diff --git a/src/game.rs b/src/game.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96e97f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+use eframe::egui::Color32;
+
+pub struct Glyph {
+    pub ch: char,
+    pub fg: Color32,
+    pub bg: Color32,
+}
+
+impl Glyph {
+    pub fn floor() -> Self {
+        Self { ch: ' ', fg: Color32::BLACK, bg: Color32::BLACK }
+    }
+
+    pub fn wall() -> Self {
+        Self { ch: '#', fg: Color32::GRAY, bg: Color32::DARK_GRAY }
+    }
+
+    pub fn player() -> Self {
+        Self { ch: '@', fg: Color32::LIGHT_BLUE, bg: Color32::BLACK }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Element {
+    pub passable: bool,
+}
+
+pub struct Board {
+    pub width: usize,
+    pub height: usize,
+    pub elements: Vec<Element>,
+    cells: Vec<(Glyph, usize)>,
+}
+
+impl Board {
+    pub fn add_element(&mut self, element: Element) -> usize {
+        let idx = self.elements.len();
+        self.elements.push(element);
+        idx
+    }
+
+    pub fn get(&self, x: usize, y: usize) -> &(Glyph, usize) {
+        &self.cells[y * self.width + x]
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_mut(&mut self, x: usize, y: usize) -> &mut (Glyph, usize) {
+        &mut self.cells[y * self.width + x]
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_passable(&self, x: usize, y: usize) -> bool {
+        let (_, elem_idx) = self.get(x, y);
+        self.elements[*elem_idx].passable
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Player {
+    pub x: i32,
+    pub y: i32,
+}
+
+pub struct GameState {
+    pub board: Board,
+    pub player: Player,
+}
+
+impl GameState {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let w = 60;
+        let h = 25;
+
+        let mut board = Board {
+            width: w,
+            height: h,
+            elements: Vec::new(),
+            cells: Vec::new(),
+        };
+
+        let floor = board.add_element(Element { passable: true });
+        let wall  = board.add_element(Element { passable: false });
+
+        board.cells = (0..w * h)
+            .map(|_| (Glyph::floor(), floor))
+            .collect();
+
+        for x in 0..w {
+            *board.get_mut(x, 0)     = (Glyph::wall(), wall);
+            *board.get_mut(x, h - 1) = (Glyph::wall(), wall);
+        }
+        for y in 0..h {
+            *board.get_mut(0, y)     = (Glyph::wall(), wall);
+            *board.get_mut(w - 1, y) = (Glyph::wall(), wall);
+        }
+
+        Self {
+            board,
+            player: Player { x: 30, y: 12 },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn try_move(&mut self, dx: i32, dy: i32) {
+        let nx = self.player.x + dx;
+        let ny = self.player.y + dy;
+        if nx >= 0 && ny >= 0 {
+            let nx = nx as usize;
+            let ny = ny as usize;
+            if nx < self.board.width && ny < self.board.height && self.board.is_passable(nx, ny) {
+                self.player.x = nx as i32;
+                self.player.y = ny as i32;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7c15860..ff38176 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,40 @@
 use eframe::egui;
+use egui::{Align2, FontId, Key, Pos2, Rect, vec2};
+
+mod game;
+use game::{GameState, Glyph};
+
+const CELL_W: f32 = 14.0;
+const CELL_H: f32 = 20.0;
 
 fn main() -> eframe::Result<()> {
     let options = eframe::NativeOptions::default();
     eframe::run_native(
         "Viberogue",
         options,
-        Box::new(|_cc| Ok(Box::new(App::default()))),
+        Box::new(|_cc| Ok(Box::new(App::new()))),
     )
 }
 
-#[derive(Default)]
-struct App;
+struct App {
+    state: GameState,
+}
+
+impl App {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self { state: GameState::new() }
+    }
+}
 
 impl eframe::App for App {
     fn update(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context, _frame: &mut eframe::Frame) {
+        ctx.input(|i| {
+            if i.key_pressed(Key::ArrowUp)    { self.state.try_move( 0, -1); }
+            if i.key_pressed(Key::ArrowDown)  { self.state.try_move( 0,  1); }
+            if i.key_pressed(Key::ArrowLeft)  { self.state.try_move(-1,  0); }
+            if i.key_pressed(Key::ArrowRight) { self.state.try_move( 1,  0); }
+        });
+
         egui::TopBottomPanel::top("menu_bar").show(ctx, |ui| {
             egui::MenuBar::new().ui(ui, |ui| {
                 ui.menu_button("File", |ui| {
@@ -25,10 +46,35 @@ impl eframe::App for App {
         });
 
         egui::CentralPanel::default().show(ctx, |ui| {
-            let rect = ui.available_rect_before_wrap();
-            let center = rect.center();
-            let square = egui::Rect::from_center_size(center, egui::vec2(200.0, 200.0));
-            ui.painter().rect_filled(square, 0.0, egui::Color32::BLUE);
+            let board = &self.state.board;
+            let origin = ui.available_rect_before_wrap().min;
+            let painter = ui.painter();
+
+            for y in 0..board.height {
+                for x in 0..board.width {
+                    let (glyph, _) = board.get(x, y);
+                    draw_glyph(painter, origin, x, y, glyph);
+                }
+            }
+
+            let player_glyph = Glyph::player();
+            draw_glyph(
+                painter,
+                origin,
+                self.state.player.x as usize,
+                self.state.player.y as usize,
+                &player_glyph,
+            );
         });
+
+        ctx.request_repaint();
     }
 }
+
+fn draw_glyph(painter: &egui::Painter, origin: Pos2, x: usize, y: usize, glyph: &Glyph) {
+    let tl = origin + vec2(x as f32 * CELL_W, y as f32 * CELL_H);
+    let rect = Rect::from_min_size(tl, vec2(CELL_W, CELL_H));
+    let center = rect.center();
+    painter.rect_filled(rect, 0.0, glyph.bg);
+    painter.text(center, Align2::CENTER_CENTER, glyph.ch, FontId::monospace(CELL_H), glyph.fg);
+}