diff --git a/circleshape.py b/circleshape.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb08882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/circleshape.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import pygame
+
+# Base class for game objects
+class CircleShape(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
+    def __init__(self, x, y, radius):
+        # we will be using this later
+        if hasattr(self, "containers"):
+            super().__init__(self.containers)
+        else:
+            super().__init__()
+
+        self.position = pygame.Vector2(x, y)
+        self.velocity = pygame.Vector2(0, 0)
+        self.radius = radius
+
+    def draw(self, screen):
+        # sub-classes must override
+        pass
+
+    def update(self, dt):
+        # sub-classes must override
+        pass
diff --git a/constants.py b/constants.py
index 48312a2..5cec962 100644
--- a/constants.py
+++ b/constants.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 SCREEN_WIDTH = 1280
 SCREEN_HEIGHT = 720
 
+PLAYER_RADIUS = 20
+PLAYER_TURN_SPEED = 300
 ASTEROID_MIN_RADIUS = 20
 ASTEROID_KINDS = 3
 ASTEROID_SPAWN_RATE = 0.8  # seconds
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 92f5eef..52e7179 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import pygame
 from constants import *
+from player import Player
 
 def main():
     print("Starting asteroids!")
@@ -7,11 +8,18 @@ def main():
     print(f"Screen height: {SCREEN_HEIGHT}")
     pygame.init()
     screen = pygame.display.set_mode((SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT))
+    clock = pygame.time.Clock()
+    dt = 0
+    p1 = Player(SCREEN_WIDTH/2,SCREEN_HEIGHT/2)
     while True:
         for event in pygame.event.get():
             if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
                 return
-        screen.fill((0, 0, 0))  # simplified fill call
-        pygame.display.flip()    # fixed typo in flip
+        screen.fill((0, 0, 0))  
+        p1.draw(screen)
+        pygame.display.flip()    
+        
+        tick = clock.tick(60)
+        dt = tick/1000
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/player.py b/player.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b5824a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/player.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import circleshape
+import constants
+import pygame
+
+class Player(circleshape.CircleShape):
+    def __init__(self,x,y):
+        super().__init__(x,y,constants.PLAYER_RADIUS)
+        self.rotation = 0    
+
+    def triangle(self):
+        forward = pygame.Vector2(0, 1).rotate(self.rotation)
+        right = pygame.Vector2(0, 1).rotate(self.rotation + 90) * self.radius / 1.5
+        a = self.position + forward * self.radius
+        b = self.position - forward * self.radius - right
+        c = self.position - forward * self.radius + right
+        return [a, b, c]
+
+    def draw(self,screen):
+        pygame.draw.polygon(screen,(255,255,255),self.triangle(),2)
+
+
+    def rotate(self,dt):
+