diff --git a/src/core/application.cpp b/src/core/canvas_engine.cpp
similarity index 71%
rename from src/core/application.cpp
rename to src/core/canvas_engine.cpp
index 1e883d4..4867931 100644
--- a/src/core/application.cpp
+++ b/src/core/canvas_engine.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-#include "application.hpp"
-#include <SDL2/SDL_log.h>
+#include "canvas_engine.hpp"
 #include <SDL2/SDL_error.h>
+#include <SDL2/SDL_events.h>
+#include <SDL2/SDL_keyboard.h>
+#include <SDL2/SDL_log.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_render.h>
 
+
 #ifndef PROJECTNAME
 #define PROJECTNAME "Pass define for PROJECTNAME to change title"
 #endif
 
-Application::Application() {
+namespace ce {
+CanvasEngine::CanvasEngine() {
     if(SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING) != 0) {
         SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_ERROR, "Failed to initialize SDL, SDL error: %s", SDL_GetError());
         return;
@@ -28,13 +32,13 @@ Application::Application() {
     this->stay_open = true;
 }
 
-Application::~Application() {
+CanvasEngine::~CanvasEngine() {
     SDL_DestroyRenderer(this->render);
     SDL_DestroyWindow(this->window);
     SDL_Quit();
 }
 
-void Application::run() {
+void CanvasEngine::run() {
     // start tracking time
     std::timespec_get(&this->startup_ts, TIME_UTC);
     this->frame_start_ts = this->last_frame_start_ts = this->startup_ts;
@@ -55,23 +59,38 @@ void Application::run() {
     }
 }
 
-void Application::request_close() {
+void CanvasEngine::request_close() {
     this->stay_open = false;
 }
 
-void Application::set_target_delta_time(double target) {
+void CanvasEngine::set_target_delta_time(double target) {
     this->target_delta_time = target;
 }
 
-void Application::process_events() {
+void CanvasEngine::process_events() {
     SDL_Event evt{};
-    while(SDL_PollEvent(&evt)) {
-        switch(evt.type) {
-        case SDL_QUIT:
-            this->request_close();
-            break;
-        default:break;
-        }
+    while(SDL_PollEvent(&evt))
         this->process_event(evt);
+}
+void CanvasEngine::process_event(SDL_Event const &evt) {
+    switch(evt.type) {
+    case SDL_QUIT:
+        this->request_close();
+        break;
+    case SDL_KEYDOWN:
+        break;
+    case SDL_KEYUP:
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
     }
 }
+
+void CanvasEngine::tick(double delta_time) {
+}
+
+void CanvasEngine::draw(SDL_Renderer *render) {
+    SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(this->render, 0, 0, 0, 255);
+    SDL_RenderClear(render);
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/core/application.hpp b/src/core/canvas_engine.hpp
similarity index 70%
rename from src/core/application.hpp
rename to src/core/canvas_engine.hpp
index 09497f8..be57de6 100644
--- a/src/core/application.hpp
+++ b/src/core/canvas_engine.hpp
@@ -1,33 +1,35 @@
-#ifndef CORE_APPLICATION_HPP
-#define CORE_APPLICATION_HPP
+#ifndef CANVAS_ENGINE_HPP
+#define CANVAS_ENGINE_HPP
 
-#include <ctime>
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_events.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_render.h>
+#include <ctime>
 
-class Application {
-public: Application();
-    virtual ~Application();
-    void run();
-    virtual void process_event(SDL_Event const &event) = 0;
-    virtual void tick(double delta_time) = 0;
-    virtual void draw(SDL_Renderer *render) = 0;
-
-    void request_close();
-    void set_target_delta_time(double target);
+namespace ce {
+class CanvasEngine {
 private:
-    void process_events();
-protected:
     SDL_Window *window{nullptr}; //!< primary application window
     SDL_Renderer *render{nullptr}; //!< primary application window's renderer
-private:
     std::timespec startup_ts{}; //!< time in UTC at start of application (when run() was called)
     std::timespec last_frame_start_ts{}; //!< time at start of last frame
     std::timespec frame_start_ts{}; //!< time at start of this frame
     double delta_time{0.f};
     double target_delta_time{};
     bool stay_open{false}; //!< application loop will continue so long as this is true
-};
+public:
+    CanvasEngine();
+    ~CanvasEngine();
 
-#endif // !CORE_APPLICATION_HPP
+    void run();
+    void request_close();
+    void set_target_delta_time(double target);
+private:
+    void process_events();
+    void process_event(SDL_Event const &evt);
+    void tick(double delta_time);
+    void draw(SDL_Renderer *render);
+};
+}
+
+#endif // !CANVAS_ENGINE_HPP
diff --git a/src/game.cpp b/src/game.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e400448..0000000
--- a/src/game.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#include "game.hpp"
-
-void Game::process_event(SDL_Event const &evt) {
-}
-
-void Game::tick(double delta_time) {
-}
-
-void Game::draw(SDL_Renderer *render) {
-    SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(this->render, 0, 0, 0, 255);
-    SDL_RenderClear(render);
-}
diff --git a/src/game.hpp b/src/game.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 928ad96..0000000
--- a/src/game.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef GAME_HPP
-#define GAME_HPP
-
-#include "core/application.hpp"
-
-class Game : public Application {
-public:
-    virtual void process_event(SDL_Event const &evt) override;
-    virtual void tick(double delta_time) override;
-    virtual void draw(SDL_Renderer *render) override;
-};
-
-#endif // !GAME_HPP
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index fefb240..e99a819 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#include "game.hpp"
+#include "core/canvas_engine.hpp"
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    Game game{};
-    game.run();
+    ce::CanvasEngine engine{};
+    engine.run();
 }