diff --git a/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYInteractableActor.cpp b/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYInteractableActor.cpp
index 3ca13aa0..647ccfbe 100644
--- a/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYInteractableActor.cpp
+++ b/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYInteractableActor.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ void AHYInteractableActor::Interact_Implementation(APlayerController* Controller
 {
 }
 
+FString AHYInteractableActor::GetInteractText() const
+{
+	return FString();
+}
+
 // Called when the game starts or when spawned
 void AHYInteractableActor::BeginPlay()
 {
diff --git a/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYInteractableActor.h b/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYInteractableActor.h
index d7a0df35..c1643ed6 100644
--- a/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYInteractableActor.h
+++ b/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYInteractableActor.h
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ public:
 	void Interact(APlayerController* Controller);
 	virtual void Interact_Implementation(APlayerController* Controller);
 
+	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly)
+	FString Name;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly)
+	FString Action;
+
+	UFUNCTION(Blueprintcallable, Category = "Pickup")
+	FString GetInteractText() const;
+
 protected:
 	// Called when the game starts or when spawned
 	virtual void BeginPlay() override;
diff --git a/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYPlayerCharacController.cpp b/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYPlayerCharacController.cpp
index 28729cb7..478710a6 100644
--- a/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYPlayerCharacController.cpp
+++ b/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYPlayerCharacController.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 
 #include "HYPlayerCharacController.h"
+#include "HYGameStateBase.h"
+#include "hwanyoung2Character.h"
 
 AHYPlayerCharacController::AHYPlayerCharacController()
 {
@@ -27,16 +29,33 @@ int32 AHYPlayerCharacController::GetInventoryWeight()
 
 bool AHYPlayerCharacController::AddItemToInventoryByID(FName ID)
 {
+	AHYGameStateBase* gameState = Cast<AHYGameStateBase>(GetWorld()->GetGameState());
+	UDataTable* itemDB = gameState->GetItemDatabase();
+	FInventoryItem* itemToAdd = itemDB->FindRow<FInventoryItem>(ID, "");
+
+	if (itemToAdd) {
+		if (Inventory.Num() < InventorySlotLimit &&
+			GetInventoryWeight() + itemToAdd->ItemWeight <= InventoryWeightLimit) {
+			Inventory.Add(*itemToAdd);
+			ReloadInventory();
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
 	return false;
 }
 
 void AHYPlayerCharacController::Interact()
 {
+	if (CurrentInteractable) CurrentInteractable->Interact(this);
 }
 
 void AHYPlayerCharacController::SetupInputComponent()
 {
 	Super::SetupInputComponent();
+
+	InputComponent->BindAction(
+		"Interact", IE_Pressed, this, 
+		&AHYPlayerCharacController::Interact);
 }
 
 void AHYPlayerCharacController::OnPossess(APawn* InPawn)
diff --git a/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYPlayerCharacController.h b/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYPlayerCharacController.h
index 9878492d..0f461a20 100644
--- a/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYPlayerCharacController.h
+++ b/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/HYPlayerCharacController.h
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ class HWANYOUNG2_API AHYPlayerCharacController : public APlayerController
 
 public: 
 #pragma region inventory
+	//setting up the controller inventory
 	AHYPlayerCharacController();
 
+	
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintImplementableEvent)
 	void ReloadInventory();
 
diff --git a/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/InventoryItem.cpp b/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/InventoryItem.cpp
index 72b1dfbe..0548a054 100644
--- a/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/InventoryItem.cpp
+++ b/hwanyoung2/Source/hwanyoung2/InventoryItem.cpp
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@
 
 FInventoryItem::FInventoryItem()
 {
+	this->ItemName = FText::FromString("No Name");
+	this->ItemWeight = 1;
+	this->ItemDescription = FText::FromString("No Description");
 }