diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
index cdcece9a..287b3295 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
@@ -565,16 +565,28 @@ void VulkanExampleBase::submitFrame()
 VulkanExampleBase::VulkanExampleBase(bool enableValidation)
 {
 	// Parse command line arguments
-	for (auto arg : args)
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < args.size(); i++)
 	{
-		if (arg == std::string("-validation"))
+		if (args[i] == std::string("-validation"))
 		{
 			this->enableValidation = true;
 		}
-		if (arg == std::string("-vsync"))
+		if (args[i] == std::string("-vsync"))
 		{
 			enableVSync = true;
 		}
+		if ((args[i] == std::string("-w")) || (args[i] == std::string("-width")))
+		{
+			char* endptr;
+			uint32_t w = strtol(args[i + 1], &endptr, 10);
+			if (endptr != args[i + 1]) { width = w; };
+		}
+		if ((args[i] == std::string("-h")) || (args[i] == std::string("-height")))
+		{
+			char* endptr;
+			uint32_t h = strtol(args[i + 1], &endptr, 10);
+			if (endptr != args[i + 1]) { height = h; };
+		}
 	}
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)
 	// Vulkan library is loaded dynamically on Android
@@ -591,7 +603,7 @@ VulkanExampleBase::VulkanExampleBase(bool enableValidation)
 	// Debug message callback will output to it
 	if (this->enableValidation)
 	{
-		setupConsole("VulkanExample");
+		setupConsole("Vulkan validation output");
 	}
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/occlusionquery/occlusionquery.cpp b/occlusionquery/occlusionquery.cpp
index c9d98448..8464dac5 100644
--- a/occlusionquery/occlusionquery.cpp
+++ b/occlusionquery/occlusionquery.cpp
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ public:
 
 	VulkanExample() : VulkanExampleBase(ENABLE_VALIDATION)
 	{
-		width = 1280;
-		height = 720;
 		zoom = -35.0f;
 		zoomSpeed = 2.5f;
 		rotationSpeed = 0.5f;
diff --git a/pushconstants/pushconstants.cpp b/pushconstants/pushconstants.cpp
index 4254ac06..d932a9b1 100644
--- a/pushconstants/pushconstants.cpp
+++ b/pushconstants/pushconstants.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ public:
 
 	VulkanExample() : VulkanExampleBase(ENABLE_VALIDATION)
 	{
-		width = 1280;
-		height = 720;
 		zoom = -30.0;
 		zoomSpeed = 2.5f;
 		rotationSpeed = 0.5f;
diff --git a/triangle/triangle.cpp b/triangle/triangle.cpp
index 545b7c34..e708ff85 100644
--- a/triangle/triangle.cpp
+++ b/triangle/triangle.cpp
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ public:
 
 	VulkanExample() : VulkanExampleBase(ENABLE_VALIDATION)
 	{
-		width = 1280;
-		height = 720;
 		zoom = -2.5f;
 		title = "Vulkan Example - Basic indexed triangle";
 		// Values not set here are initialized in the base class constructor
diff --git a/vulkanscene/vulkanscene.cpp b/vulkanscene/vulkanscene.cpp
index 1622ad39..171bf14e 100644
--- a/vulkanscene/vulkanscene.cpp
+++ b/vulkanscene/vulkanscene.cpp
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ public:
 
 	VulkanExample() : VulkanExampleBase(ENABLE_VALIDATION)
 	{
-		width = 1280;
-		height = 720;
 		zoom = -3.75f;
 		rotationSpeed = 0.5f;
 		rotation = glm::vec3(15.0f, 0.f, 0.0f);