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+import gameio
+import cv2
+import numpy as np
+
+class GameModel:
+    """Platform-independent representation of the game's state."""
+    def __init__(self, io:gameio.AbstractGameIO):
+        self.gameio = io
+        self.asteroids = [cv2.imread("images/game_assets/rock-big.png", 0),
+                          cv2.imread("images/game_assets/rock-normal.png", 0),
+                          cv2.imread("images/game_assets/rock-small.png", 0)
+                         ]
+        self.frame = None
+        self.thresh = 0.6 # reconfigurable at runtime
+
+    def with_frame(fn):
+        """Decorator to process screenshot to cv2 format once upon first requirement, then reuse."""
+        def inner(self):
+            if self.frame is None:
+                print("Fetching frame.")
+                sshot = self.gameio.fetch_sshot()
+                open_cv_image = np.array(sshot) 
+                # Convert RGB to BGR 
+                self.frame = open_cv_image[:, :, ::-1].copy()
+                self.frame = cv2.cvtColor(self.frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
+            return fn(self)
+        return inner
+
+    def clear_frame(self):
+        self.frame = None
+
+    @with_frame
+    def find_asteroids(self):
+        asteroid_rects = []
+        displayable = np.copy(self.frame)
+        for a in self.asteroids:
+            h, w = a.shape
+            res = cv2.matchTemplate(self.frame, a, cv2.TM_CCOEFF_NORMED)
+            loc = np.where( res >= self.thresh)
+            ## Example code for displaying detected asteroid locations
+            #for pt in zip(*loc[::-1]):
+            #    cv2.rectangle(displayable, pt, (pt[0] + w, pt[1] + h), 255, 1)
+        #cv2.imshow("Found asteroids", displayable)
+        #cv2.waitKey(0)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import platform
+
+    if platform.system() == "Windows":
+        io = gameio.WindowsGameIO()
+    # TODO: Detect OSX or show a message of sadness
+
+    else:
+        io = gameio.LinuxGameIO()
+
+    input("Press <enter> to locate the game at the start screen.")
+    gm = GameModel(io)
+
+    input("Press <enter> to detect asteroids on screen.")
+    gm.find_asteroids()