diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43976f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Python Debugger: pyglet_demo",
+            "type": "debugpy",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/pyglet_demo.py",
+            "console": "integratedTerminal"
+        }
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/engine/__init__.py b/engine/__init__.py
index 3ccbe29..c7ddc81 100644
--- a/engine/__init__.py
+++ b/engine/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 from . import data
 from . import config
-from . import screen
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+from . import screen
+from . import control
+from . import input
+from . import binding
diff --git a/engine/binding.py b/engine/binding.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/engine/config.py b/engine/config.py
index cf771f1..4c3ed3f 100644
--- a/engine/config.py
+++ b/engine/config.py
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import sys
 from . import data
 
 class SettingsLoader(UserDict):
-    def __init__(self: object, file: str) -> None:
+    def __init__(self: object, files: list) -> None:
         self.data = {}
-        self.load_settings_file(file)
+        self.files = files
+        self.reload()
 
     def load_settings_file(self: object, file: str) -> None:
         ext = os.path.splitext(file)[1]
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ class SettingsLoader(UserDict):
                 self.data.update(json.load(fd))
             else:
                 raise ValueError("Cannot open this type of settings file")
+    
+    def reload(self: object) -> None:
+        self.data = {}
+        for f in self.files:
+            self.load_settings_file(f)
 
 class SettingsReadOnly(SettingsLoader):
     pass
@@ -26,4 +32,4 @@ class SettingsMutable(SettingsLoader):
 class SettingsWritable(SettingsMutable):
     pass
 
-init = SettingsWritable('init.json')
+init = SettingsWritable(['init.json'])
diff --git a/engine/control.py b/engine/control.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..643c478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/control.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+# an input is something the player does
+#   it can be instantaneous (keydown, keyup)
+#   it can be have duration (keypressed)
+#   it can be analog (joystick)
+#   it can be positional (mouse, touch)
+# a control is a function the game provides
+#   it allows external control over the game
+#   it 
+# a binding is the configuration for which inputs map to which controls
+#   it can be 1-to-1
+#   it can be left unmapped
+#   it may not apply in all contexts
+# a context is a state in which a particular set of bindings are active
+#   it is a tree
+#   multiple contexts can be active, but only one will match and order matters
+#   it can add bindings, remove bindings, or redefine bindings from the context above it
+#   the root of the tree represents bindings that are universally active (unless removed)
+#   different branches of the tree apply to different sections of the game
+#   for example, an inventory screen may have its own context with additional or redefined bindings
+#   several context branches may inherit bindings from a common parent 
diff --git a/engine/input.py b/engine/input.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/engine/screen.py b/engine/screen.py
index 0d9e45e..182e616 100644
--- a/engine/screen.py
+++ b/engine/screen.py
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
 import pyglet
 from . import config
 
-def auto_res(res) -> list:
-    return res    
+def auto_res(res: list) -> list:
+    return res
+
+def get_config() -> dict:
+    return config.init
+
 
 def init_window() -> None:
-    res = [config.init.get('width'), config.init.get('height')]
-    fs = config.init.get('fullscreen')
-    borderless = config.init.get('borderless')
-    scaling = config.init.get('scaling')
+    global window
 
-    if fs and not borderless:
+    cfg = get_config()
+    res = [cfg.get('width'), cfg.get('height')]
+    fs = cfg.get('fullscreen')
+    borderless_fullscreen = cfg.get('borderless_fullscreen')
+    borderless_window = cfg.get('borderless_window')
+    scaling = cfg.get('scaling')
+    vsync = cfg.get('vsync')
+
+    if fs and not borderless_fullscreen:
         # real fullscreen mode is requested
         # that means we need to carefully select
         # an available resolution
@@ -18,4 +27,4 @@ def init_window() -> None:
 
     
 
-    pyglet.window.Window()
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+    window = pyglet.window.Window()
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diff --git a/pyglet_demo.py b/pyglet_demo.py
index 5868610..9d086c8 100644
--- a/pyglet_demo.py
+++ b/pyglet_demo.py
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 import pyglet
 import engine
+import unittest
+
+unittest.main()
 
 engine.screen.init_window()
 
+label = pyglet.text.Label('Hello, world',
+                          font_name='Times New Roman',
+                          font_size=36,
+                          x=window.width//2, y=window.height//2,
+                          anchor_x='center', anchor_y='center')
+
+@window.event
+def on_draw():
+    engine.screen.window.clear()
+    label.draw()
 
 pyglet.app.run()
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diff --git a/tests/test_settings.py b/tests/test_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db9cadc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import unittest
+import engine
+
+class TestSettings(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_empty_settings(self: object) -> None:
+        engine.screen.auto_res([None, None])
+        
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