added a texture, pong struct & traits got it basically running with nothing in it

resources/display_config.ron

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (
   title: "Pong!",
-  dimensions: Some((500, 500)),
+  dimensions: Some((875, 500)),
   max_dimensions: None,
   min_dimensions: None,
   fullscreen: false,

src/main.rs

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 extern crate amethyst;
 
+mod pong;
+
 use amethyst::prelude::*;
 use amethyst::renderer::{DisplayConfig, DrawFlat2D, Event, Pipeline,
                          RenderBundle, Stage, VirtualKeyCode};
 use amethyst::utils::application_root_dir;
-
+use amethyst::core::transform::TransformBundle;
-pub struct Pong;
+use crate::pong::Pong;
-
-impl SimpleState for Pong {
-}
 
 fn main() -> amethyst::Result<()> {
     amethyst::start_logger(Default::default());
@@ -26,7 +25,8 @@ fn main() -> amethyst::Result<()> {
     .with_bundle(
       RenderBundle::new(pipe, Some(config))
         .with_sprite_sheet_processor()
-    )?;
+    )?
+    .with_bundle(TransformBundle::new())?;
 
     let mut game = Application::new("./", Pong, game_data)?;
     

src/pong.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+
+use amethyst::assets::{AssetStorage, Loader};
+use amethyst::core::transform::Transform;
+use amethyst::ecs::prelude::{Component, DenseVecStorage};
+use amethyst::prelude::*;
+use amethyst::renderer::{
+    Camera, PngFormat, Projection, SpriteRender, SpriteSheet,
+    SpriteSheetFormat, SpriteSheetHandle, Texture, TextureMetadata,
+};
+
+pub const ARENA_HEIGHT: f32 = 100.0;
+pub const ARENA_WIDTH: f32 = 100.0;
+
+const PADDLE_HEIGHT: f32 = 16.0;
+const PADDLE_WIDTH: f32 = 4.0;
+
+pub struct Pong;
+
+impl SimpleState for Pong {
+    fn on_start(&mut self, data: StateData<'_, GameData<'_, '_>>) {
+        let world = data.world;
+
+        world.register::<Paddle>();
+        initialise_paddles(world);
+        initialise_camera(world);
+    }
+    
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum Side {
+    Left,
+    Right,
+}
+
+pub struct Paddle {
+    pub side: Side,
+    pub width: f32,
+    pub height: f32,
+}
+
+impl Paddle {
+    fn new(side: Side) -> Paddle {
+        Paddle {
+            side,
+            width: 1.0,
+            height: 1.0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Component for Paddle {
+    type Storage = DenseVecStorage<Self>;
+}
+
+fn initialise_camera(world: &mut World) {
+    let mut transform = Transform::default();
+    transform.set_z(1.0);
+    world
+        .create_entity()
+        .with(Camera::from(Projection::orthographic(
+            0.0,
+            ARENA_WIDTH,
+            0.0,
+            ARENA_HEIGHT,
+        )))
+        .with(transform)
+        .build();
+}
+
+/// Initialises one paddle on the left, and one paddle on the right.
+fn initialise_paddles(world: &mut World) {
+    let mut left_transform = Transform::default();
+    let mut right_transform = Transform::default();
+
+    // Correctly position the paddles.
+    let y = ARENA_HEIGHT / 2.0;
+    left_transform.set_xyz(PADDLE_WIDTH * 0.5, y, 0.0);
+    right_transform.set_xyz(ARENA_WIDTH - PADDLE_WIDTH * 0.5, y, 0.0);
+
+    // Create a left plank entity.
+    world
+        .create_entity()
+        .with(Paddle::new(Side::Left))
+        .with(left_transform)
+        .build();
+
+    // Create right plank entity.
+    world
+        .create_entity()
+        .with(Paddle::new(Side::Right))
+        .with(right_transform)
+        .build();
+}
+
+fn load_sprite_sheet(world: &mut World) -> SpriteSheetHandle {
+    // Load the sprite sheet necessary to render the graphics.
+    // The texture is the pixel data
+    // `texture_handle` is a cloneable reference to the texture
+    let texture_handle = {
+        let loader = world.read_resource::<Loader>();
+        let texture_storage = world.read_resource::<AssetStorage<Texture>>();
+        loader.load(
+            "texture/pong_spritesheet.png",
+            PngFormat,
+            TextureMetadata::srgb_scale(),
+            (),
+            &texture_storage,
+        )
+    };
+}

texture/pong_spritesheet.ron

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+(
+    spritesheet_width: 8,
+    spritesheet_height: 16,
+    sprites: [
+        (
+            x: 0,
+            y: 0,
+            width: 4,
+            height: 16,
+        ),
+        (
+            x: 4,
+            y: 0,
+            width: 4,
+            height: 4,
+        ),
+    ],
+)