diff --git a/game/CMakeLists.txt b/game/CMakeLists.txt
index 69522c0..1c510ab 100644
--- a/game/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/game/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ set(GAME_SRC
     game_window.cpp
     renderer_simple.cpp
     renderer_shader.cpp
-    session.hpp
+    session.cpp
     
     util.cpp
     game.cpp
diff --git a/game/game_window.hpp b/game/game_window.hpp
index db36f43..5f741ba 100644
--- a/game/game_window.hpp
+++ b/game/game_window.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 class GameWindow : public endofthejedi::GLWindow {
   private:
-    Game m_game;
+    Game* m_game;
     endofthejedi::RendererSimple m_renderer;
 
   protected:
@@ -29,19 +29,21 @@ class GameWindow : public endofthejedi::GLWindow {
         //    }
         //}
 
-        if (!m_game->cycle(static_cast<float>(time/1000000000.0))) {
-            std::cout<<"stopping the game..." << std::endl;
+        if (!m_game->cycle(static_cast<float>(time / 1000000000.0))) {
+            std::cout << "stopping the game..." << std::endl;
             stop();
         }
 
         glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
 
-        m_renderer.render(m_game.state());
+        m_renderer.render(m_game->state());
     }
 
     void resize() override { glViewport(0, 0, getwidth(), getheight()); }
 
   public:
-    GameWindow(unsigned int width, unsigned int height)
-        : endofthejedi::GLWindow(width, height) {}
+    GameWindow(unsigned int width, unsigned int height, Game *ptr)
+        : endofthejedi::GLWindow(width, height) {
+        m_game = ptr;
+    }
 };
diff --git a/game/main.cpp b/game/main.cpp
index 2718363..924fcd0 100644
--- a/game/main.cpp
+++ b/game/main.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define ASIO_STANDALONE
+
 #include <iostream>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <asio.hpp>
diff --git a/game/session.hpp b/game/session.hpp
index 23a8a49..730dc93 100644
--- a/game/session.hpp
+++ b/game/session.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#define ASIO_STANDALONE
+
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <utility>