diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c08ea933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.db
+*.user
+*.opendb
+Debug/
+Release/
+.DS_Store
+*xcuserdatad*
+*.xccheckout
+*.stackdump
+.vs
+Chapter15/Assets/Saved.gplevel
+Chapter15/Assets/*.bin