diff --git a/src/app/sdl3_app_buffers.cpp b/src/app/sdl3_app_buffers.cpp
index 953afdd..2fb914d 100644
--- a/src/app/sdl3_app_buffers.cpp
+++ b/src/app/sdl3_app_buffers.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ void Sdl3App::LoadSceneData() {
 void Sdl3App::CreateVertexBuffer() {
     TRACE_FUNCTION();
     VkDeviceSize bufferSize = sizeof(vertices_[0]) * vertices_.size();
+    TRACE_VAR(bufferSize);
     vulkan::CreateBuffer(device_, physicalDevice_, bufferSize, VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT,
                          VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT, vertexBuffer_,
                          vertexBufferMemory_);
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ void Sdl3App::CreateVertexBuffer() {
 void Sdl3App::CreateIndexBuffer() {
     TRACE_FUNCTION();
     VkDeviceSize bufferSize = sizeof(indices_[0]) * indices_.size();
+    TRACE_VAR(bufferSize);
     vulkan::CreateBuffer(device_, physicalDevice_, bufferSize, VK_BUFFER_USAGE_INDEX_BUFFER_BIT,
                          VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT, indexBuffer_,
                          indexBufferMemory_);
diff --git a/src/app/sdl3_app_core.cpp b/src/app/sdl3_app_core.cpp
index 4bda5d8..7a05404 100644
--- a/src/app/sdl3_app_core.cpp
+++ b/src/app/sdl3_app_core.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ void ThrowSdlErrorIfFailed(int result, const char* context) {
 
 Sdl3App::Sdl3App(const std::filesystem::path& scriptPath) : cubeScript_(scriptPath) {
     TRACE_FUNCTION();
+    TRACE_VAR(scriptPath);
 }
 
 void Sdl3App::Run() {
@@ -95,12 +96,15 @@ void Sdl3App::Run() {
 
 void Sdl3App::InitSDL() {
     TRACE_FUNCTION();
+    TRACE_VAR(kWidth);
+    TRACE_VAR(kHeight);
     ThrowSdlErrorIfFailed(SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO), "SDL_Init failed");
     ThrowSdlErrorIfFailed(SDL_Vulkan_LoadLibrary(nullptr), "SDL_Vulkan_LoadLibrary failed");
     window_ = SDL_CreateWindow("SDL3 Vulkan Demo", kWidth, kHeight, SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE);
     if (!window_) {
         throw std::runtime_error(BuildSdlErrorMessage("SDL_CreateWindow failed"));
     }
+    TRACE_VAR(window_);
     SDL_StartTextInput(window_);
 }
 
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ void Sdl3App::InitVulkan() {
 
 void Sdl3App::MainLoop() {
     TRACE_FUNCTION();
+    TRACE_VAR(guiHasCommands_);
     bool running = true;
     auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
     while (running) {
diff --git a/src/app/sdl3_app_device.cpp b/src/app/sdl3_app_device.cpp
index 1c1406d..1222393 100644
--- a/src/app/sdl3_app_device.cpp
+++ b/src/app/sdl3_app_device.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ void Sdl3App::CreateInstance() {
     }
 
     std::vector<const char*> extensionList(extensions, extensions + extensionCount);
+    TRACE_VAR(extensionCount);
+    TRACE_VAR(extensionList.size());
 
     VkInstanceCreateInfo createInfo{};
     createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO;
diff --git a/src/app/sdl3_app_render.cpp b/src/app/sdl3_app_render.cpp
index a6290d0..00ca111 100644
--- a/src/app/sdl3_app_render.cpp
+++ b/src/app/sdl3_app_render.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ void Sdl3App::CreateCommandBuffers() {
 void Sdl3App::RecordCommandBuffer(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer, uint32_t imageIndex, float time,
                                    const std::array<float, 16>& viewProj) {
     TRACE_FUNCTION();
+    TRACE_VAR(imageIndex);
+    TRACE_FUNCTION();
     VkCommandBufferBeginInfo beginInfo{};
     beginInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO;
 
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ void Sdl3App::DrawFrame(float time) {
     } else if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
         throw std::runtime_error("Failed to acquire swap chain image");
     }
+    TRACE_VAR(imageIndex);
 
     float aspect = static_cast<float>(swapChainExtent_.width) / static_cast<float>(swapChainExtent_.height);
     auto viewProj = cubeScript_.GetViewProjectionMatrix(aspect);
diff --git a/src/app/sdl3_app_swapchain.cpp b/src/app/sdl3_app_swapchain.cpp
index 5705c60..8bf1e8b 100644
--- a/src/app/sdl3_app_swapchain.cpp
+++ b/src/app/sdl3_app_swapchain.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ void Sdl3App::CreateSwapChain() {
     if (support.capabilities.maxImageCount > 0 && imageCount > support.capabilities.maxImageCount) {
         imageCount = support.capabilities.maxImageCount;
     }
+    TRACE_VAR(imageCount);
 
     VkSwapchainCreateInfoKHR createInfo{};
     createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SWAPCHAIN_CREATE_INFO_KHR;
diff --git a/src/app/trace.hpp b/src/app/trace.hpp
index 25a1092..a66b7f0 100644
--- a/src/app/trace.hpp
+++ b/src/app/trace.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
 
 namespace sdl3cpp::app {
 
@@ -22,6 +23,16 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    template <typename T>
+    static void LogVariable(const char* name, const T& value) {
+        if (!Enabled()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << "[TRACE] " << name << " = " << value;
+        std::cout << oss.str() << '\n';
+    }
+
 private:
     static inline std::atomic_bool enabled_{false};
 };
@@ -39,5 +50,6 @@ private:
 } // namespace sdl3cpp::app
 
 #define TRACE_FUNCTION() sdl3cpp::app::TraceScope traceScope##__COUNTER__{__func__}
+#define TRACE_VAR(var) sdl3cpp::app::TraceLogger::LogVariable(#var, var)
 
 #endif // SDL3CPP_APP_TRACE_HPP
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a64fb2b..564597e 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,12 @@ AppOptions ParseCommandLine(int argc, char** argv) {
     return options;
 }
 
+void LogRuntimeConfig(const RuntimeConfig& config) {
+    TRACE_VAR(config.width);
+    TRACE_VAR(config.height);
+    TRACE_VAR(config.scriptPath);
+}
+
 void WriteRuntimeConfigJson(const RuntimeConfig& runtimeConfig,
                             const std::filesystem::path& configPath) {
     rapidjson::Document document;
@@ -281,6 +287,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     try {
         AppOptions options = ParseCommandLine(argc, argv);
         sdl3cpp::app::TraceLogger::SetEnabled(options.traceEnabled);
+        LogRuntimeConfig(options.runtimeConfig);
         if (options.seedOutput) {
             WriteRuntimeConfigJson(options.runtimeConfig, *options.seedOutput);
         }