diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3fc26bb..75e743c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ version = "2.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "327762f6e5a765692301e5bb513e0d9fef63be86bbc14528052b1cd3e6f03e07"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bumpalo"
+version = "3.14.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7f30e7476521f6f8af1a1c4c0b8cc94f0bee37d91763d0ca2665f299b6cd8aec"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cassowary"
 version = "0.3.0"
@@ -89,6 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "petgraph",
  "rand",
  "ratatui",
+ "whoami",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -155,6 +162,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "either",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "js-sys"
+version = "0.3.66"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cee9c64da59eae3b50095c18d3e74f8b73c0b86d2792824ff01bbce68ba229ca"
+dependencies = [
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
 version = "0.2.149"
@@ -435,6 +451,80 @@ version = "0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen"
+version = "0.2.89"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0ed0d4f68a3015cc185aff4db9506a015f4b96f95303897bfa23f846db54064e"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "wasm-bindgen-macro",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-backend"
+version = "0.2.89"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1b56f625e64f3a1084ded111c4d5f477df9f8c92df113852fa5a374dbda78826"
+dependencies = [
+ "bumpalo",
+ "log",
+ "once_cell",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "wasm-bindgen-shared",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-macro"
+version = "0.2.89"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0162dbf37223cd2afce98f3d0785506dcb8d266223983e4b5b525859e6e182b2"
+dependencies = [
+ "quote",
+ "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-macro-support"
+version = "0.2.89"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f0eb82fcb7930ae6219a7ecfd55b217f5f0893484b7a13022ebb2b2bf20b5283"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "wasm-bindgen-backend",
+ "wasm-bindgen-shared",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-shared"
+version = "0.2.89"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7ab9b36309365056cd639da3134bf87fa8f3d86008abf99e612384a6eecd459f"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "web-sys"
+version = "0.3.66"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "50c24a44ec86bb68fbecd1b3efed7e85ea5621b39b35ef2766b66cd984f8010f"
+dependencies = [
+ "js-sys",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "whoami"
+version = "1.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "22fc3756b8a9133049b26c7f61ab35416c130e8c09b660f5b3958b446f52cc50"
+dependencies = [
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "web-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
 version = "0.3.9"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index efafe13..0515c19 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 ratatui = "0.24.0"
 crossterm = "0.27.0"
 rand = "0.8.5"
-petgraph = "0.6.4"
\ No newline at end of file
+petgraph = "0.6.4"
+whoami = "1.4.1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/game.rs b/src/game.rs
index c94b746..fb87d4f 100644
--- a/src/game.rs
+++ b/src/game.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 use crate::level::Level;
 use crate::player::Player;
+use crate::position::Position;
 
 pub const LEVELS: usize = 2;
 
 pub struct Game<'game> {
-    pub player: &'game mut Player,
-    pub levels: Vec<Level>,
+    pub(crate) player: &'game mut Player,
+    pub(crate) levels: Vec<Level>,
 }
 
 impl Game<'_> {
@@ -20,4 +21,11 @@ impl Game<'_> {
             levels: v,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn get_player(&self) -> &Player {
+        &self.player
+    }
+    pub fn get_mutable_player(&mut self) -> &mut Player {
+        &mut self.player
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/level_widget.rs b/src/level_widget.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77921f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/level_widget.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+use ratatui::prelude::*;
+use ratatui::widgets::Widget;
+
+use crate::game::Game;
+use crate::artifacts::Artifact;
+use crate::level::{Level, StructureElement};
+
+const FG_BROWN: Color = Color::Rgb(186, 74, 0);
+
+//⌂ α Ω
+pub struct LevelWidget<'a> {
+    pub game: &'a Game<'a>,
+}
+
+impl LevelWidget<'_> {
+    fn set_cell(&self, buf: &mut Buffer, x: u16, y: u16, symbol: &str, fg: Color, bg: Color) {
+        buf.
+            get_mut(x, y).
+            set_symbol(symbol).
+            set_bg(bg).
+            set_fg(fg);
+    }
+
+    fn calculate_wall(top: Option<StructureElement>, right: Option<StructureElement>, bottom: Option<StructureElement>, left: Option<StructureElement>) -> String {
+        let mut val = 0;
+        val += match top {
+            Some(n) => {
+                match n {
+                    StructureElement::Wall => 1,
+                    _ => 0
+                }
+            }
+            None => 0
+        };
+        val += match right {
+            Some(n) => {
+                match n {
+                    StructureElement::Wall => 2,
+                    _ => 0
+                }
+            }
+            None => 0
+        };
+        val += match bottom {
+            Some(n) => {
+                match n {
+                    StructureElement::Wall => 4,
+                    _ => 0
+                }
+            }
+            None => 0
+        };
+        val += match left {
+            Some(n) => {
+                match n {
+                    StructureElement::Wall => 8,
+                    _ => 0
+                }
+            }
+            None => 0
+        };
+        [
+            "╋", "┃", "━", "┗",
+            "┃", "┃", "┏", "┣",
+            "━", "┛", "━", "┻",
+            "┓", "┫", "┳", "╋",
+        ][val].to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Widget for LevelWidget<'_> {
+    fn render(self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
+        let player= self.game.get_player();
+        // let player = &mut self.game.player;
+        let player_pos = player.get_immutable_position();
+        // let level: &Level = &self.game.levels[player_pos.get_level()];
+
+        let al: u16 = area.left();
+        let at: u16 = area.top();
+
+        // draw the level elements
+        for x in al..area.right() {
+            for y in at..area.bottom() {
+//                 let level_x = (x - al) as i16;
+//                 let level_y = (y - at) as i16;
+//                 match level.get_element(level_x, level_y) {
+//                     (None, _) => {}
+//                     (_, Some(e)) => {
+//                         match e {
+//                             Artifact::Chest { gold: _ } => {
+//                                 self.set_cell(buf, x, y, "⌂", Color::Black, Color::Gray);
+//                             }
+//                         }
+//                     }
+//                     (Some(e), _) => {
+//                         match e {
+//                             StructureElement::Wall => {
+//                                 let top = level.get_element(level_x, level_y - 1).0;
+//                                 let right = level.get_element(level_x + 1, level_y).0;
+//                                 let bottom = level.get_element(level_x, level_y + 1).0;
+//                                 let left = level.get_element(level_x - 1, level_y).0;
+//                                 let symbol = LevelWidget::calculate_wall(top, right, bottom, left);
+//                                 self.set_cell(buf, x, y, symbol.as_str(), FG_BROWN, Color::Gray);
+//                             }
+//                             StructureElement::Floor => {
+//                                 self.set_cell(buf, x, y, " ", FG_BROWN, Color::Gray);
+//                             }
+//                             StructureElement::StairDown => {
+//                                 self.set_cell(buf, x, y, ">", Color::Black, Color::Gray);
+//                             }
+//                             StructureElement::StairUp => {
+//                                 self.set_cell(buf, x, y, "<", Color::Black, Color::Gray);
+//                             }
+//                             StructureElement::Unknown => {
+//                                 self.set_cell(buf, x, y, "▒", Color::DarkGray, Color::Gray);
+//                             }
+//                             StructureElement::Start => {
+//                                 self.set_cell(buf, x, y, "α", Color::Black, Color::Gray);
+//                             }
+//                             StructureElement::End => {
+//                                 self.set_cell(buf, x, y, "Ω", Color::Black, Color::Gray);
+//                             }
+//                         }
+//                     }
+//                 }
+            }
+        }
+//
+//         // draw player
+        let player_x = al + player_pos.get_x() as u16;
+        let player_y = at + player_pos.get_y() as u16;
+        self.set_cell(buf, player_x, player_y, "8", Color::Red, Color::Gray);
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_get_wall_symbol() {
+    let wall = Some(StructureElement::Wall);
+    // 0
+    let s = LevelWidget::calculate_wall(None, None, None, None);
+    assert_eq!(s, "╋");
+    // 15
+    let s = LevelWidget::calculate_wall(wall, wall, wall, wall);
+    assert_eq!(s, "╋");
+
+    // 1
+    let s = LevelWidget::calculate_wall(wall, None, None, None);
+    assert_eq!(s, "┃");
+    // 5
+    let s = LevelWidget::calculate_wall(wall, None, wall, None);
+    assert_eq!(s, "┃");
+    // 4
+    let s = LevelWidget::calculate_wall(None, None, wall, None);
+    assert_eq!(s, "┃");
+
+    // 2
+    let s = LevelWidget::calculate_wall(None, wall, None, None);
+    assert_eq!(s, "━");
+    // 10
+    let s = LevelWidget::calculate_wall(None, wall, None, wall);
+    assert_eq!(s, "━");
+
+    // 9
+    let s = LevelWidget::calculate_wall(wall, None, None, wall);
+    assert_eq!(s, "┛");
+    // 3
+    let s = LevelWidget::calculate_wall(wall, wall, None, None);
+    assert_eq!(s, "┗");
+    // 6
+    let s = LevelWidget::calculate_wall(None, wall, wall, None);
+    assert_eq!(s, "┏");
+    // 12
+    let s = LevelWidget::calculate_wall(None, None, wall, wall);
+    assert_eq!(s, "┓");
+}
+
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 203fb06..c4c7d9a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,118 @@
+use std::io::{Result, stdout};
+use std::ops::Index;
+
+use crossterm::{
+    event::{self, KeyCode, KeyEventKind},
+    ExecutableCommand,
+    terminal::{disable_raw_mode, enable_raw_mode, EnterAlternateScreen, LeaveAlternateScreen},
+};
+use ratatui::{
+    prelude::{CrosstermBackend, Stylize, Terminal},
+    widgets::Paragraph,
+};
+use ratatui::prelude::*;
+use ratatui::widgets::Block;
+use whoami::realname;
+
 use crate::game::Game;
+use crate::level::Level;
+use crate::level_generator::LevelGenerator;
+use crate::level_widget::LevelWidget;
 use crate::player::Player;
 
 mod game;
 mod player;
 mod level;
 mod position;
-mod monster;
-mod artifacts;
+mod level_widget;
 mod level_generator;
+mod artifacts;
+mod monster;
 
-fn main() {
-    let mut p = Player::new("Teddy Tester", 10);
-    let g = Game::new(&mut p);
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let mut levels = Vec::new();
 
-    println!("{}",g.player.get_name());
-    println!("{}",g.player.get_life());
-    g.player.change_life(-1);
-    println!("{}",g.player.get_life());
+    for l in 0..25 {
+        levels.push(LevelGenerator::generate(l).render());
+    }
+    let mut g = Game {
+        player: &mut Player::new(realname().as_str(), 10),
+        levels,
+    };
+
+    // let first_level = g.levels.index(0);
+    // g.get_mutable_player().get_position().change(first_level.start.0 as i16, first_level.start.1 as i16);
+
+    stdout().execute(EnterAlternateScreen)?;
+    enable_raw_mode()?;
+    let mut terminal = Terminal::new(CrosstermBackend::new(stdout()))?;
+    terminal.clear()?;
+
+    loop {
+        terminal.draw(|frame| {
+            let mut area = frame.size();
+            frame.render_widget(Block::default().style(Style::default().bg(Color::Green)), area);
+
+            if area.width > 80 {
+                area.x = (area.width - 80) / 2;
+                area.width = 80;
+            }
+            if area.height > 25 {
+                area.y = (area.height - 25) / 2;
+                area.height = 25;
+            }
+
+            let map_area = Rect {
+                x: area.x,
+                y: area.y,
+                width: level::LEVEL_WIDTH as u16,
+                height: level::LEVEL_HEIGHT as u16,
+            };
+            frame.render_widget(LevelWidget { game: &g }, map_area);
+
+            let stats_area = Rect {
+                x: area.x + 50,
+                y: area.y,
+                width: 30,
+                height: 25,
+            };
+            frame.render_widget(
+                Paragraph::new(format!("{}\nHealth: {}/{}\nGold: {}\nLevel: {}",
+                                       g.get_player().get_name(),
+                                       g.get_player().get_life(),
+                                       g.get_player().get_max_life(),
+                                       g.get_player().get_gold(),
+                                       g.get_player().get_immutable_position().get_level()))
+                    .white()
+                    .on_blue(),
+                stats_area,
+            );
+        })?;
+        if event::poll(std::time::Duration::from_millis(16))? {
+            if let event::Event::Key(key) = event::read()? {
+                if key.kind == KeyEventKind::Press && key.code == KeyCode::Char('q') {
+                    break;
+                }
+                // if key.kind == KeyEventKind::Press && key.code == KeyCode::Char('d') {
+                //     ;
+                // }
+                if key.kind == KeyEventKind::Press && key.code == KeyCode::Left {
+                    g.get_mutable_player().get_position().change(-1, 0);
+                }
+                if key.kind == KeyEventKind::Press && key.code == KeyCode::Right {
+                    g.get_mutable_player().get_position().change(1, 0);
+                }
+                if key.kind == KeyEventKind::Press && key.code == KeyCode::Up {
+                    g.get_mutable_player().get_position().change(0, -1);
+                }
+                if key.kind == KeyEventKind::Press && key.code == KeyCode::Down {
+                    g.get_mutable_player().get_position().change(0, 1);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    stdout().execute(LeaveAlternateScreen)?;
+    disable_raw_mode()?;
+    Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/player.rs b/src/player.rs
index c803073..be21e01 100644
--- a/src/player.rs
+++ b/src/player.rs
@@ -28,9 +28,15 @@ impl Player {
     pub fn get_life(&self) -> i16 {
         self.life
     }
+    pub fn get_max_life(&self) -> i16 {
+        self.max_life
+    }
     pub fn get_position(&mut self) -> &mut Position {
         &mut self.position
     }
+    pub fn get_immutable_position(&self) -> &Position {
+        &self.position
+    }
 
     /// add the given amount to the players gold stash
     pub fn retrieve_gold(&mut self, amount: usize) { self.gold += amount }