diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index a26010e..1f180ad 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub const AddProgramOptions = struct {
     imports: []const Build.Module.Import = &.{},
 };
 
-pub fn addProgram(self: *BuildSystem, opts: AddProgramOptions) *std.Build.Step.Compile {
+pub fn addProgram(self: *BuildSystem, opts: AddProgramOptions) *std.Build.Module {
     const b = self.b;
 
     const exe = self.nw_builder.addExecutable(.{
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ pub fn addProgram(self: *BuildSystem, opts: AddProgramOptions) *std.Build.Step.C
 
     b.getInstallStep().dependOn(self.nw_builder.getInstallStep());
 
-    return exe;
+    return mod;
 }
 
 pub fn createGameOptions(b: *std.Build) *std.Build.Step.Options {
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ pub fn createGameOptions(b: *std.Build) *std.Build.Step.Options {
     return opts;
 }
 
+pub fn addExtraModule(self: *BuildSystem, mod: *std.Build.Module, moduleName: []const u8) void {
+    const dep = self.b.dependency(moduleName, .{ .target = self.target, .optimize = self.optimize });
+    mod.addImport(moduleName, dep.module(moduleName));
+}
+
 // ========= standalone build instance =======
 // maybe it should be an engine launcher or something..
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
diff --git a/engine/core/src/ecs.zig b/engine/core/src/ecs.zig
index 8b93988..a480ec5 100644
--- a/engine/core/src/ecs.zig
+++ b/engine/core/src/ecs.zig
@@ -353,18 +353,6 @@ pub const Entity = struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub const EcsComponentInterface = p2.MakeInterface("EcsComponentInterfaceVTable", struct {
-    container: ?EcsContainerRef = null,
-
-    pub fn Implement(comptime T: type) @This() {
-        _ = T;
-        const Impl = struct {};
-        _ = Impl;
-
-        return .{};
-    }
-});
-
 pub const EcsContainerInterface = p2.EcsContainerInterface;
 pub const EcsContainerRef = p2.Reference(EcsContainerInterface);
 pub fn makeEcsContainerRef(ptr: anytype) EcsContainerRef {
diff --git a/engine/core/src/math.zig b/engine/core/src/math.zig
index 2227a5d..1ec005c 100644
--- a/engine/core/src/math.zig
+++ b/engine/core/src/math.zig
@@ -575,8 +575,16 @@ pub const Rotation = struct {
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn forward(self: *@This()) Vectorf {
-        return self.rotateVector(.{ .z = 1 });
+    pub fn up(self: @This()) Vectorf {
+        return self.rotateVector(Vectorf.Up);
+    }
+
+    pub fn forward(self: @This()) Vectorf {
+        return self.rotateVector(Vectorf.Forward);
+    }
+
+    pub fn right(self: @This()) Vectorf {
+        return self.rotateVector(Vectorf.Right);
     }
 
     pub fn rotateVector(self: @This(), other: Vectorf) Vectorf {
diff --git a/engine/imgui/src/sgpu/backend_impl.zig b/engine/imgui/src/sgpu/backend_impl.zig
index 7ccdab0..813069b 100644
--- a/engine/imgui/src/sgpu/backend_impl.zig
+++ b/engine/imgui/src/sgpu/backend_impl.zig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pub const Impl = struct {
     device: *gpu.GPUDevice = undefined,
 
     drawData: [*c]ig.DrawData = undefined,
+    rendererDebug: bool = true,
 
     pub var NeonObjectTable: core.EngineObjectVTable = core.EngineObjectVTable.from(@This());
 
@@ -70,9 +71,14 @@ pub const Impl = struct {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn preTick(_: *@This(), _: f64) core.EngineDataEventError!void {
+    pub fn preTick(self: *@This(), _: f64) core.EngineDataEventError!void {
         c.Imgui_SDL3_NewFrame();
         c.igNewFrame();
+
+        if (ig.begin("renderer debug", &self.rendererDebug, .{})) {
+            _ = ig.sliderFloat("directional light yaw", &rend.context().directionalLightYaw, 0, 360, null, .{});
+            ig.end();
+        }
     }
 
     // renderer plugin
diff --git a/engine/rend/shaders/lit_mesh.frag.hlsl b/engine/rend/shaders/lit_mesh.frag.hlsl
index 86c2ba7..3556204 100644
--- a/engine/rend/shaders/lit_mesh.frag.hlsl
+++ b/engine/rend/shaders/lit_mesh.frag.hlsl
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ cbuffer Uniforms : register(b0, space3)
 {
     float4 viewPos;
     float4 lightPosition;
+    float4 directionalLight;
+    float4 directionalLightColor;
     float time;
 };
 
@@ -66,6 +68,23 @@ float3 BlinnPhong(float3 normal, float3 fragPos, float3 lightPos, float3 lightCo
     
 }
 
+float3 DirectionalLight(float3 normal, float3 fragPos)
+{
+    float3 lightDir = directionalLight.xyz;
+    float diff = max(dot(lightDir, normal), 0.0);
+    float3 diffuse = diff * directionalLightColor.xyz;
+
+    // specular parameter
+    float3 viewDir = normalize(fragPos - viewPos.xyz);
+    float3 reflectDir = reflect(-lightDir, normal);
+    float spec = 0.0;
+    float3 halfwayDir = normalize(lightDir + viewDir);
+    spec = pow(max(dot(normal, halfwayDir), 0.0), 30.0);
+    float3 specular = spec * directionalLightColor.xyz * 2;
+
+    return diffuse;
+}
+
 float4 main(
     float2 UV : TEXCOORD0,
     float3 WorldPos: TEXCOORD1,
@@ -83,11 +102,11 @@ float4 main(
     float3 lightPos = lightPosition.xyz; //+ float3(0, 20, 0);
     float3 lightColor = float3(0.8, 0.8, 0.5);
 
-    float3 ambient = lerp(float3(0.01, 0.01, 0.003), float3(0.004, 0.004, 0.06), dot(Normal, float3(0.0,1.0,0.0)) ) * 0.001;
+    float3 ambient = lerp(float3(0.01, 0.01, 0.003), float3(0.004, 0.004, 0.06), dot(Normal, float3(0.0,1.0,0.0)) ) * 5;
 
 
     float3 col = s.xyz;
-    float3 c2 = col * ambient + col * BlinnPhong(Normal, WorldPos, lightPos, lightColor);
+    float3 c2 = col * ambient + col * BlinnPhong(Normal, WorldPos, lightPos, lightColor) + col * DirectionalLight(Normal, WorldPos);
 
     float4 rv = float4(pow(c2, 1.0 / 2.2), alpha);
 
diff --git a/engine/rend/shaders/lit_mesh.frag.json b/engine/rend/shaders/lit_mesh.frag.json
index bb4572c..f40582d 100644
--- a/engine/rend/shaders/lit_mesh.frag.json
+++ b/engine/rend/shaders/lit_mesh.frag.json
@@ -19,10 +19,20 @@
                     "type" : "vec4",
                     "offset" : 16
                 },
+                {
+                    "name" : "directionalLight",
+                    "type" : "vec4",
+                    "offset" : 32
+                },
+                {
+                    "name" : "directionalLightColor",
+                    "type" : "vec4",
+                    "offset" : 48
+                },
                 {
                     "name" : "time",
                     "type" : "float",
-                    "offset" : 32
+                    "offset" : 64
                 }
             ]
         }
@@ -71,7 +81,7 @@
         {
             "type" : "_11",
             "name" : "type.Uniforms",
-            "block_size" : 36,
+            "block_size" : 68,
             "set" : 3,
             "binding" : 0
         }
diff --git a/engine/rend/src/sgpu/renderer.zig b/engine/rend/src/sgpu/renderer.zig
index 55512a9..6ba28e5 100644
--- a/engine/rend/src/sgpu/renderer.zig
+++ b/engine/rend/src/sgpu/renderer.zig
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ pub const Renderer = struct {
 
     debugDrawSys: *DebugDrawSystem = undefined,
 
+    directionalLightYaw: f32 = 0.0,
+    directionalLightColor: core.colors.Color = .{ .r = 0.8, .g = 0.8, .b = 0.9 },
+    directionalLightDir: core.Vectorf = core.Vectorf.new(0.5, 0.25, -1).normalize(),
+
     // transients DO NOT TOUCH
     swapchainTexture: ?*gpu.GPUTexture = undefined,
 
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ pub const Renderer = struct {
         try self.discoverFormats();
 
         core.engine_log("sgpu device created, using shader format: {s}", .{self.shaderSuffix});
+        core.engine_log("using renderer... scientist", .{});
 
         try self.createMeshPipeline();
         try self.createBuffers();
@@ -366,9 +371,12 @@ pub const Renderer = struct {
             if (self.activeCamera) |cam| {
                 position = cam.finalPos;
             }
+            const resolved = core.Rotation.eulerY(core.radians(self.directionalLightYaw)).rotateVector(self.directionalLightDir);
 
             ptr.viewPos = @bitCast(position.toZm());
             ptr.lightPosition = @bitCast(self.lightPosition.toZm());
+            ptr.directionalLight = @bitCast(resolved.toZm());
+            ptr.directionalLightColor = @bitCast(self.directionalLightColor);
             cmd.pushGPUFragmentUniformData(0, &data, @sizeOf(lit_mesh_frag.Uniforms));
         }
     }
diff --git a/extras/gameExtras/build.zig b/extras/gameExtras/build.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bd324c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/gameExtras/build.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+
+    const mod = b.addModule("gameExtras", .{
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/gameExtras.zig"),
+    });
+
+    const dep = b.dependency("Backlog", .{ .target = target, .optimize = optimize });
+
+    mod.addImport("Backlog", dep.module("Backlog"));
+}
diff --git a/extras/gameExtras/build.zig.zon b/extras/gameExtras/build.zig.zon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c4d98b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/gameExtras/build.zig.zon
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.{
+    .name = .gameExtras,
+    .version = "0.0.0",
+    .dependencies = .{
+        .Backlog = .{ .path = "../../" },
+    },
+    .paths = .{
+        "",
+    },
+    .fingerprint = 0x993cf5f438b86d4a,
+}
diff --git a/extras/gameExtras/readme.md b/extras/gameExtras/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd82755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/gameExtras/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# extras
+
+These are sample implementations of various common functionality that's meant to be in your game not really part of the engine.
+
+To get access to these extras
diff --git a/extras/gameExtras/src/FpCamera.zig b/extras/gameExtras/src/FpCamera.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5f5e89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/gameExtras/src/FpCamera.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+// generic first person camera,
+//
+//
+allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
+
+camera: core.Entity = undefined,
+cameraComponent: *rend.CameraComponent = undefined,
+
+// mouse sensitivty, measured in degrees per pixel
+sensitivity: f32 = 5.0,
+yaw: f32 = 0.0,
+pitch: f32 = 0.0,
+
+mouseMovement: core.Vector2f = .{},
+
+mouseLookEnabled: bool = true,
+
+pub fn create(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !*@This() {
+    const self = try allocator.create(@This());
+    self.* = .{
+        .allocator = allocator,
+    };
+
+    self.camera = try core.createEntity();
+    _ = self.camera.addComponent(core.Scene).?;
+    self.cameraComponent = self.camera.addComponent(rend.CameraComponent).?;
+
+    core.engine_logs("[GameExtras] FpCamera created");
+
+    return self;
+}
+
+pub fn activateCamera(self: *@This()) void {
+    rend.setActiveCamera(self.cameraComponent);
+}
+
+pub fn resolve(self: *@This()) void {
+    self.cameraComponent.resolve();
+}
+
+pub fn getForward(self: *@This()) core.Vectorf {
+    return self.cameraComponent.forward();
+}
+
+pub fn getForwardXZ(self: *@This()) core.Vectorf {
+    const rotation = core.Rotation.eulerY(core.radians(self.yaw));
+    return rotation.rotateVector(core.Vectorf.Forward);
+}
+
+pub fn getRightXZ(self: *@This()) core.Vectorf {
+    const rotation = core.Rotation.eulerY(core.radians(self.yaw));
+    return rotation.rotateVector(core.Vectorf.Right);
+}
+
+pub fn setPosition(self: *@This(), position: core.Vectorf) void {
+    if (self.camera.fetch(core.Scene)) |scene| {
+        scene.setPosition(position);
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn getPosition(self: *@This()) core.Vectorf {
+    return self.camera.fetch(core.Scene).?.getPosition();
+}
+
+// movement value can be sourced from a mouse binding that has enableMouseRelative() on
+pub fn addMouseMovement(self: *@This(), movement: core.Vector2f) void {
+    if (self.mouseLookEnabled) {
+        self.mouseMovement = self.mouseMovement.add(movement);
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn tick(self: *@This(), dt: f64) void {
+    _ = dt;
+
+    const mouseMovement = self.mouseMovement;
+    self.mouseMovement = .{};
+
+    self.yaw += core.radians(mouseMovement.x * self.sensitivity);
+    self.pitch -= core.radians(mouseMovement.y * self.sensitivity);
+
+    if (self.camera.fetch(core.Scene)) |scene| {
+        const posRot = scene.getPosRot();
+
+        self.pitch = std.math.clamp(self.pitch, -90.0, 90.0);
+        self.cameraComponent.pitch = core.radians(self.pitch);
+        posRot.rotation = core.Rotation.eulerY(core.radians(self.yaw));
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn destroy(self: *@This()) void {
+    core.engine_logs("[GameExtras] FpCamera destroyed");
+    self.allocator.destroy(self);
+}
+
+const std = @import("std");
+const backlog = @import("Backlog");
+const core = backlog.core;
+const rend = backlog.rend;
diff --git a/extras/gameExtras/src/gameExtras.zig b/extras/gameExtras/src/gameExtras.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..187bcd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/gameExtras/src/gameExtras.zig
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub const FpCamera = @import("FpCamera.zig");
diff --git a/extras/readme.md b/extras/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/projects/build.zig b/projects/build.zig
index 71c10c4..324e41d 100644
--- a/projects/build.zig
+++ b/projects/build.zig
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         .backlogRoot = "../",
     });
 
-    _ = blbuild.addProgram(.{
+    const sampleGame = blbuild.addProgram(.{
         .name = "sampleGame",
         .desc = "sdl3 project sample",
         .root_source_file = b.path("sampleGame/main.zig"),
     });
+
+    blbuild.addExtraModule(sampleGame, "gameExtras");
 }
diff --git a/projects/build.zig.zon b/projects/build.zig.zon
index 3221a3e..ad21e89 100644
--- a/projects/build.zig.zon
+++ b/projects/build.zig.zon
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         // engine libraries
         .Backlog = .{ .path = "../" },
         .SpirvReflect = .{ .path = "../lib/spirv-reflect-zig" },
+        .gameExtras = .{.path = "../extras/gameExtras"}
     },
     .paths = .{
         "",
diff --git a/projects/content/_shaders/dxil/lit_mesh.frag.dxil b/projects/content/_shaders/dxil/lit_mesh.frag.dxil
index 8116920..87c9092 100644
Binary files a/projects/content/_shaders/dxil/lit_mesh.frag.dxil and b/projects/content/_shaders/dxil/lit_mesh.frag.dxil differ
diff --git a/projects/content/_shaders/msl/lit_mesh.frag.msl b/projects/content/_shaders/msl/lit_mesh.frag.msl
index 2b18586..3f54b53 100644
--- a/projects/content/_shaders/msl/lit_mesh.frag.msl
+++ b/projects/content/_shaders/msl/lit_mesh.frag.msl
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ struct type_Uniforms
 {
     float4 viewPos;
     float4 lightPosition;
+    float4 directionalLight;
+    float4 directionalLightColor;
     float time;
 };
 
@@ -25,48 +27,48 @@ struct main0_in
 fragment main0_out main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], constant type_Uniforms& Uniforms [[buffer(0)]], texture2d<float> Texture [[texture(0)]], sampler Sampler [[sampler(0)]])
 {
     main0_out out = {};
-    float4 _59 = Texture.sample(Sampler, in.in_var_TEXCOORD0);
-    float _60 = _59.w;
-    if (_60 < 0.00999999977648258209228515625)
+    float4 _61 = Texture.sample(Sampler, in.in_var_TEXCOORD0);
+    float _62 = _61.w;
+    if (_62 < 0.00999999977648258209228515625)
     {
         discard_fragment();
     }
-    float3 _117;
+    float3 _119;
     do
     {
-        float3 _74 = Uniforms.lightPosition.xyz - in.in_var_TEXCOORD1;
-        float _75 = length(_74);
-        float _76 = _75 * _75;
-        float _82;
-        if (_75 > 2.0)
+        float3 _76 = Uniforms.lightPosition.xyz - in.in_var_TEXCOORD1;
+        float _77 = length(_76);
+        float _78 = _77 * _77;
+        float _84;
+        if (_77 > 2.0)
         {
-            _82 = 0.5 / _76;
+            _84 = 0.5 / _78;
         }
         else
         {
-            _82 = 1.0 / _76;
+            _84 = 1.0 / _78;
         }
-        float _87;
-        if (_75 > 4.0)
+        float _89;
+        if (_77 > 4.0)
         {
-            _87 = _82 * 0.5;
+            _89 = _84 * 0.5;
         }
         else
         {
-            _87 = _82;
+            _89 = _84;
         }
-        float _89 = (_75 > 15.0) ? 0.0 : _87;
-        float _91 = (_89 > 1.0) ? 1.0 : _89;
+        float _91 = (_77 > 15.0) ? 0.0 : _89;
+        float _93 = (_91 > 1.0) ? 1.0 : _91;
         if (length(in.in_var_TEXCOORD2) < 0.100000001490116119384765625)
         {
-            _117 = (in.in_var_TEXCOORD1 * float3(0.800000011920928955078125, 0.800000011920928955078125, 0.5)) * _91;
+            _119 = (in.in_var_TEXCOORD1 * float3(0.800000011920928955078125, 0.800000011920928955078125, 0.5)) * _93;
             break;
         }
-        float3 _98 = fast::normalize(_74);
-        _117 = ((float3(0.800000011920928955078125, 0.800000011920928955078125, 0.5) * precise::max(dot(_98, in.in_var_TEXCOORD2), 0.0)) * _91) + (((float3(0.800000011920928955078125, 0.800000011920928955078125, 0.5) * powr(precise::max(dot(in.in_var_TEXCOORD2, fast::normalize(_98 + fast::normalize(in.in_var_TEXCOORD1 - Uniforms.viewPos.xyz))), 0.0), 30.0)) * 2.0) * _91);
+        float3 _100 = fast::normalize(_76);
+        _119 = ((float3(0.800000011920928955078125, 0.800000011920928955078125, 0.5) * precise::max(dot(_100, in.in_var_TEXCOORD2), 0.0)) * _93) + (((float3(0.800000011920928955078125, 0.800000011920928955078125, 0.5) * powr(precise::max(dot(in.in_var_TEXCOORD2, fast::normalize(_100 + fast::normalize(in.in_var_TEXCOORD1 - Uniforms.viewPos.xyz))), 0.0), 30.0)) * 2.0) * _93);
         break;
     } while(false);
-    out.out_var_SV_Target0 = float4(powr(_59.xyz * ((mix(float3(0.00999999977648258209228515625, 0.00999999977648258209228515625, 0.0030000000260770320892333984375), float3(0.0040000001899898052215576171875, 0.0040000001899898052215576171875, 0.0599999986588954925537109375), float3(in.in_var_TEXCOORD2.y)) * 0.001000000047497451305389404296875) + _117), float3(0.4545454680919647216796875)), _60);
+    out.out_var_SV_Target0 = float4(powr(_61.xyz * (((mix(float3(0.00999999977648258209228515625, 0.00999999977648258209228515625, 0.0030000000260770320892333984375), float3(0.0040000001899898052215576171875, 0.0040000001899898052215576171875, 0.0599999986588954925537109375), float3(in.in_var_TEXCOORD2.y)) * 5.0) + _119) + (Uniforms.directionalLightColor.xyz * precise::max(dot(Uniforms.directionalLight.xyz, in.in_var_TEXCOORD2), 0.0))), float3(0.4545454680919647216796875)), _62);
     return out;
 }
 
diff --git a/projects/content/_shaders/spv/lit_mesh.frag.spv b/projects/content/_shaders/spv/lit_mesh.frag.spv
index 1ce9b94..a5e8b1c 100644
Binary files a/projects/content/_shaders/spv/lit_mesh.frag.spv and b/projects/content/_shaders/spv/lit_mesh.frag.spv differ
diff --git a/projects/reflected.zig b/projects/reflected.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index bd4cc27..0000000
--- a/projects/reflected.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-pub const shaderTypes = @import("shaderTypes");
-
-pub const int = shaderTypes.int;
-pub const uint = shaderTypes.uint;
-
-pub const vec2 = shaderTypes.vec2;
-pub const u8vec4 = shaderTypes.u8vec4;
-pub const vec3 = shaderTypes.vec3;
-pub const vec4 = shaderTypes.vec4;
-pub const mat4 = shaderTypes.mat4;
-pub const float = shaderTypes.float;
-
-pub const BufferInfo = shaderTypes.BufferInfo;
-pub const Scene = struct {
-    Model: mat4,
-
-    pub const Buffer: BufferInfo = .{ .storage = 0 };
-};
-
-pub const Uniforms = struct {
-    ViewProjection: mat4,
-    time: float,
-
-    pub const Buffer: BufferInfo = .{ .uniform = 0 };
-};
-
-pub const LoadArgs = shaderTypes.ShaderLoadArgs{
-    .num_samplers = 0, // The number of samplers defined in the shader.
-    .num_storage_textures = 0, // The number of storage textures defined in the shader.
-    .num_storage_buffers = 1, // The number of storage buffers defined in the shader.
-    .num_uniform_buffers = 1, // The number of uniform buffers defined in the shader.
-};
diff --git a/projects/sampleGame/main.zig b/projects/sampleGame/main.zig
index faefb60..1699277 100644
--- a/projects/sampleGame/main.zig
+++ b/projects/sampleGame/main.zig
@@ -1,26 +1,19 @@
 allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
 
-camera: core.Entity = undefined,
-cameraComponent: *rend.CameraComponent = undefined,
-cameraSpeed: f32 = 10.0,
-
 moveInput: *core.Axis2dBinding = undefined,
 
+cameraSpeed: f32 = 10.0,
 moveVector: core.Vectorf = .{},
 mouseMove: core.Vector2f = .{},
-
-rotateAxis: f32 = 0.0,
-rotateAxisPitch: f32 = 0.0,
-
-sensitivity: f32 = 5.0,
 verticalMove: f32 = 0.0,
 
 centerDist: f32 = 2.0,
 centerDistMove: f32 = 2.0,
-yaw: f32 = 0.0,
-pitch: f32 = 0.0,
 
 mouseLook: bool = true,
+showWindow: bool = true,
+
+fpcamera: *FpCamera = undefined,
 
 pub var NeonObjectTable: core.EngineObjectVTable = core.EngineObjectVTable.from(@This());
 
@@ -83,10 +76,9 @@ pub fn prepare(self: *@This()) !void {
         inp.activate();
     }
 
-    self.camera = try core.createEntity();
-    const cameraScene = self.camera.addComponent(core.Scene).?;
-    cameraScene.setPosition(.{ .z = -15 });
-    self.cameraComponent = self.camera.addComponent(rend.CameraComponent).?;
+    self.fpcamera = try FpCamera.create(self.allocator);
+    self.fpcamera.setPosition(.{ .z = -15, .y = 20 });
+    self.fpcamera.activateCamera();
 
     {
         const lostEmpire = try core.createEntity();
@@ -98,13 +90,13 @@ pub fn prepare(self: *@This()) !void {
     }
 
     {
-        const fox = try core.createEntity();
-        const scene = fox.addComponent(core.Scene).?;
-        _ = scene;
-        // scene.setScale();
-        const mesh = fox.addComponent(rend.MeshComponent).?;
-        mesh.setMesh("m_fox");
-        mesh.setTexture("t_fox");
+        // const fox = try core.createEntity();
+        // const scene = fox.addComponent(core.Scene).?;
+        // _ = scene;
+        // // scene.setScale();
+        // const mesh = fox.addComponent(rend.MeshComponent).?;
+        // mesh.setMesh("m_fox");
+        // mesh.setTexture("t_fox");
     }
 
     {
@@ -117,17 +109,15 @@ pub fn prepare(self: *@This()) !void {
         mesh.setTexture("t_default");
     }
 
-    rend.setActiveCamera(self.cameraComponent);
+    const moveInput = try core.Axis2dBinding.create(core.MakeName("movement"));
 
-    self.moveInput = try core.Axis2dBinding.create(core.MakeName("movement"));
+    moveInput.addKey(.w, 1.0, .y);
+    moveInput.addKey(.s, -1.0, .y);
+    moveInput.addKey(.d, 1.0, .x);
+    moveInput.addKey(.a, -1.0, .x);
 
-    self.moveInput.addKey(.w, 1.0, .y);
-    self.moveInput.addKey(.s, -1.0, .y);
-    self.moveInput.addKey(.d, 1.0, .x);
-    self.moveInput.addKey(.a, -1.0, .x);
-
-    _ = self.moveInput.data.addListener(self, onMove);
-    self.moveInput.activate();
+    _ = moveInput.data.addListener(self, onMove);
+    moveInput.activate();
 
     {
         const i = try core.Axis1dBinding.create(core.MakeName("rotPitch"));
@@ -173,8 +163,7 @@ pub fn prepare(self: *@This()) !void {
 fn onMouseLook(ctx: ?*anyopaque, axis: core.Vector2f) void {
     const self: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
 
-    if (self.mouseLook)
-        self.mouseMove = axis;
+    self.fpcamera.addMouseMovement(axis);
 }
 
 fn toggleMouseLook(ctx: ?*anyopaque, action: core.ActionEvent) void {
@@ -182,13 +171,16 @@ fn toggleMouseLook(ctx: ?*anyopaque, action: core.ActionEvent) void {
     _ = action;
 
     self.mouseLook = !self.mouseLook;
+    if (!self.mouseLook)
+        self.showWindow = true;
 
     self.updateMouseLook();
 }
 
 fn updateMouseLook(self: *@This()) void {
+    self.fpcamera.mouseLookEnabled = self.mouseLook;
     platform.setMouseRelativeMode(self.mouseLook);
-    platform.setImguiVisible(!self.mouseLook);
+    // platform.setImguiVisible(!self.mouseLook);
 }
 
 fn onShaderReload(ctx: ?*anyopaque, action: core.ActionEvent) void {
@@ -247,42 +239,35 @@ pub fn getMouseMovement(self: *@This()) core.Vector2f {
 pub fn tick(self: *@This(), dt: f64) void {
     const fdt: f32 = @floatCast(dt);
 
-    if (self.camera.fetch(core.Scene)) |scene| {
-        const vector = core.Vectorf{ .x = self.moveVector.x, .z = self.moveVector.z, .y = self.verticalMove };
-        const posRot = scene.getPosRot();
+    self.fpcamera.tick(dt);
 
-        self.yaw += self.rotateAxis * fdt * 20;
-        self.pitch += self.rotateAxisPitch * fdt * 20;
+    var movement = self.fpcamera.getForwardXZ().fmul(self.moveVector.z * fdt * self.cameraSpeed);
+    movement = movement.add(self.fpcamera.getRightXZ().fmul(self.moveVector.x * fdt * self.cameraSpeed));
+    movement = movement.add(.{ .y = self.verticalMove * fdt * self.cameraSpeed });
+    const pos = self.fpcamera.getPosition().add(movement);
+    self.fpcamera.setPosition(pos);
+    self.centerDist += self.centerDistMove * fdt;
 
-        const mouseMovement = self.getMouseMovement();
+    self.fpcamera.resolve();
 
-        self.yaw += core.radians(mouseMovement.x * self.sensitivity);
-        self.pitch -= core.radians(mouseMovement.y * self.sensitivity);
+    const forward = self.fpcamera.getForward();
+    const debugCenter = self.fpcamera.getPosition().add(forward.fmul(self.centerDist));
 
-        self.pitch = std.math.clamp(self.pitch, -90.0, 90.0);
-        self.cameraComponent.pitch = core.radians(self.pitch);
-        posRot.rotation = core.Rotation.eulerY(core.radians(self.yaw));
-        const movement = posRot.rotation.rotateVector(vector.fmul(self.cameraSpeed * fdt));
+    core.debugSphere(debugCenter, 0.3, .{});
+    core.debugSphere(debugCenter, 0.1, .{ .color = .{ .x = 1.0 } });
 
-        posRot.position = posRot.position.add(movement);
+    rend.context().lightPosition = debugCenter;
 
-        self.cameraComponent.resolve();
-        self.centerDist += self.centerDistMove * fdt;
-        const forward = self.cameraComponent.forward(); //posRot.rotation.forward();
-        const debugCenter = posRot.position.add(forward.fmul(self.centerDist));
+    // show a window with the current camera's position
 
-        core.debugSphere(debugCenter, 0.3, .{});
-        core.debugSphere(debugCenter, 0.1, .{ .color = .{ .x = 1.0 } });
-
-        rend.context().lightPosition = debugCenter;
+    if (ig.begin("meh", &self.showWindow, .{})) {
+        ig.textFmt("x:{d:.03} y:{d:.03} z:{d:.03}", .{ pos.x, pos.y, pos.z }) catch return;
+        ig.end();
     }
-
-    var show: bool = true;
-
-    ig.showDemoWindow(&show);
 }
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *@This()) void {
+    self.fpcamera.destroy();
     self.allocator.destroy(self);
 }
 
@@ -296,6 +281,7 @@ pub fn main() anyerror!void {
     });
 }
 
+const FpCamera = @import("gameExtras").FpCamera;
 const std = @import("std");
 const backlog = @import("Backlog");
 const assets = backlog.assets;