adding additional files

.gitignore

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 cmake-build-debug
 SDL
-
+.idea/

CMakeLists.txt

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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.31)
+project(BeyondDepth C)
+
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 23)
+# set the output directory for built objects.
+# This makes sure that the dynamic library goes into the build directory automatically.
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/$<CONFIGURATION>")
+set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/$<CONFIGURATION>")
+
+# This assumes the SDL source is available in SDL
+add_subdirectory(SDL EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+
+# Create your game executable target as usual
+add_executable(BeyondDepth WIN32 main.c)
+
+# Link to the actual SDL3 library.
+target_link_libraries(BeyondDepth PRIVATE SDL3::SDL3)

main.c

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+/*
+  Copyright (C) 1997-2025 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
+
+  This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+  warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+  arising from the use of this software.
+
+  Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+  including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+  freely.
+*/
+#define SDL_MAIN_USE_CALLBACKS 1  /* use the callbacks instead of main() */
+#include <SDL3/SDL.h>
+#include <SDL3/SDL_main.h>
+
+static SDL_Window *window = NULL;
+static SDL_Renderer *renderer = NULL;
+
+/* This function runs once at startup. */
+SDL_AppResult SDL_AppInit(void **appstate, int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    /* Create the window */
+    if (!SDL_CreateWindowAndRenderer("Hello World", 800, 600, SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN, &window, &renderer)) {
+        SDL_Log("Couldn't create window and renderer: %s", SDL_GetError());
+        return SDL_APP_FAILURE;
+    }
+    return SDL_APP_CONTINUE;
+}
+
+/* This function runs when a new event (mouse input, keypresses, etc) occurs. */
+SDL_AppResult SDL_AppEvent(void *appstate, SDL_Event *event)
+{
+    if (event->type == SDL_EVENT_KEY_DOWN ||
+        event->type == SDL_EVENT_QUIT) {
+        return SDL_APP_SUCCESS;  /* end the program, reporting success to the OS. */
+    }
+    return SDL_APP_CONTINUE;
+}
+
+/* This function runs once per frame, and is the heart of the program. */
+SDL_AppResult SDL_AppIterate(void *appstate)
+{
+    const char *message = "Hello World!";
+    int w = 0, h = 0;
+    float x, y;
+    const float scale = 4.0f;
+
+    /* Center the message and scale it up */
+    SDL_GetRenderOutputSize(renderer, &w, &h);
+    SDL_SetRenderScale(renderer, scale, scale);
+    x = ((w / scale) - SDL_DEBUG_TEXT_FONT_CHARACTER_SIZE * SDL_strlen(message)) / 2;
+    y = ((h / scale) - SDL_DEBUG_TEXT_FONT_CHARACTER_SIZE) / 2;
+
+    /* Draw the message */
+    SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(renderer, 0, 0, 0, 255);
+    SDL_RenderClear(renderer);
+    SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(renderer, 255, 255, 255, 255);
+    SDL_RenderDebugText(renderer, x, y, message);
+    SDL_RenderPresent(renderer);
+
+    return SDL_APP_CONTINUE;
+}
+
+/* This function runs once at shutdown. */
+void SDL_AppQuit(void *appstate, SDL_AppResult result)
+{
+}