diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ae82af5c6d..a7536c5c10 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ members = [
   "map_model",
   "playground_gui",
   "sim",
+  "tmp_gfx",
 ]
diff --git a/tmp_gfx/Cargo.toml b/tmp_gfx/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d978d0a28a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmp_gfx/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "tmp_gfx"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Dustin Carlino <dabreegster@gmail.com>"]
+
+[dependencies]
+gfx = "0.17.1"
+gfx_device_gl = "0.15.3"
+gfx_window_glutin = "0.26.0"
+glutin = "0.18.0"
diff --git a/tmp_gfx/src/main.rs b/tmp_gfx/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9be91f99d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmp_gfx/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate gfx;
+extern crate gfx_device_gl;
+extern crate gfx_window_glutin;
+extern crate glutin;
+
+use gfx::traits::{Device, FactoryExt};
+use glutin::dpi::LogicalSize;
+use glutin::GlContext;
+
+type ColorFormat = gfx::format::Rgba8;
+type DepthFormat = gfx::format::DepthStencil;
+
+const BLACK: [f32; 4] = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0];
+
+gfx_defines!{
+    vertex GpuFillVertex {
+        position: [f32; 2] = "a_position",
+    }
+
+    pipeline fill_pipeline {
+        vbo: gfx::VertexBuffer<GpuFillVertex> = (),
+        out_color: gfx::RenderTarget<ColorFormat> = "out_color",
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut events_loop = glutin::EventsLoop::new();
+
+    let glutin_builder = glutin::WindowBuilder::new()
+        .with_dimensions(LogicalSize::new(700.0, 700.0))
+        .with_decorations(true)
+        .with_title("Simple tessellation".to_string());
+
+    let context = glutin::ContextBuilder::new().with_vsync(true);
+
+    let (window, mut device, mut factory, mut main_fbo, mut main_depth) =
+        gfx_window_glutin::init::<ColorFormat, DepthFormat>(glutin_builder, context, &events_loop);
+
+    let shader = factory
+        .link_program(VERTEX_SHADER.as_bytes(), FRAGMENT_SHADER.as_bytes())
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let pso = factory
+        .create_pipeline_from_program(
+            &shader,
+            gfx::Primitive::TriangleList,
+            gfx::state::Rasterizer::new_fill(),
+            fill_pipeline::new(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // The geometry!
+    let vertices = vec![
+        GpuFillVertex {
+            position: [-1.0, -1.0],
+        },
+        GpuFillVertex {
+            position: [1.0, -1.0],
+        },
+        GpuFillVertex {
+            position: [-1.0, 1.0],
+        },
+        GpuFillVertex {
+            position: [1.0, 1.0],
+        },
+    ];
+    let indices: Vec<u16> = vec![0, 1, 2, 2, 3, 0];
+    let (vbo, ibo) = factory.create_vertex_buffer_with_slice(&vertices, &indices[..]);
+
+    let mut cmd_queue: gfx::Encoder<_, _> = factory.create_command_buffer().into();
+
+    loop {
+        if !update_inputs(&mut events_loop) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        gfx_window_glutin::update_views(&window, &mut main_fbo, &mut main_depth);
+
+        cmd_queue.clear(&main_fbo.clone(), BLACK);
+        cmd_queue.draw(
+            &ibo,
+            &pso,
+            &fill_pipeline::Data {
+                vbo: vbo.clone(),
+                out_color: main_fbo.clone(),
+            },
+        );
+        cmd_queue.flush(&mut device);
+
+        window.swap_buffers().unwrap();
+
+        device.cleanup();
+    }
+}
+
+fn update_inputs(event_loop: &mut glutin::EventsLoop) -> bool {
+    use glutin::ElementState::Pressed;
+    use glutin::Event;
+    use glutin::VirtualKeyCode;
+
+    let mut status = true;
+
+    event_loop.poll_events(|event| match event {
+        Event::WindowEvent {
+            event: glutin::WindowEvent::CloseRequested,
+            ..
+        } => {
+            println!("Window Closed!");
+            status = false;
+        }
+        Event::WindowEvent {
+            event:
+                glutin::WindowEvent::KeyboardInput {
+                    input:
+                        glutin::KeyboardInput {
+                            state: Pressed,
+                            virtual_keycode: Some(key),
+                            ..
+                        },
+                    ..
+                },
+            ..
+        } => match key {
+            VirtualKeyCode::Escape => {
+                status = false;
+            }
+            _key => {}
+        },
+        _ => {}
+    });
+
+    status
+}
+
+static VERTEX_SHADER: &'static str = "
+    #version 140
+
+    in vec2 a_position;
+    out vec4 v_color;
+
+    void main() {
+        gl_Position = vec4(a_position, 0.0, 1.0);
+        gl_Position.y *= -1.0;
+        v_color = vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.5);
+    }
+";
+
+static FRAGMENT_SHADER: &'static str = "
+    #version 140
+    in vec4 v_color;
+    out vec4 out_color;
+
+    void main() {
+        out_color = v_color;
+    }
+";