diff --git a/example02/.gitignore b/example02/.gitignore
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+++ b/example02/.gitignore
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+build*/
+compile_commands.json
+.cache/
diff --git a/example02/CMakeLists.txt b/example02/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/example02/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9)
+project(Example02)
+
+set(Example02_SOURCES
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/main.cpp"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/argParse.cpp"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/rayTracer.cpp")
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "-O0 -g")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O3 -DNDEBUG")
+
+if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE OR "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" MATCHES ^$)
+    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Debug")
+    message("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE is set to Debug by default")
+endif()
+
+add_executable(Example02
+    ${Example02_SOURCES})
+
+target_link_libraries(Example02 PUBLIC pthread)
+target_compile_features(Example02 PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
diff --git a/example02/src/argParse.cpp b/example02/src/argParse.cpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/example02/src/argParse.cpp
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+#include "argParse.hpp"
+
+#include <cstring>
+
+Ex02::ArgParse::ParseResult Ex02::ArgParse::parseArgs(
+        int argc,
+        char **argv,
+        const Ex02::ArgParse::ArgsType &singleArgs,
+        const Ex02::ArgParse::ArgsType &doubleArgs) {
+    ParseResult result;
+    bool found;
+    --argc; ++argv;
+    while(argc > 0) {
+        found = false;
+        for(const std::string &singleArg : singleArgs) {
+            if(std::strcmp(argv[0], singleArg.c_str()) == 0) {
+                result.insert({singleArg, EX02_ARG_PARSE_SINGLE_ARG_PLACEHOLDER});
+                found = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if(!found && argc > 1) {
+            for(const std::string &doubleArg: doubleArgs) {
+                if(std::strcmp(argv[0], doubleArg.c_str()) == 0) {
+                    result.insert({doubleArg, argv[1]});
+                    --argc; ++argv;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        --argc; ++argv;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/example02/src/argParse.hpp b/example02/src/argParse.hpp
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+++ b/example02/src/argParse.hpp
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+#ifndef EXAMPLE_02_ARG_PARSE_HPP
+#define EXAMPLE_02_ARG_PARSE_HPP
+
+#define EX02_ARG_PARSE_SINGLE_ARG_PLACEHOLDER "SINGLE_ARG_PLACEHOLDER"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+namespace Ex02 {
+namespace ArgParse {
+
+typedef std::unordered_set<std::string> ArgsType;
+typedef std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> ParseResult;
+
+ParseResult parseArgs(int argc, char **argv, const ArgsType &singleArgs, const ArgsType &doubleArgs);
+
+} // namespace ArgParse
+} // namespace Ex02
+
+#endif
diff --git a/example02/src/main.cpp b/example02/src/main.cpp
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+++ b/example02/src/main.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "argParse.hpp"
+
+void printHelp() {
+    std::cout << "Usage:\n"
+        "-h | --help                Display this help message\n"
+        "-t <integer>\n"
+        "   | --threads <integer>   Set the number of threads to use (default 1)"
+        << std::endl;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    int threadCount = 1;
+
+    {
+        auto results = Ex02::ArgParse::parseArgs(
+            argc,
+            argv,
+            { // single args
+                "-h",
+                "--help",
+            },
+            { // double args
+                "-t",
+                "--threads",
+            });
+
+        if(auto iter = results.find("-h"); iter != results.end()) {
+            printHelp();
+            return 0;
+        } else if(auto iter = results.find("--help"); iter != results.end()) {
+            printHelp();
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        const auto setThreadCount = [&threadCount] (auto iter) {
+            try {
+                threadCount = std::stoi(iter->second);
+            } catch (const std::invalid_argument &e) {
+                std::cout << "ERROR: Failed to parse thread count (invalid)"
+                    << std::endl;
+                return 1;
+            } catch (const std::out_of_range &e) {
+                std::cout << "ERROR: Failed to parse thread count (out of range)"
+                    << std::endl;
+                return 2;
+            }
+            return 0;
+        };
+        if(auto iter = results.find("-t"); iter != results.end()) {
+            if(int result = setThreadCount(iter); result != 0) {
+                return result;
+            }
+        } else if(auto iter = results.find("--threads"); iter != results.end()) {
+            if(int result = setThreadCount(iter); result != 0) {
+                return result;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(threadCount <= 0) {
+            std::cout << "ERROR: Thread count set to invalid value ("
+                << threadCount
+                << ')'
+                << std::endl;
+            return 3;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/example02/src/rayTracer.cpp b/example02/src/rayTracer.cpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/example02/src/rayTracer.cpp
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+#include "rayTracer.hpp"
+
+#include <cmath>
+
+#include <glm/matrix.hpp>
+#include <glm/gtc/matrix_transform.hpp>
+#include <glm/ext/matrix_transform.hpp>
+
+const float PI = std::acos(-1.0f);
+
+glm::vec3 Ex02::RT::Internal::defaultSpherePos() {
+    // the default model matrix pushes everything back 2 units,
+    // so it should be ok to define the sphere at location 0
+    return glm::vec3{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};
+}
+
+glm::vec3 Ex02::RT::Internal::defaultLightPos() {
+    return glm::vec3{1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f};
+}
+
+glm::mat4x4 Ex02::RT::Internal::defaultMVP() {
+    glm::mat4x4 mvp = glm::perspective(
+        PI / 2.0f,
+        1.0f,
+        EX02_RAY_TRACER_DEFAULT_NEAR_PLANE,
+        EX02_RAY_TRACER_DEFAULT_FAR_PLANE);
+
+    mvp *= glm::lookAt(
+        glm::vec3{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f}, 
+        glm::vec3{0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f},
+        glm::vec3{0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f});
+
+    // model pushes back by 2 units
+    mvp *= glm::translate(
+        glm::identity<glm::mat4x4>(),
+        glm::vec3{0.0f, 0.0f, -2.0f});
+
+    return mvp;
+}
+
+std::vector<unsigned char> Ex02::RT::renderGraySphere(
+        unsigned int outputWidth,
+        unsigned int outputHeight,
+        float sphereRadius,
+        int threadCount,
+        glm::vec3 spherePos,
+        glm::vec3 lightPos,
+        glm::mat4x4 mvp) {
+    std::vector<unsigned char> grayscalePixels;
+
+    return grayscalePixels;
+}
diff --git a/example02/src/rayTracer.hpp b/example02/src/rayTracer.hpp
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index 0000000..021752f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example02/src/rayTracer.hpp
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+#ifndef EX02_RAY_TRACER_HPP
+#define EX02_RAY_TRACER_HPP
+
+#define EX02_RAY_TRACER_DEFAULT_NEAR_PLANE 0.2f
+#define EX02_RAY_TRACER_DEFAULT_FAR_PLANE 4.0f
+#define EX02_RAY_TRACER_COLL_INCREMENT 2.0f
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <glm/vec3.hpp>
+#include <glm/mat4x4.hpp>
+#include <glm/matrix.hpp>
+
+namespace Ex02 {
+namespace RT {
+
+namespace Internal {
+    glm::vec3 defaultSpherePos();
+    glm::vec3 defaultLightPos();
+    glm::mat4x4 defaultMVP();
+}
+
+std::vector<unsigned char> renderGraySphere(
+    unsigned int outputWidth,
+    unsigned int outputHeight,
+    float sphereRadius,
+    int threadCount = 1,
+    glm::vec3 spherePos = Internal::defaultSpherePos(),
+    glm::vec3 lightPos = Internal::defaultLightPos(),
+    glm::mat4x4 mvp = Internal::defaultMVP()
+);
+
+} // namespace RT
+} // namespace Ex02
+
+#endif