diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e19e2e9..936e10d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,25 @@
 /.import/
+*~
+*.swp
+*.swo
+.fscache
+
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+*.lnk
+# Godot-specific ignores
+.import/
+export.cfg
+export_presets.cfg
+
+# Imported translations (automatically generated from CSV files)
+*.translation
+
+# Mono-specific ignores
+.mono/
+data_*/
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diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6733d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2D Platformer for exploring game development basics and movement physics
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