diff --git a/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/Engine.java b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/Engine.java
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+package com.danitheskunk.skunkworks;
+
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+import static com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.GraphicsBackend.*;
+
+public class Engine {
+	public Image loadImage(String path) {
+		ByteBuffer buf;
+		try(FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(path)) {
+			buf = ByteBuffer.wrap(fis.readAllBytes());
+		} catch(FileNotFoundException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		} catch(IOException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+		return new Image(buf);
+	}
+
+	public IWindow openWindow(int width, int height, String title) {
+		return openWindow(width, height, title, OPENGL);
+	}
+
+	public IWindow openWindow(int width, int height, String title, GraphicsBackend graphicsBackend) {
+		return switch(graphicsBackend) {
+			case OPENGL -> new GLWindow(width, height, title);
+		};
+	}
+}
diff --git a/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/Image.java b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/Image.java
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+package com.danitheskunk.skunkworks;
+
+import org.lwjgl.stb.STBImage;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+public class Image {
+	ByteBuffer data;
+	int width, height;
+	Image(ByteBuffer buffer) {
+		//todo: resorce system
+		int[] x = {0}, y = {0}, n = {0};
+		data = STBImage.stbi_load(buffer, x, y, n, 4);
+		width = x[0];
+		height = y[0];
+	}
+}