullptr;
+  }
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < depthImages.size(); i++) {
+    vkDestroyImageView(device.device(), depthImageViews[i], nullptr);
+    vkDestroyImage(device.device(), depthImages[i], nullptr);
+    vkFreeMemory(device.device(), depthImageMemorys[i], nullptr);
+  }
+
+  for (auto framebuffer : swapChainFramebuffers) {
+    vkDestroyFramebuffer(device.device(), framebuffer, nullptr);
+  }
+
+  vkDestroyRenderPass(device.device(), renderPass, nullptr);
+
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT; i++) {
+    vkDestroySemaphore(device.device(), renderFinishedSemaphores[i], nullptr);
+    vkDestroySemaphore(device.device(), imageAvailableSemaphores[i], nullptr);
+    vkDestroyFence(device.device(), inFlightFences[i], nullptr);
+  }
+}
+
+VkResult XeSwapChain::acquireNextImage(uint32_t *imageIndex) {
+  vkWaitForFences(
+      device.device(),
+      1,
+      &inFlightFences[currentFrame],
+      VK_TRUE,
+      std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max());
+
+  VkResult result = vkAcquireNextImageKHR(
+      device.device(),
+      swapChain,
+      std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max(),
+      imageAvailableSemaphores[currentFrame],
+      VK_NULL_HANDLE,
+      imageIndex);
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+VkResult XeSwapChain::submitCommandBuffers(
+    const VkCommandBuffer *buffers, uint32_t *imageIndex) {
+  if (imagesInFlight[*imageIndex] != VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
+    vkWaitForFences(device.device(), 1, &imagesInFlight[*imageIndex], VK_TRUE, UINT64_MAX);
+  }
+  imagesInFlight[*imageIndex] = inFlightFences[currentFrame];
+
+  VkSubmitInfo submitInfo = {};
+  submitInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBMIT_INFO;
+
+  VkSemaphore waitSemaphores[] = {imageAvailableSemaphores[currentFrame]};
+  VkPipelineStageFlags waitStages[] = {VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT};
+  submitInfo.waitSemaphoreCount = 1;
+  submitInfo.pWaitSemaphores = waitSemaphores;
+  submitInfo.pWaitDstStageMask = waitStages;
+
+  submitInfo.commandBufferCount = 1;
+  submitInfo.pCommandBuffers = buffers;
+
+  VkSemaphore signalSemaphores[] = {renderFinishedSemaphores[currentFrame]};
+  submitInfo.signalSemaphoreCount = 1;
+  submitInfo.pSignalSemaphores = signalSemaphores;
+
+  vkResetFences(device.device(), 1, &inFlightFences[currentFrame]);
+  if (vkQueueSubmit(device.graphicsQueue(), 1, &submitInfo, inFlightFences[currentFrame]) !=
+      VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to submit draw command buffer!");
+  }
+
+  VkPresentInfoKHR presentInfo = {};
+  presentInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PRESENT_INFO_KHR;
+
+  presentInfo.waitSemaphoreCount = 1;
+  presentInfo.pWaitSemaphores = signalSemaphores;
+
+  VkSwapchainKHR swapChains[] = {swapChain};
+  presentInfo.swapchainCount = 1;
+  presentInfo.pSwapchains = swapChains;
+
+  presentInfo.pImageIndices = imageIndex;
+
+  auto result = vkQueuePresentKHR(device.presentQueue(), &presentInfo);
+
+  currentFrame = (currentFrame + 1) % MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT;
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+void XeSwapChain::createSwapChain() {
+  SwapChainSupportDetails swapChainSupport = device.getSwapChainSupport();
+
+  VkSurfaceFormatKHR surfaceFormat = chooseSwapSurfaceFormat(swapChainSupport.formats);
+  VkPresentModeKHR presentMode = chooseSwapPresentMode(swapChainSupport.presentModes);
+  VkExtent2D extent = chooseSwapExtent(swapChainSupport.capabilities);
+
+  uint32_t imageCount = swapChainSupport.capabilities.minImageCount + 1;
+  if (swapChainSupport.capabilities.maxImageCount > 0 &&
+      imageCount > swapChainSupport.capabilities.maxImageCount) {
+    imageCount = swapChainSupport.capabilities.maxImageCount;
+  }
+
+  VkSwapchainCreateInfoKHR createInfo = {};
+  createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SWAPCHAIN_CREATE_INFO_KHR;
+  createInfo.surface = device.surface();
+
+  createInfo.minImageCount = imageCount;
+  createInfo.imageFormat = surfaceFormat.format;
+  createInfo.imageColorSpace = surfaceFormat.colorSpace;
+  createInfo.imageExtent = extent;
+  createInfo.imageArrayLayers = 1;
+  createInfo.imageUsage = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT;
+
+  QueueFamilyIndices indices = device.findPhysicalQueueFamilies();
+  uint32_t queueFamilyIndices[] = {indices.graphicsFamily, indices.presentFamily};
+
+  if (indices.graphicsFamily != indices.presentFamily) {
+    createInfo.imageSharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_CONCURRENT;
+    createInfo.queueFamilyIndexCount = 2;
+    createInfo.pQueueFamilyIndices = queueFamilyIndices;
+  } else {
+    createInfo.imageSharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
+    createInfo.queueFamilyIndexCount = 0;
+    createInfo.pQueueFamilyIndices = nullptr;
+  }
+
+  createInfo.preTransform = swapChainSupport.capabilities.currentTransform;
+  createInfo.compositeAlpha = VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_OPAQUE_BIT_KHR;
+
+  createInfo.presentMode = presentMode;
+  createInfo.clipped = VK_TRUE;
+
+  createInfo.oldSwapchain = oldSwapChain == nullptr ? VK_NULL_HANDLE : oldSwapChain->swapChain;
+
+  if (vkCreateSwapchainKHR(device.device(), &createInfo, nullptr, &swapChain) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to create swap chain!");
+  }
+
+  vkGetSwapchainImagesKHR(device.device(), swapChain, &imageCount, nullptr);
+  swapChainImages.resize(imageCount);
+  vkGetSwapchainImagesKHR(device.device(), swapChain, &imageCount, swapChainImages.data());
+
+  swapChainImageFormat = surfaceFormat.format;
+  swapChainExtent = extent;
+}
+
+void XeSwapChain::createImageViews() {
+  swapChainImageViews.resize(swapChainImages.size());
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < swapChainImages.size(); i++) {
+    VkImageViewCreateInfo viewInfo{};
+    viewInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO;
+    viewInfo.image = swapChainImages[i];
+    viewInfo.viewType = VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D;
+    viewInfo.format = swapChainImageFormat;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.baseMipLevel = 0;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.levelCount = 1;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.baseArrayLayer = 0;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.layerCount = 1;
+
+    if (vkCreateImageView(device.device(), &viewInfo, nullptr, &swapChainImageViews[i]) !=
+        VK_SUCCESS) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to create texture image view!");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void XeSwapChain::createRenderPass() {
+  VkAttachmentDescription depthAttachment{};
+  depthAttachment.format = findDepthFormat();
+  depthAttachment.samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+  depthAttachment.loadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR;
+  depthAttachment.storeOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
+  depthAttachment.stencilLoadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE;
+  depthAttachment.stencilStoreOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
+  depthAttachment.initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
+  depthAttachment.finalLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
+
+  VkAttachmentReference depthAttachmentRef{};
+  depthAttachmentRef.attachment = 1;
+  depthAttachmentRef.layout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
+
+  VkAttachmentDescription colorAttachment = {};
+  colorAttachment.format = getSwapChainImageFormat();
+  colorAttachment.samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+  colorAttachment.loadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR;
+  colorAttachment.storeOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE;
+  colorAttachment.stencilStoreOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
+  colorAttachment.stencilLoadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE;
+  colorAttachment.initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
+  colorAttachment.finalLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PRESENT_SRC_KHR;
+
+  VkAttachmentReference colorAttachmentRef = {};
+  colorAttachmentRef.attachment = 0;
+  colorAttachmentRef.layout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
+
+  VkSubpassDescription subpass = {};
+  subpass.pipelineBindPoint = VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS;
+  subpass.colorAttachmentCount = 1;
+  subpass.pColorAttachments = &colorAttachmentRef;
+  subpass.pDepthStencilAttachment = &depthAttachmentRef;
+
+  VkSubpassDependency dependency = {};
+  dependency.srcSubpass = VK_SUBPASS_EXTERNAL;
+  dependency.srcAccessMask = 0;
+  dependency.srcStageMask =
+      VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT | VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_EARLY_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT;
+  dependency.dstSubpass = 0;
+  dependency.dstStageMask =
+      VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT | VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_EARLY_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT;
+  dependency.dstAccessMask =
+      VK_ACCESS_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT | VK_ACCESS_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT; 
+
+  std::array<VkAttachmentDescription, 2> attachments = {colorAttachment, depthAttachment};
+  VkRenderPassCreateInfo renderPassInfo = {};
+  renderPassInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_CREATE_INFO;
+  renderPassInfo.attachmentCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(attachments.size());
+  renderPassInfo.pAttachments = attachments.data();
+  renderPassInfo.subpassCount = 1;
+  renderPassInfo.pSubpasses = &subpass;
+  renderPassInfo.dependencyCount = 1;
+  renderPassInfo.pDependencies = &dependency;
+
+  if (vkCreateRenderPass(device.device(), &renderPassInfo, nullptr, &renderPass) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to create render pass!");
+  }
+}
+
+void XeSwapChain::createFramebuffers() {
+  swapChainFramebuffers.resize(imageCount());
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < imageCount(); i++) {
+    std::array<VkImageView, 2> attachments = {swapChainImageViews[i], depthImageViews[i]};
+
+    VkExtent2D swapChainExtent = getSwapChainExtent();
+    VkFramebufferCreateInfo framebufferInfo = {};
+    framebufferInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FRAMEBUFFER_CREATE_INFO;
+    framebufferInfo.renderPass = renderPass;
+    framebufferInfo.attachmentCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(attachments.size());
+    framebufferInfo.pAttachments = attachments.data();
+    framebufferInfo.width = swapChainExtent.width;
+    framebufferInfo.height = swapChainExtent.height;
+    framebufferInfo.layers = 1;
+
+    if (vkCreateFramebuffer(
+            device.device(),
+            &framebufferInfo,
+            nullptr,
+            &swapChainFramebuffers[i]) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to create framebuffer!");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void XeSwapChain::createDepthResources() {
+  VkFormat depthFormat = findDepthFormat();
+  swapChainDepthFormat = depthFormat;
+  VkExtent2D swapChainExtent = getSwapChainExtent();
+
+  depthImages.resize(imageCount());
+  depthImageMemorys.resize(imageCount());
+  depthImageViews.resize(imageCount());
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < depthImages.size(); i++) {
+    VkImageCreateInfo imageInfo{};
+    imageInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO;
+    imageInfo.imageType = VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D;
+    imageInfo.extent.width = swapChainExtent.width;
+    imageInfo.extent.height = swapChainExtent.height;
+    imageInfo.extent.depth = 1;
+    imageInfo.mipLevels = 1;
+    imageInfo.arrayLayers = 1;
+    imageInfo.format = depthFormat;
+    imageInfo.tiling = VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL;
+    imageInfo.initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
+    imageInfo.usage = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT;
+    imageInfo.samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+    imageInfo.sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
+    imageInfo.flags = 0;
+
+    device.createImageWithInfo(
+        imageInfo,
+        VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT,
+        depthImages[i],
+        depthImageMemorys[i]);
+
+    VkImageViewCreateInfo viewInfo{};
+    viewInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO;
+    viewInfo.image = depthImages[i];
+    viewInfo.viewType = VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D;
+    viewInfo.format = depthFormat;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.baseMipLevel = 0;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.levelCount = 1;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.baseArrayLayer = 0;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.layerCount = 1;
+
+    if (vkCreateImageView(device.device(), &viewInfo, nullptr, &depthImageViews[i]) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to create texture image view!");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void XeSwapChain::createSyncObjects() {
+  imageAvailableSemaphores.resize(MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT);
+  renderFinishedSemaphores.resize(MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT);
+  inFlightFences.resize(MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT);
+  imagesInFlight.resize(imageCount(), VK_NULL_HANDLE);
+
+  VkSemaphoreCreateInfo semaphoreInfo = {};
+  semaphoreInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_CREATE_INFO;
+
+  VkFenceCreateInfo fenceInfo = {};
+  fenceInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FENCE_CREATE_INFO;
+  fenceInfo.flags = VK_FENCE_CREATE_SIGNALED_BIT;
+
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT; i++) {
+    if (vkCreateSemaphore(device.device(), &semaphoreInfo, nullptr, &imageAvailableSemaphores[i]) !=
+            VK_SUCCESS ||
+        vkCreateSemaphore(device.device(), &semaphoreInfo, nullptr, &renderFinishedSemaphores[i]) !=
+            VK_SUCCESS ||
+        vkCreateFence(device.device(), &fenceInfo, nullptr, &inFlightFences[i]) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to create synchronization objects for a frame!");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+VkSurfaceFormatKHR XeSwapChain::chooseSwapSurfaceFormat(
+    const std::vector<VkSurfaceFormatKHR> &availableFormats) {
+  for (const auto &availableFormat : availableFormats) {
+    if (availableFormat.format == VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM &&
+        availableFormat.colorSpace == VK_COLOR_SPACE_SRGB_NONLINEAR_KHR) {
+      return availableFormat;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return availableFormats[0];
+}
+
+VkPresentModeKHR XeSwapChain::chooseSwapPresentMode(
+    const std::vector<VkPresentModeKHR> &availablePresentModes) {
+  for (const auto &availablePresentMode : availablePresentModes) {
+    if (availablePresentMode == VK_PRESENT_MODE_MAILBOX_KHR) {
+      std::cout << "Present mode: Mailbox" << std::endl;
+      return availablePresentMode;
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const auto &availablePresentMode : availablePresentModes) {
+    if (availablePresentMode == VK_PRESENT_MODE_IMMEDIATE_KHR) {
+      std::cout << "Present mode: Immediate" << std::endl;
+      return availablePresentMode;
+    }
+  }
+
+  std::cout << "Present mode: V-Sync" << std::endl;
+  return VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR;
+}
+
+VkExtent2D XeSwapChain::chooseSwapExtent(const VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR &capabilities) {
+  if (capabilities.currentExtent.width != std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()) {
+    return capabilities.currentExtent;
+  } else {
+    VkExtent2D actualExtent = windowExtent;
+    actualExtent.width = std::max(
+        capabilities.minImageExtent.width,
+        std::min(capabilities.maxImageExtent.width, actualExtent.width));
+    actualExtent.height = std::max(
+        capabilities.minImageExtent.height,
+        std::min(capabilities.maxImageExtent.height, actualExtent.height));
+
+    return actualExtent;
+  }
+}
+
+VkFormat XeSwapChain::findDepthFormat() {
+  return device.findSupportedFormat(
+      {VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT, VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT, VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT},
+      VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL,
+      VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT);
+}
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_swap_chain.hpp
+++ b/engine/xe_swap_chain.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "xe_device.hpp"
+
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+class XeSwapChain {
+ public:
+  static constexpr int MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT = 2;
+
+  XeSwapChain(XeDevice &deviceRef, VkExtent2D windowExtent);
+  XeSwapChain(XeDevice &deviceRef, VkExtent2D windowExtent, std::shared_ptr<XeSwapChain> previous);
+  ~XeSwapChain();
+
+  XeSwapChain(const XeSwapChain &) = delete;
+  XeSwapChain operator=(const XeSwapChain &) = delete;
+
+  VkFramebuffer getFrameBuffer(int index) { return swapChainFramebuffers[index]; }
+  VkRenderPass getRenderPass() { return renderPass; }
+  VkImageView getImageView(int index) { return swapChainImageViews[index]; }
+  size_t imageCount() { return swapChainImages.size(); }
+  VkFormat getSwapChainImageFormat() { return swapChainImageFormat; }
+  VkExtent2D getSwapChainExtent() { return swapChainExtent; }
+  uint32_t width() { return swapChainExtent.width; }
+  uint32_t height() { return swapChainExtent.height; }
+
+  float extentAspectRatio() {
+    return static_cast<float>(swapChainExtent.width) / static_cast<float>(swapChainExtent.height);
+  }
+  VkFormat findDepthFormat();
+
+  VkResult acquireNextImage(uint32_t *imageIndex);
+  VkResult submitCommandBuffers(const VkCommandBuffer *buffers, uint32_t *imageIndex);
+
+  bool compareSwapFormats(const XeSwapChain& swapChain) const {
+    return swapChain.swapChainDepthFormat == swapChainDepthFormat &&
+           swapChain.swapChainImageFormat == swapChainImageFormat;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  void init();
+  void createSwapChain();
+  void createImageViews();
+  void createDepthResources();
+  void createRenderPass();
+  void createFramebuffers();
+  void createSyncObjects();
+
+  VkSurfaceFormatKHR chooseSwapSurfaceFormat(
+      const std::vector<VkSurfaceFormatKHR> &availableFormats);
+  VkPresentModeKHR chooseSwapPresentMode(
+      const std::vector<VkPresentModeKHR> &availablePresentModes);
+  VkExtent2D chooseSwapExtent(const VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR &capabilities);
+
+  VkFormat swapChainImageFormat;
+  VkFormat swapChainDepthFormat;
+  VkExtent2D swapChainExtent;
+
+  std::vector<VkFramebuffer> swapChainFramebuffers;
+  VkRenderPass renderPass;
+
+  std::vector<VkImage> depthImages;
+  std::vector<VkDeviceMemory> depthImageMemorys;
+  std::vector<VkImageView> depthImageViews;
+  std::vector<VkImage> swapChainImages;
+  std::vector<VkImageView> swapChainImageViews;
+
+  XeDevice &device;
+  VkExtent2D windowExtent;
+
+  VkSwapchainKHR swapChain;
+  std::shared_ptr<XeSwapChain> oldSwapChain;
+
+  std::vector<VkSemaphore> imageAvailableSemaphores;
+  std::vector<VkSemaphore> renderFinishedSemaphores;
+  std::vector<VkFence> inFlightFences;
+  std::vector<VkFence> imagesInFlight;
+  size_t currentFrame = 0;
+};
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_utils.hpp
+++ b/engine/xe_utils.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace xe {
+
+template <typename T, typename... Rest>
+void hashCombine(std::size_t& seed, const T& v, const Rest&... rest) {
+  seed ^= std::hash<T>{}(v) + 0x9e3779b9 + (seed << 6) + (seed >> 2);
+  (hashCombine(seed, rest), ...);
+};
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_window.cpp
+++ b/engine/xe_window.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include "xe_window.hpp"
+#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+  XeWindow::XeWindow(int w, int h, std::string name) : width{w}, height{h}, windowName{name} {
+    initWindow();
+  }
+
+  XeWindow::~XeWindow() {
+    glfwDestroyWindow(window);
+    glfwTerminate();
+  }
+
+  void XeWindow::initWindow() {
+    glfwInit();
+    glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CLIENT_API, GLFW_NO_API);
+    glfwWindowHint(GLFW_RESIZABLE, GLFW_TRUE);
+
+    window = glfwCreateWindow(width, height, windowName.c_str(), nullptr, nullptr);
+    glfwSetWindowUserPointer(window, this);
+    glfwSetFramebufferSizeCallback(window, framebufferResizeCallback);
+  }
+
+  void XeWindow::createWindowSurface(VkInstance instance, VkSurfaceKHR *surface){
+    if (glfwCreateWindowSurface(instance, window, nullptr, surface) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to create window surface");
+    }
+  }
+
+  void XeWindow::framebufferResizeCallback(GLFWwindow *window, int width, int height){
+    auto xeWindow = reinterpret_cast<XeWindow *>(glfwGetWindowUserPointer(window));
+    xeWindow->frameBufferResized = true;
+    xeWindow->width = width;
+    xeWindow->height = height;
+  }
+
+}
--- a/engine/xe_window.hpp
+++ b/engine/xe_window.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
+#define GLFW_INCLUDE_VULKAN
+#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
+
+#include <string>
+namespace xe {
+    
+class XeWindow {
+  public:
+    XeWindow(int w, int h, std::string name);
+    ~XeWindow();
+
+    XeWindow(const XeWindow &) = delete;
+    XeWindow &operator=(const XeWindow &);
+
+    bool shouldClose() { return glfwWindowShouldClose(window); }
+    VkExtent2D getExtent() { return { static_cast<uint32_t>(width), static_cast<uint32_t>(height)}; }
+    bool wasWindowResized() { return frameBufferResized; }
+    void resetWindowResizedFlag() { frameBufferResized = false; }
+    GLFWwindow *getGLFWwindow() const { return window; }
+
+    void createWindowSurface(VkInstance instance, VkSurfaceKHR *surface);
+
+  private:
+    static void framebufferResizeCallback(GLFWwindow *window, int width, int height);
+    void initWindow();  
+    
+    int width;
+    int height;
+    bool frameBufferResized = false;
+    
+    std::string windowName;
+    GLFWwindow *window;
+};
+ 
+}
--- a/lib/glfw
+++ b/lib/glfw
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit d299d9f78857e921b66bdab42c7ea27fe2e31810
--- a/lib/glm
+++ b/lib/glm
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit cc98465e3508535ba8c7f6208df934c156a018dc
--- a/res/models/stanford-dragon.obj
+++ b/res/models/stanford-dragon.obj
--- a/res/shaders/simple_shader.frag
+++ b/res/shaders/simple_shader.frag
@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#version 450
+
+layout (location = 0) in vec3 fragColor;
+
+layout (location = 0) out vec4 outColor;
+
+layout(set = 0, binding = 0) uniform GlobalUbo {
+  mat4 projectionViewMatrix;
+  vec3 directionToLight;
+} ubo;
+
+layout(push_constant) uniform Push {
+  mat4 transform;
+  mat4 normalMatrix;
+} push;
+
+void main() {
+  outColor = vec4(fragColor, 1.0);
+}
--- a/res/shaders/simple_shader.frag.spv
+++ b/res/shaders/simple_shader.frag.spv
--- a/res/shaders/simple_shader.vert
+++ b/res/shaders/simple_shader.vert
@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#version 450
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec3 position;
+layout(location = 1) in vec3 color;
+layout(location = 2) in vec3 normal;
+layout(location = 3) in vec2 uv;
+
+layout(location = 0) out vec3 fragColor;
+
+layout(set = 0, binding = 0) uniform GlobalUbo {
+  mat4 projectionViewMatrix;
+  vec3 directionToLight;
+} ubo;
+
+layout(push_constant) uniform Push {
+  mat4 modelMatrix;
+  mat4 normalMatrix;
+} push;
+
+const float AMBIENT = 0.02;
+
+void main() {
+  gl_Position = ubo.projectionViewMatrix * push.modelMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0);
+
+  vec3 normalWorldSpace = normalize(mat3(push.normalMatrix) * normal);
+
+  float lightIntensity = AMBIENT + max(dot(normalWorldSpace, ubo.directionToLight), 0);
+
+  fragColor = lightIntensity * color;
+}
--- a/res/shaders/simple_shader.vert.spv
+++ b/res/shaders/simple_shader.vert.spv
--- a/src/first_app.cpp
+++ b/src/first_app.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#include "first_app.hpp"
+
+#include "xe_camera.hpp"
+#include "xe_game_object.hpp"
+#include "xe_model.hpp"
+#include "simple_render_system.hpp"
+#include "keyboard_movement_controller.hpp"
+
+
+#define GLM_FORCE_RADIANS
+#define GLM_FORCE_DEPTH_ZERO_TO_ONE
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+#include <glm/gtc/constants.hpp>
+
+#include <array>
+#include <chrono> 
+#include <cassert>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+struct GlobalUbo {
+  glm::mat4 projectionView{1.f};
+  glm::vec3 lightDirection = glm::normalize(glm::vec3{-1.f, 3.f, 1.f});
+};
+
+FirstApp::FirstApp() {
+  globalPool = XeDescriptorPool::Builder(xeDevice)
+    .setMaxSets(XeSwapChain::MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT)
+    .addPoolSize(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER, XeSwapChain::MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT)
+    .addPoolSize(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER, XeSwapChain::MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT)
+    .build();
+  loadGameObjects();
+}
+
+FirstApp::~FirstApp() {}
+
+void FirstApp::run() {
+
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<XeBuffer>> uboBuffers(XeSwapChain::MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT);
+  for (int i = 0; i < uboBuffers.size(); i++) {
+    uboBuffers[i] = std::make_unique<XeBuffer>(
+      xeDevice,
+      sizeof(GlobalUbo),
+      XeSwapChain::MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT,
+      VK_BUFFER_USAGE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_BIT,
+      VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT);
+    uboBuffers[i]->map();
+  }
+
+  auto globalSetLayout = XeDescriptorSetLayout::Builder(xeDevice)
+    .addBinding(0, VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER, VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT)
+    .build();
+
+  std::vector<VkDescriptorSet> globalDescriptorSets(XeSwapChain::MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT);
+  for (int i = 0; i < globalDescriptorSets.size(); i++) {
+    auto bufferInfo = uboBuffers[i]->descriptorInfo();
+    XeDescriptorWriter(*globalSetLayout, *globalPool)
+      .writeBuffer(0, &bufferInfo)
+      .build(globalDescriptorSets[i]);
+  }
+
+  SimpleRenderSystem simpleRenderSystem{xeDevice, xeRenderer.getSwapChainRenderPass(), globalSetLayout->getDescriptorSetLayout()};
+  XeCamera camera{};
+  camera.setViewTarget(glm::vec3(-1.f, -2.f, 20.f), glm::vec3(0.f, 0.f, 2.5f));
+
+  auto viewerObject = XeGameObject::createGameObject();
+  KeyboardMovementController cameraController{};
+
+  auto currentTime = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+
+  while (!xeWindow.shouldClose()) {
+    glfwPollEvents();
+
+    auto newTime = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+    float frameTime = std::chrono::duration<float, std::chrono::seconds::period>(newTime - currentTime).count();
+    currentTime = newTime;
+
+    cameraController.moveInPlaneXZ(xeWindow.getGLFWwindow(), frameTime, viewerObject);
+    camera.setViewYXZ(viewerObject.transform.translation, viewerObject.transform.rotation);
+
+    float aspect = xeRenderer.getAspectRatio();
+    camera.setPerspectiveProjection(glm::radians(50.f), aspect, 0.1f, 100.f);
+
+    if(auto commandBuffer = xeRenderer.beginFrame()) {
+
+      int frameIndex = xeRenderer.getFrameIndex();
+      XeFrameInfo frameInfo{
+        frameIndex,
+        frameTime,
+        commandBuffer,
+        camera,
+        globalDescriptorSets[frameIndex]
+      };
+      
+      // update
+      GlobalUbo ubo{};
+      ubo.projectionView = camera.getProjection() * camera.getView();
+      uboBuffers[frameIndex]->writeToBuffer(&ubo);
+      uboBuffers[frameIndex]->flush();
+
+      // render
+      xeRenderer.beginSwapChainRenderPass(commandBuffer);
+      simpleRenderSystem.renderGameObjects(frameInfo, gameObjects);
+      xeRenderer.endSwapChainRenderPass(commandBuffer);
+      xeRenderer.endFrame();
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  vkDeviceWaitIdle(xeDevice.device());
+
+}
+
+void FirstApp::loadGameObjects() {
+  std::shared_ptr<XeModel> xeModel = XeModel::createModelFromFile(xeDevice, "res/models/stanford-dragon.obj");
+
+  auto cube = XeGameObject::createGameObject();
+  cube.model = xeModel;
+  cube.transform.translation = {.0f, .0f, 2.5f};
+  cube.transform.scale = {.5f, .5f, .5f};
+  gameObjects.push_back(std::move(cube));
+}
+
+}
--- a/src/first_app.hpp
+++ b/src/first_app.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "xe_renderer.hpp"
+#include "xe_window.hpp"
+#include "xe_device.hpp"
+#include "xe_game_object.hpp"
+#include "xe_descriptors.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace xe {
+class FirstApp {
+  public:
+    static constexpr int WIDTH = 800;
+    static constexpr int HEIGHT = 600;
+
+    FirstApp();
+    ~FirstApp();
+
+    FirstApp(const FirstApp &) = delete;
+    FirstApp operator=(const FirstApp &) = delete;
+
+    void run();
+
+  private:
+    void loadGameObjects();
+
+    XeWindow xeWindow{WIDTH, HEIGHT, "Hello Vulkan!"};
+    XeDevice xeDevice{xeWindow};
+    XeRenderer xeRenderer{xeWindow, xeDevice};
+
+    std::unique_ptr<XeDescriptorPool> globalPool{};
+    std::vector<XeGameObject> gameObjects;
+};
+}
--- a/src/keyboard_movement_controller.cpp
+++ b/src/keyboard_movement_controller.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include "keyboard_movement_controller.hpp"
+#include <glm/common.hpp>
+#include <glm/fwd.hpp>
+#include <glm/geometric.hpp>
+#include <limits>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+void KeyboardMovementController::moveInPlaneXZ(GLFWwindow* window, float dt, XeGameObject& gameObject) {
+  glm::vec3 rotate{0};
+  if(glfwGetKey(window, keys.lookRight) == GLFW_PRESS) rotate.y += 1.f;
+  if(glfwGetKey(window, keys.lookLeft) == GLFW_PRESS) rotate.y -= 1.f;
+  if(glfwGetKey(window, keys.lookUp) == GLFW_PRESS) rotate.x -= 1.f;
+  if(glfwGetKey(window, keys.lookDown) == GLFW_PRESS) rotate.x += 1.f;
+
+  if (glm::dot(rotate, rotate) > std::numeric_limits<float>::epsilon()) {
+    gameObject.transform.rotation += lookSpeed * dt * glm::normalize(rotate);
+  }
+
+  gameObject.transform.rotation.x = glm::clamp(gameObject.transform.rotation.x, -1.5f, 1.5f);
+  gameObject.transform.rotation.y = glm::mod(gameObject.transform.rotation.y, glm::two_pi<float>());
+
+  float yaw = gameObject.transform.rotation.y;
+  const glm::vec3 forwardDir{sin(yaw), 0.f, cos(yaw)};
+  const glm::vec3 rightDir{forwardDir.z, 0.f, -forwardDir.x};
+  const glm::vec3 upDir{0.f, 01.f, 0.f};
+
+  glm::vec3 moveDir{0};
+  if(glfwGetKey(window, keys.moveForward) == GLFW_PRESS) moveDir += forwardDir;
+  if(glfwGetKey(window, keys.moveBackward) == GLFW_PRESS) moveDir -= forwardDir;
+  if(glfwGetKey(window, keys.moveRight) == GLFW_PRESS) moveDir += rightDir;
+  if(glfwGetKey(window, keys.moveLeft) == GLFW_PRESS) moveDir -= rightDir;
+  if(glfwGetKey(window, keys.moveUp) == GLFW_PRESS) moveDir += upDir;
+  if(glfwGetKey(window, keys.moveDown) == GLFW_PRESS) moveDir -= upDir;
+
+  if (glm::dot(moveDir, moveDir) > std::numeric_limits<float>::epsilon()) {
+    gameObject.transform.translation += moveSpeed * dt * glm::normalize(moveDir);
+  }
+
+}
+
+}
--- a/src/keyboard_movement_controller.hpp
+++ b/src/keyboard_movement_controller.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "xe_game_object.hpp"
+#include "xe_window.hpp"
+#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
+
+namespace xe {
+  class KeyboardMovementController {
+
+    public:
+      struct KeyMappings {
+        int moveLeft = GLFW_KEY_A;
+        int moveRight = GLFW_KEY_D;
+        int moveForward = GLFW_KEY_W;
+        int moveBackward = GLFW_KEY_S;
+        int moveUp = GLFW_KEY_E;
+        int moveDown = GLFW_KEY_Q;
+        int lookLeft = GLFW_KEY_LEFT;
+        int lookRight = GLFW_KEY_RIGHT;
+        int lookUp = GLFW_KEY_UP;
+        int lookDown = GLFW_KEY_DOWN;
+      };
+
+      void moveInPlaneXZ(GLFWwindow* window, float dt, XeGameObject& gameObject);
+
+      KeyMappings keys{};
+      float moveSpeed{3.f};
+      float lookSpeed{1.5f};
+
+  };
+}
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include "first_app.hpp"
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+int main() {
+    xe::FirstApp app{};
+
+    try {
+        app.run();
+    } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+        std::cerr << e.what() << '\n';
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
--- a/src/simple_render_system.cpp
+++ b/src/simple_render_system.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#include "simple_render_system.hpp"
+#include "xe_device.hpp"
+#include <vector>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
+
+#define GLM_FORCE_RADIANS
+#define GLM_FORCE_DEPTH_ZERO_TO_ONE
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+#include <glm/gtc/constants.hpp>
+
+#include <array>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+struct SimplePushConstantData {
+  glm::mat4 modelMatrix{1.f};
+  glm::mat4 normalMatrix{1.f};
+};
+
+SimpleRenderSystem::SimpleRenderSystem(XeDevice& device, VkRenderPass renderPass, VkDescriptorSetLayout globalSetLayout) : xeDevice{device} {
+  createPipelineLayout(globalSetLayout);
+  createPipeline(renderPass);
+}
+
+SimpleRenderSystem::~SimpleRenderSystem() { vkDestroyPipelineLayout(xeDevice.device(), pipelineLayout, nullptr); }
+
+void SimpleRenderSystem::createPipelineLayout(VkDescriptorSetLayout globalSetLayout) {
+
+  VkPushConstantRange pushConstantRange;
+  pushConstantRange.stageFlags = VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT | VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT;
+  pushConstantRange.offset = 0;
+  pushConstantRange.size = sizeof(SimplePushConstantData);
+
+  std::vector<VkDescriptorSetLayout> descriptorSetLayouts{globalSetLayout};
+
+  VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo pipelineLayoutInfo{};
+  pipelineLayoutInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO;
+  pipelineLayoutInfo.setLayoutCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(descriptorSetLayouts.size());
+  pipelineLayoutInfo.pSetLayouts = descriptorSetLayouts.data();
+  pipelineLayoutInfo.pushConstantRangeCount = 1;
+  pipelineLayoutInfo.pPushConstantRanges = &pushConstantRange;
+  if(vkCreatePipelineLayout(xeDevice.device(), &pipelineLayoutInfo, nullptr, &pipelineLayout) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    std::runtime_error("failed to create pipeline layout!");
+  }
+}
+
+void SimpleRenderSystem::createPipeline(VkRenderPass renderPass) {
+  assert(pipelineLayout != nullptr && "Canor create pipeline before pipeline layout");
+
+  PipelineConfigInfo pipelineConfig{};
+  XePipeline::defaultPipelineConfigInfo(pipelineConfig);
+  pipelineConfig.renderPass = renderPass;
+  pipelineConfig.pipelineLayout = pipelineLayout;
+  xePipeline = std::make_unique<XePipeline>(
+    xeDevice,
+    "res/shaders/simple_shader.vert.spv",
+    "res/shaders/simple_shader.frag.spv",
+    pipelineConfig
+  );
+}
+
+void SimpleRenderSystem::renderGameObjects(XeFrameInfo &frameInfo, std::vector<XeGameObject> &gameObjects) {
+  xePipeline->bind(frameInfo.commandBuffer);
+
+  vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(
+    frameInfo.commandBuffer,
+    VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS,
+    pipelineLayout,
+    0,
+    1,
+    &frameInfo.globalDescriptorSet,
+    0,
+    nullptr);
+
+  for (auto& obj: gameObjects) {
+    SimplePushConstantData push{};
+    push.modelMatrix = obj.transform.mat4();
+    push.normalMatrix = obj.transform.normalMatrix();
+
+    vkCmdPushConstants(
+      frameInfo.commandBuffer, 
+      pipelineLayout, 
+      VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT | VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT, 
+      0, 
+      sizeof(SimplePushConstantData), 
+      &push);
+    obj.model->bind(frameInfo.commandBuffer);
+    obj.model->draw(frameInfo.commandBuffer);
+  }
+}
+
+}
--- a/src/simple_render_system.hpp
+++ b/src/simple_render_system.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "xe_camera.hpp"
+#include "xe_pipeline.hpp"
+#include "xe_device.hpp"
+#include "xe_game_object.hpp"
+#include "xe_frame_info.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
+
+namespace xe {
+class SimpleRenderSystem {
+  public:
+
+    SimpleRenderSystem(XeDevice& device, VkRenderPass renderPass, VkDescriptorSetLayout globalSetLayout);
+    ~SimpleRenderSystem();
+
+    SimpleRenderSystem(const SimpleRenderSystem &) = delete;
+    SimpleRenderSystem operator=(const SimpleRenderSystem &) = delete;
+
+    void renderGameObjects(
+      XeFrameInfo &frameInfo, 
+      std::vector<XeGameObject> &gameObjects
+    );
+
+  private:
+    void createPipelineLayout(VkDescriptorSetLayout globalSetLayout);
+    void createPipeline(VkRenderPass renderPass);
+
+    XeDevice& xeDevice;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<XePipeline> xePipeline;
+    VkPipelineLayout pipelineLayout;
+};
+}
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