diff --git a/src/core/app/app.rs b/src/core/app/app.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12b4be7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/app/app.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+use std::error::Error;
+
+use bevy_ecs::{schedule::Schedules, world::World};
+
+pub enum AppExit {
+    Success,
+    Error(Box<dyn Error>),
+}
+
+pub type RunnerFn = Box<dyn FnOnce() -> AppExit>;
+
+pub struct App {
+    world: World,
+    runner: Option<RunnerFn>,
+}
+
+impl Default for App {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        let mut world = World::new();
+        world.init_resource::<Schedules>();
+
+        Self {
+            world,
+            runner: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl App {
+    pub fn world_mut(&mut self) -> &mut World {
+        &mut self.world
+    }
+
+    pub fn world(&self) -> &World {
+        &self.world
+    }
+
+    pub fn run(&mut self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+        match self.runner.take() {
+            Some(runner) => match runner() {
+                AppExit::Success => Ok(()),
+                AppExit::Error(e) => Err(e),
+            },
+            None => Err(Box::new(std::io::Error::new(
+                std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                "runner is not set",
+            ))),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_runner(&mut self, runner: RunnerFn) {
+        self.runner = Some(runner);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/core/app/mod.rs b/src/core/app/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7320aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/app/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+mod app;
+pub mod plugin;
+
+pub use app::App;
diff --git a/src/core/app/plugin.rs b/src/core/app/plugin.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..987c540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/app/plugin.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+use super::app::App;
+
+pub trait Plugin {
+    fn build(&self, app: &mut App);
+}
diff --git a/src/core/mod.rs b/src/core/mod.rs
index f058532..07427ac 100644
--- a/src/core/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 pub mod app;
 pub mod camera;
+pub mod old_app;
 pub mod render;
 pub mod scene;
+pub mod window;
diff --git a/src/core/app.rs b/src/core/old_app.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/app.rs
rename to src/core/old_app.rs
diff --git a/src/core/window/mod.rs b/src/core/window/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55f6a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/window/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+pub mod window_handler;
+
+use super::app::{App, plugin::Plugin};
+use window_handler::WindowHandler;
+use winit::event_loop::EventLoop;
+use winit::window::WindowAttributes;
+
+pub struct WindowPlugin {
+    window_attributes: WindowAttributes,
+    event_loop: EventLoop<()>,
+}
+
+impl Plugin for WindowPlugin {
+    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
+        let world = app.world_mut();
+        world.insert_resource(WindowHandler::new(self.window_attributes.clone()));
+
+        let window_handler = world.get_resource_mut::<WindowHandler>().unwrap();
+
+        // app.set_runner(Box::new(move || {
+        //     self.event_loop.run_app(&mut window_handler);
+        // }));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/core/window/window_handler.rs b/src/core/window/window_handler.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b87d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/window/window_handler.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use bevy_ecs::system::Resource;
+use winit::{
+    application::ApplicationHandler,
+    event::WindowEvent,
+    event_loop::ActiveEventLoop,
+    window::{Window, WindowAttributes, WindowId},
+};
+
+#[derive(Resource)]
+pub struct WindowHandler {
+    window_attributes: WindowAttributes,
+    window: Option<Box<Window>>,
+}
+
+impl WindowHandler {
+    pub fn new(window_attributes: WindowAttributes) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            window_attributes,
+            window: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl ApplicationHandler for WindowHandler {
+    fn resumed(&mut self, event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop) {
+        let window = event_loop
+            .create_window(self.window_attributes.clone())
+            .unwrap();
+        self.window = Some(Box::new(window));
+    }
+
+    fn window_event(&mut self, event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop, _id: WindowId, event: WindowEvent) {
+        match event {
+            WindowEvent::CloseRequested => {
+                log::debug!("The close button was pressed; stopping");
+                event_loop.exit();
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2b80274..f09236f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,14 +5,25 @@ pub mod core;
 pub mod game;
 pub mod vulkan;
 
-fn main() -> Result<(), impl Error> {
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     env_logger::init();
 
+    run_old_app()
+}
+
+fn run_new_app() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let mut app = core::app::App::default();
+    app.run()
+}
+
+fn run_old_app() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let event_loop = EventLoop::new().unwrap();
     event_loop.set_control_flow(ControlFlow::Poll);
 
     let vulkan_context = vulkan::vulkan_context::VulkanContext::from(&event_loop);
-    let mut app = core::app::App::from(vulkan_context);
+    let mut app = core::old_app::App::from(vulkan_context);
 
-    event_loop.run_app(&mut app)
+    event_loop.run_app(&mut app).map_err(Box::new)?;
+
+    Ok(())
 }