diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 18d8023..6c2f356 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1268,6 +1268,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "lz4_flex",
  "ndk 0.8.0",
  "nohash-hasher",
+ "pollster",
  "postcard",
  "rand",
  "raw-window-handle",
@@ -1843,6 +1844,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pollster"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "22686f4785f02a4fcc856d3b3bb19bf6c8160d103f7a99cc258bddd0251dc7f2"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "postcard"
 version = "1.0.8"
diff --git a/kubi/Cargo.toml b/kubi/Cargo.toml
index 20dd548..057fcc7 100644
--- a/kubi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kubi/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ hui = { version = "0.1.0-alpha.4", git = "https://github.com/griffi-gh/hui", rev
 hui-winit = { version = "0.1.0-alpha.4", git = "https://github.com/griffi-gh/hui", rev = "dd5af8b9e2" }
 log = "0.4"
 wgpu = { version = "0.20", features = ["webgl"] }
+pollster = "0.3"
 winit = { version = "0.30", features = ["android-native-activity"] }
 raw-window-handle = "0.6"
 glam = { version = "0.27", features = ["debug-glam-assert", "fast-math"] }
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ serde_json = { version = "1.0", optional = true } #only used for `generate_visua
 rand = { version = "0.8", features = ["alloc", "small_rng"]}
 atomic = "0.6"
 
+
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "android")'.dependencies]
 android-activity = "^0.5.2"
 ndk = "0.8"
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering.rs b/kubi/src/rendering.rs
index 1a393cc..1da5fd0 100644
--- a/kubi/src/rendering.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use pollster::FutureExt;
 use shipyard::{Unique, NonSendSync, UniqueView, UniqueViewMut, View, IntoIter, AllStoragesView};
 use winit::{
   event_loop::ActiveEventLoop,
@@ -19,18 +20,27 @@ pub struct BackgroundColor(pub Vec3);
 
 #[derive(Unique, Clone, Copy)]
 #[repr(transparent)]
+#[deprecated = "use Renderer.size instead"]
+#[allow(deprecated)]
 pub struct WindowSize(pub UVec2);
 
 #[derive(Unique)]
 pub struct Renderer {
   pub window: Window,
+  pub instance: wgpu::Instance,
+  pub surface: wgpu::Surface<'static>,
+  pub device: wgpu::Device,
+  pub queue: wgpu::Queue,
+  pub surface_config: wgpu::SurfaceConfiguration,
+  pub size: PhysicalSize<u32>,
+  // pub depth_texture: wgpu::Texture,
 }
 
 impl Renderer {
   pub fn init(event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop, settings: &GameSettings) -> Self {
     log::info!("initializing display");
 
-    let wb = WindowAttributes::new()
+    let window_attributes = Window::default_attributes()
       .with_title("kubi")
       .with_maximized(true)
       .with_min_inner_size(PhysicalSize::new(640, 480))
@@ -44,6 +54,7 @@ impl Renderer {
           let monitor = event_loop.primary_monitor().or_else(|| {
             event_loop.available_monitors().next()
           });
+
           if let Some(monitor) = monitor {
             log::info!("monitor: {}", monitor.name().unwrap_or_else(|| "generic".into()));
             match fs_settings.mode {
@@ -75,8 +86,58 @@ impl Renderer {
           None
         }
       });
+    let window = event_loop.create_window(window_attributes).unwrap();
 
-    Self { window }
+    let size = window.inner_size();
+
+    let instance = wgpu::Instance::new(wgpu::InstanceDescriptor {
+      backends: wgpu::Backends::all(),
+      ..Default::default()
+    });
+
+    let surface = instance.create_surface(window).unwrap();
+
+    let adapter = instance.request_adapter(
+      &wgpu::RequestAdapterOptions {
+        power_preference: wgpu::PowerPreference::HighPerformance,
+        compatible_surface: Some(&surface),
+        force_fallback_adapter: false,
+      },
+    ).block_on().unwrap();
+
+    let (device, queue) = adapter.request_device(
+      &wgpu::DeviceDescriptor {
+        label: None,
+        required_features: wgpu::Features::empty(),
+        required_limits: wgpu::Limits::downlevel_defaults(),
+      },
+      None,
+    ).block_on().unwrap();
+
+    let surface_config = surface.get_default_config(&adapter, size.width, size.height).unwrap();
+    surface.configure(&device, &surface_config);
+
+    Self { window, instance, surface, device, queue, surface_config, size }
+  }
+
+  pub fn resize(&mut self, size: PhysicalSize<u32>) {
+    if size.width == 0 || size.height == 0 {
+      log::warn!("Ignoring resize event with zero width or height");
+      return
+    }
+    if self.size == size {
+      log::warn!("Ignoring resize event with same size");
+      return
+    }
+    log::debug!("resizing surface to {:?}", size);
+    self.size = size;
+    self.surface_config.width = size.width;
+    self.surface_config.height = size.height;
+    self.surface.configure(&self.device, &self.surface_config);
+  }
+
+  pub fn reconfigure(&self) {
+    self.surface.configure(&self.device, &self.surface_config);
   }
 }