diff --git a/sfmlgui.hpp b/sfmlgui.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28e43fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sfmlgui.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <SFML/System.hpp>
+#include <SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.hpp>
+#include <SFML/Graphics/Sprite.hpp>
+#include <SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp>
+
+constexpr int FPS=30;
+constexpr int X_DIM = 1920 / 2;
+constexpr int Y_DIM = 1080 / 2;
+
+class SFMLGui {
+  sf::ContextSettings settings;
+  sf::RenderWindow window;
+  sf::Clock clock;
+  sf::Clock deltaClock;
+  sf::Sprite background;
+  sf::Texture texture;
+  bool window_active_out = false;
+  bool show_build_log = false;
+  int hit_points = 50;
+  sf::Font font;
+
+public:
+  SFMLGui();
+
+  void startup();
+
+  bool is_open();
+  void shutdown();
+
+  void handle_events();
+  void update_entities();
+
+  void write_text(sf::Vector2f position, const char *content);
+
+  void ImGui_setup();
+  void ImGui_update();
+  void Window_update();
+};
diff --git a/sfmltest.cpp b/sfmltest.cpp
index c4d1159..15c178d 100644
--- a/sfmltest.cpp
+++ b/sfmltest.cpp
@@ -3,33 +3,22 @@
 #define _USE_MATH_DEFINES
 #include <math.h>
 #include <fmt/core.h>
-#include <SFML/Graphics/Sprite.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Graphics/Texture.hpp>
-#include <SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Graphics/RectangleShape.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Graphics/CircleShape.hpp>
-#include <SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Graphics/Text.hpp>
-#include <SFML/System.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Audio.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Window/Event.hpp>
+#include "sfmlgui.hpp"
 
 using namespace ImGui;
 
-constexpr int FPS=30;
-constexpr int X_DIM = 1920 / 2;
-constexpr int Y_DIM = 1080 / 2;
-bool window_active_out = false;
-bool show_build_log = false;
-int hit_points = 50;
-sf::Font font;
-
-void ImGui_setup(sf::RenderWindow &window) {
+void SFMLGui::ImGui_setup() {
   bool res = SFML::Init(window);
   fmt::println("IMGUI returned {}", res);
 }
 
-void ImGui_update(sf::RenderWindow &window, sf::Clock &deltaClock) {
+void SFMLGui::ImGui_update() {
   sf::Vector2u size = window.getSize();
 
   SFML::Update(window, deltaClock.restart());
@@ -48,14 +37,14 @@ void ImGui_update(sf::RenderWindow &window, sf::Clock &deltaClock) {
   End();
 }
 
-void Window_update(sf::RenderWindow &window, sf::Sprite &background) {
+void SFMLGui::Window_update() {
     if(show_build_log) {
       SFML::Render(window);
     }
     window.display();
 }
 
-void Handle_events(sf::RenderWindow &window) {
+void SFMLGui::handle_events() {
   sf::Event event;
 
   // is this a main event loop
@@ -87,7 +76,8 @@ void Handle_events(sf::RenderWindow &window) {
   }
 }
 
-void write_text(sf::RenderWindow &window, const char *content, sf::Vector2f position) {
+
+void SFMLGui::write_text(sf::Vector2f position, const char *content) {
   // hp text
   sf::Text text;
   text.setFont(font);
@@ -98,18 +88,9 @@ void write_text(sf::RenderWindow &window, const char *content, sf::Vector2f posi
   window.draw(text);
 }
 
-void Update_entities(sf::RenderWindow &window, sf::Clock &clock, sf::Clock &deltaClock) {
+void SFMLGui::update_entities() {
   window.clear();
 
-  sf::Texture texture;
-  sf::Sprite background;
-
-  // fake image here
-  if(!texture.loadFromFile("./assets/turing_tarpit_main_screen.png")) {
-    fmt::println("Error loading sprite!");
-  }
-  texture.setSmooth(true);
-  background.setTexture(texture);
   background.setPosition(0, 0);
   window.draw(background);
 
@@ -119,48 +100,65 @@ void Update_entities(sf::RenderWindow &window, sf::Clock &clock, sf::Clock &delt
   window.draw(hp_bar);
 
   // hp text
-  write_text(window, "100", {60, 363});
+  write_text({60, 363}, "100");
   // rounds text
-  write_text(window, "222", {305, 363});
+  write_text({305, 363}, "222");
   // streaks text
-  write_text(window, "333", {540, 363});
+  write_text({540, 363}, "333");
   // deaths text
-  write_text(window, "444", {757, 363});
+  write_text({757, 363}, "444");
 
   if(show_build_log) {
-    ImGui_update(window, deltaClock);
+    ImGui_update();
   }
-  Window_update(window, background);
+  Window_update();
+
+  show_build_log = window_active_out;
 }
 
+SFMLGui::SFMLGui() : window(sf::VideoMode(X_DIM, Y_DIM), "Turing's Tarpit", sf::Style::None, settings) {
 
-int main() {
-  fmt::print("Setting up a window for you...\n");
+}
 
-  sf::ContextSettings settings;
+void SFMLGui::startup() {
+  fmt::print("Setting up a window for you...\n");
   settings.antialiasingLevel = 8;
 
   if(!font.loadFromFile("./assets/text.ttf")) {
     fmt::println("Cannot load font.");
-    return 0;
   }
 
-  sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode(X_DIM, Y_DIM), "Turing's Tarpit", sf::Style::None, settings);
   window.setPosition({.x=0,.y=0});
 
   window.setFramerateLimit(FPS);
   window.setVerticalSyncEnabled(true);
-  ImGui_setup(window);
-
-  sf::Clock deltaClock;
-  sf::Clock clock;
+  ImGui_setup();
 
-  while (window.isOpen()) {
-    Handle_events(window);
-    // preparing for refactoring this into a class or struct for everything
-    Update_entities(window, clock, deltaClock);
-    show_build_log = window_active_out;
+  // fake image here
+  if(!texture.loadFromFile("./assets/turing_tarpit_main_screen.png")) {
+    fmt::println("Error loading sprite!");
   }
+  texture.setSmooth(true);
+  background.setTexture(texture);
+}
+
+bool SFMLGui::is_open() {
+  return window.isOpen();
+}
 
+void SFMLGui::shutdown() {
   SFML::Shutdown();
 }
+
+int main() {
+  auto gui = SFMLGui();
+
+  gui.startup();
+
+  while (gui.is_open()) {
+    gui.handle_events();
+    gui.update_entities();
+  }
+
+  gui.shutdown();
+}