diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8da09bc..2dea7fb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
 	src/texture.cpp
 	src/sdlerror.cpp
 	src/sdlmain.cpp
+	src/game.cpp
+	src/gamebase.cpp
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
diff --git a/resources/graphics/duck.bmp b/resources/graphics/duck.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0542f4
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/graphics/duck.bmp differ
diff --git a/src/game.cpp b/src/game.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..443fd5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include "game.hpp"
+#include "texture.hpp"
+
+namespace cloonel {
+	namespace {
+	} //unnamed namespace
+
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	Game::Game (SDLMain* parSdlMain) :
+		GameBase(parSdlMain),
+		m_character(nullptr)
+	{
+	}
+
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	Game::~Game() noexcept {
+	}
+
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	void Game::Prepare() {
+		m_character = LoadTexture("resources/graphics/duck.bmp");
+	}
+
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	void Game::Destroy() noexcept {
+		m_character = std::move(std::unique_ptr<Texture>(nullptr));
+	}
+
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	void Game::OnRender() {
+		m_character->Render();
+	}
+} //namespace cloonel
diff --git a/src/game.hpp b/src/game.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2402f28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef id0E85DAFBFF5D497E8B3699AED806840A
+#define id0E85DAFBFF5D497E8B3699AED806840A
+
+#include "gamebase.hpp"
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace cloonel {
+	class Texture;
+
+	class Game : public GameBase {
+	public:
+		Game ( SDLMain* parSdlMain );
+		virtual ~Game ( void ) noexcept;
+
+		virtual void Prepare ( void );
+		virtual void Destroy ( void ) noexcept;
+
+	private:
+		virtual void OnRender ( void );
+
+		std::unique_ptr<Texture> m_character;
+	};
+} //namespace cloonel
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/gamebase.cpp b/src/gamebase.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af8ab2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gamebase.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include "gamebase.hpp"
+#include "texture.hpp"
+#include "sdlmain.hpp"
+#include <sstream>
+#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+
+namespace cloonel {
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	GameBase::GameBase (SDLMain* parSdlMain) :
+		m_sdlmain(parSdlMain)
+	{
+	}
+
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	GameBase::~GameBase() {
+	}
+
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	std::unique_ptr<Texture> GameBase::LoadTexture (const char* parPath) {
+		std::ostringstream oss;
+		oss << "/home/duckz/dev/code/cpp/clooneljump/" << parPath;
+		return std::move(std::unique_ptr<Texture>(new Texture(oss.str(), m_sdlmain, true)));
+	}
+
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	void GameBase::Exec (float parDelta) {
+		SDL_Renderer* const ren = m_sdlmain->GetRenderer();
+
+		SDL_RenderClear(ren);
+		OnRender();
+		SDL_RenderPresent(ren);
+		SDL_Delay(2000);
+	}
+} //namespace cloonel
diff --git a/src/gamebase.hpp b/src/gamebase.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..118d690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gamebase.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifndef id8C7FE975525B4329BFBEAF364D934EAD
+#define id8C7FE975525B4329BFBEAF364D934EAD
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace cloonel {
+	class SDLMain;
+	class Texture;
+
+	class GameBase {
+	public:
+		void Exec ( float parDelta );
+
+	protected:
+		explicit GameBase ( SDLMain* parSdlMain );
+		virtual ~GameBase ( void ) noexcept;
+
+		virtual void Prepare ( void ) = 0;
+		virtual void Destroy ( void ) noexcept = 0;
+
+		std::unique_ptr<Texture> LoadTexture ( const char* parPath );
+
+	private:
+		virtual void OnRender ( void ) = 0;
+
+		SDLMain* const m_sdlmain;
+	};
+} //namespace cloonel
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 81eadf5..4a0f0f4 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "CloonelJumpConfig.h"
 #include "sdlmain.hpp"
+#include "game.hpp"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ int main() {
 		std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
 	}
 
+	cloonel::Game game(&sdlmain);
+	game.Prepare();
+	game.Exec(0.0f);
+
 	std::cout << "Quitting now" << std::endl;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/sdlmain.cpp b/src/sdlmain.cpp
index cb67f59..ed2c6b1 100644
--- a/src/sdlmain.cpp
+++ b/src/sdlmain.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace cloonel {
 	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	SDLMain::SDLMain (const char* parGameName, int parWidth, int parHeight) :
 		m_gameName(parGameName),
+		m_localData(new LocalData),
 		m_defWidth(parWidth),
 		m_defHeight(parHeight)
 	{
diff --git a/src/texture.cpp b/src/texture.cpp
index 11ff4b5..c9f60e9 100644
--- a/src/texture.cpp
+++ b/src/texture.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 #include "sdlmain.hpp"
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <cassert>
 
 namespace cloonel {
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Texture::Texture (const std::string& parPath, SDLMain* parMain, bool parLoadNow) :
 		m_path(parPath),
 		m_texture(nullptr),
@@ -14,10 +17,14 @@ namespace cloonel {
 			Reload();
 	}
 
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Texture::~Texture() noexcept {
 		Destroy();
 	}
 
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	void Texture::Destroy() noexcept {
 		if (m_texture) {
 			SDL_DestroyTexture(m_texture);
@@ -25,6 +32,8 @@ namespace cloonel {
 		}
 	}
 
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	void Texture::Reload() {
 		Destroy();
 		SDL_Surface* surf = SDL_LoadBMP(m_path.c_str());
@@ -32,5 +41,13 @@ namespace cloonel {
 			throw std::runtime_error(GetFullErrorMessage(__PRETTY_FUNCTION__, m_path));
 
 		m_texture = SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(m_sdlmain->GetRenderer(), surf);
+		SDL_FreeSurface(surf);
+	}
+
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	void Texture::Render() {
+		assert(IsLoaded());
+		SDL_RenderCopy(m_sdlmain->GetRenderer(), m_texture, nullptr, nullptr);
 	}
 } //namespace cloonel
diff --git a/src/texture.hpp b/src/texture.hpp
index ac76c27..3f5e212 100644
--- a/src/texture.hpp
+++ b/src/texture.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace cloonel {
 		void Reload ( void );
 		void Destroy ( void ) noexcept;
 		bool IsLoaded ( void ) const { return nullptr != m_texture; }
+		void Render ( void );
 
 	private:
 		const std::string m_path;