diff --git a/gui.cpp b/gui.cpp
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+#include <chrono>                   // for operator""s, chrono_literals
+#include <iostream>                 // for cout, ostream
+#include <fstream>
+#include <memory>                   // for allocator, shared_ptr
+#include <string>                   // for string, operator<<
+#include <thread>                   // for sleep_for
+
+#include <ftxui/dom/elements.hpp>  // for hflow, paragraph, separator, hbox, vbox, filler, operator|, border, Element
+#include <ftxui/dom/node.hpp>      // for Render
+#include <ftxui/screen/box.hpp>    // for ftxui
+#include <ftxui/component/loop.hpp>
+#include <ftxui/screen/color.hpp>
+
+#include <SFML/Window.hpp>
+#include <SFML/System.hpp>
+
+#include <fmt/core.h>
+#include "dbc.hpp"
+#include "gui.hpp"
+
+using std::string;
+using namespace fmt;
+using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+using namespace ftxui;
+
+std::array<sf::Color, 10> VALUES{
+  sf::Color{1, 4, 2},  // black
+  sf::Color{9, 29, 16}, // dark dark
+  sf::Color{14, 50, 26}, // dark mid
+  sf::Color{0, 109, 44}, // dark light
+  sf::Color{63, 171, 92}, // mid
+  sf::Color{161, 217, 155}, // light dark
+  sf::Color{199, 233, 192}, // light mid
+  sf::Color{229, 245, 224}, // light light
+  sf::Color{255, 255, 255}, // white
+  sf::Color::Transparent, // white
+};
+
+sf::Color GUI::color(Value val) {
+  return VALUES[size_t(val)];
+}
+
+GUI::GUI() : game_map_(50, 20),
+  canvas_(60 * 2, 20 * 4),
+  window_(sf::VideoMode(1600,900), "Roguish"),
+  screen_(0,0)
+{
+  int res = hit_buf_.loadFromFile("./assets/hit.wav");
+  dbc::check(res, "failed to load hit.wav");
+  hit_sound_.setBuffer(hit_buf_);
+
+  font_.loadFromFile("./assets/text.otf");
+  text_.setFont(font_);
+  text_.setCharacterSize(30);
+  text_.setFillColor(color(Value::LIGHT_DARK));
+  game_map_.generate();
+  player_.location = game_map_.place_entity(0);
+  enemy_.location = game_map_.place_entity(1);
+  goal_ = game_map_.place_entity(game_map_.room_count() - 1);
+  screen_ = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full());
+}
+
+void GUI::create_renderer() {
+  map_view_ = Renderer([&] {
+    Matrix &walls = game_map_.walls();
+    game_map_.set_target(player_.location);
+    game_map_.make_paths();
+    Matrix &paths = game_map_.paths();
+
+    if(player_.in_state(EntityState::DEAD)) {
+      status_text_ = "DEAD!";
+    }
+
+    for(size_t x = 0; x < walls[0].size(); ++x) {
+      for(size_t y = 0; y < walls.size(); ++y) {
+        string tile = walls[y][x] == 1 ? "#" : format("{}", paths[y][x]);
+        if(tile == "#") {
+          canvas_.DrawText(x*2, y*4, tile);
+        } else if(show_paths_) {
+          //int pnum = paths[y][x];
+          canvas_.DrawText(x*2, y*4, tile);
+        } else {
+          canvas_.DrawText(x*2, y*4, ".");
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    canvas_.DrawText(enemy_.location.x*2, enemy_.location.y*4, "!");
+    canvas_.DrawText(player_.location.x*2, player_.location.y*4, "@");
+    canvas_.DrawText(goal_.x*2, goal_.y*4, "$");
+
+    return canvas(canvas_);
+  });
+
+  document_ = Renderer([&]{
+    return hbox({
+        hflow(
+          vbox(
+              text(format("HP: {}", player_.hp)) | border,
+              text(status_text_) | border
+              )  | xflex_grow
+        ),
+        separator(),
+        hbox(map_view_->Render()),
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+void GUI::handle_events() {
+  sf::Event event;
+  while(window_.pollEvent(event)) {
+    if(event.type == sf::Event::Closed) {
+      window_.close();
+    } else if(event.type ==  sf::Event::KeyPressed) {
+      size_t x = player_.location.x;
+      size_t y = player_.location.y;
+
+      if(sf::Keyboard::isKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Left)) {
+        x -= 1;
+      } else if(sf::Keyboard::isKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Right)) {
+        x += 1;
+      } else if(sf::Keyboard::isKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Up)) {
+        y -= 1;
+      } else if(sf::Keyboard::isKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Down)) {
+        y += 1;
+      }
+
+      if(game_map_.inmap(x,y) && !game_map_.iswall(x,y)) {
+        game_map_.clear_target(player_.location);
+        player_.move({x, y});
+      } else {
+        hit_sound_.play();
+      }
+
+      // move enemy_ here
+      bool found = game_map_.neighbors(enemy_.location, true);
+      if(!found) {
+        status_text_ = "ENEMY STUCK!";
+      }
+
+      if(enemy_.location.x == player_.location.x && enemy_.location.y == player_.location.y) {
+        player_.event(EntityEvent::HIT);
+      } else if(goal_.x == player_.location.x && goal_.y == player_.location.y) {
+        status_text_ = "YOU WIN!";
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void GUI::render_scene() {
+  Render(screen_, document_->Render());
+  std::string screen_out = screen_.ToString();
+  std::wstring utf8 = converter_.from_bytes(screen_out);
+  text_.setString(utf8);
+  text_.setPosition({0,0});
+
+  window_.clear();
+  window_.draw(text_);
+  window_.display();
+}
+
+int GUI::main() {
+  create_renderer();
+
+  while(window_.isOpen()) {
+    render_scene();
+    handle_events();
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/gui.hpp b/gui.hpp
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+#pragma once
+#include <SFML/Audio.hpp>
+#include <SFML/Graphics/Color.hpp>
+#include <SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp>
+#include <SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.hpp>
+#include <SFML/Graphics/Text.hpp>
+#include <codecvt>
+#include <ftxui/component/component.hpp>
+#include <ftxui/screen/screen.hpp>
+#include <ftxui/dom/canvas.hpp>
+#include <locale>
+#include <string>
+#include "entity.hpp"
+#include "map.hpp"
+
+using std::string;
+using ftxui::Canvas, ftxui::Component, ftxui::Screen;
+
+enum class Value {
+  BLACK=0, DARK_DARK, DARK_MID,
+  DARK_LIGHT, MID, LIGHT_DARK, LIGHT_MID,
+  LIGHT_LIGHT, WHITE, TRANSPARENT
+};
+
+class GUI {
+  sf::Color color(Value val);
+  Map game_map_;
+  sf::SoundBuffer hit_buf_;
+  sf::Sound hit_sound_;
+  bool show_paths_ = false;
+  string status_text_ = "NOT DEAD";
+  Entity player_;
+  Entity enemy_;
+  Point goal_;
+  Component document_;
+  Component map_view_;
+  Canvas canvas_;
+  sf::Font font_;
+  sf::Text text_;
+  std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8_utf16<wchar_t>> converter_;
+  sf::RenderWindow window_;
+  Screen screen_;
+
+public:
+  GUI();
+  // disable copying
+  GUI(GUI &gui) = delete;
+
+  void create_renderer();
+  void render_scene();
+  void handle_events();
+
+  int main();
+};