diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4c6385..748c8af 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ include(godot-dev-configuration)
 # 3rd party library setup/configuration (leverages vcpkg)
 # =======================================================================
 
+find_package(cuda REQUIRED)
 find_package(fmt CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(spdlog CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ target_compile_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
         /EHsc
         /utf-8
         /Zc:preprocessor
+
         $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:
             /MDd
         >
@@ -125,13 +127,14 @@ target_compile_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
 )
 
 # enable extension hot swapping
-target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC 
+target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
 	HOT_RELOAD_ENABLED
 )
 
 # include directories gdextension library
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src"
+    ${CUDA_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 
 if (NOT APPLE)
diff --git a/src/main.hpp b/src/main.hpp
index 9c3cdaf..37e141b 100644
--- a/src/main.hpp
+++ b/src/main.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include "entity/level.hpp"
 #include "ui/main_dialog.hpp"
 
+#include <cuda/atomic>
+
 namespace rl
 {
     class Main : public godot::Node
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ namespace rl
 
         static void _bind_methods()
         {
+            cuda::atomic<bool> test = true;
             signal_binding<Main, event::signal_example>::add<double>();
         }
 
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index a69a900..86215ec 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vcpkg-tool/main/docs/vcpkg.schema.json",
-  "documentation": "https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/docs/users/manifests.md",
-  "name": "roguelite",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
-  "dependencies": [
-    "fmt",
-    "spdlog"
-  ]
+    "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vcpkg-tool/main/docs/vcpkg.schema.json",
+    "documentation": "https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/docs/users/manifests.md",
+    "name": "roguelite",
+    "version": "0.1.0",
+    "dependencies": [
+        "fmt",
+        "spdlog",
+        "cuda"
+    ]
 }