diff --git a/controller/pom.xml b/controller/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <parent>
+        <artifactId>team-7</artifactId>
+        <groupId>seng302</groupId>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <artifactId>1</artifactId>
+
+
+</project>
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diff --git a/controller/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/MainWindowController.java b/controller/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/MainWindowController.java
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+++ b/controller/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/MainWindowController.java
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+package seng302.Controllers;
+
+/**
+ * Controller for the main window fxml of the Game Controller
+ */
+public class MainWindowController {
+}
diff --git a/controller/src/main/java/seng302/Main.java b/controller/src/main/java/seng302/Main.java
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+++ b/controller/src/main/java/seng302/Main.java
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+package seng302;
+
+import javafx.animation.AnimationTimer;
+import javafx.application.Application;
+import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
+import javafx.scene.Parent;
+import javafx.scene.Scene;
+import javafx.stage.Stage;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+/**
+ * Entry point for the controller side of the application
+ */
+public class Main extends Application {
+    //holds a boolean state for each important key to show if pressed down or not
+    private HashMap<String, Boolean> currentlyActiveKeys = new HashMap<>();
+
+    /**
+     * Entry point for running the programme
+     *
+     * @param args for starting the programme
+     */
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        launch(args);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void start(Stage stage) {
+        try {
+            FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("mainWindow.fxml"));
+            Parent root = loader.load();
+
+            Scene scene = new Scene(root, 200, 100);
+            stage.setScene(scene);
+            stage.setTitle("Controller");
+
+            scene.setOnKeyPressed(event -> {
+                String codeString = event.getCode().toString();
+                if (!currentlyActiveKeys.containsKey(codeString)) {
+                    currentlyActiveKeys.put(codeString, true);
+                }
+            });
+
+            scene.setOnKeyReleased(event ->
+                    currentlyActiveKeys.remove(event.getCode().toString())
+            );
+
+            new AnimationTimer() {
+                @Override
+                public void handle(long now) {
+                    if (removeActiveKey("Z")) {
+                        System.out.println("zoom in");
+                    }
+
+                    if (removeActiveKey("X")) {
+                        System.out.println("zoom out");
+                    }
+
+                    if (removeActiveKey("SPACE")) {
+                        System.out.println("VMG");
+                    }
+
+                    if (removeActiveKey("SHIFT")) {
+                        System.out.println("sails in/out");
+                    }
+
+                    if (removeActiveKey("Enter")) {
+                        System.out.println("tack/gybe");
+                    }
+
+                    if (removeActiveKey("PAGE_UP")) {
+                        System.out.println("up wind");
+                    }
+
+                    if (removeActiveKey("PAGE_DOWN")) {
+                        System.out.println("down wind");
+                    }
+                }
+            }.start();
+
+            stage.show();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            //Catch all exceptions, print, and exit.
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            System.exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean removeActiveKey(String codeString) {
+        Boolean isActive = currentlyActiveKeys.get(codeString);
+
+        if (isActive != null && isActive) {
+            currentlyActiveKeys.put(codeString, false);
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/controller/src/main/resources/mainWindow.fxml b/controller/src/main/resources/mainWindow.fxml
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+++ b/controller/src/main/resources/mainWindow.fxml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.text.Text?>
+
+<BorderPane maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="100.0" prefWidth="200.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.65" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="seng302.Controllers.MainWindowController">
+   <center>
+      <Text strokeType="OUTSIDE" strokeWidth="0.0" text="Controller Is running" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER" />
+   </center>
+</BorderPane>