diff --git a/src/core/camera_node.c b/src/core/camera_node.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af64e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/camera_node.c
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#include "camera_node.h"
+#include "utils/debug.h"
+
+START_REFLECT(CameraNode);
+REFLECT_TYPECLASS(CameraNode, Drop);
+REFLECT_TYPECLASS(CameraNode, Transformable);
+REFLECT_TYPECLASS(CameraNode, SceneNodeEntity);
+END_REFLECT(CameraNode);
+
+impl_Drop_for(CameraNode,
+    DestroyCameraNode
+)
+impl_Transformable_for(CameraNode,
+    CameraNodeGetTransform,
+    CameraNodeGetGlobalTransform
+)
+
+impl_SceneNodeEntity_defaults(CameraNode);
+impl_SceneNodeEntity_for(CameraNode,
+    CameraNodeEnterTree,
+    CameraNode_default_exit_tree,
+    CameraNode_default_tick
+)
+
+SceneNode *CreateCameraNode() {
+    CameraNode *camera_node = new(CameraNode);
+    camera_node->transform = TransformIdentity();
+    camera_node->global_transform = TransformIdentity();
+    camera_node->node = NULL;
+    return CreateSceneNode(CameraNode_as_SceneNodeEntity(camera_node));
+}
+
+void DestroyCameraNode(CameraNode *self) {
+    SceneNodeDetachEntity(self->node);
+    free(self);
+}
+
+void CameraNodeEnterTree(CameraNode *self) {
+    if(self->node->scene->main_camera == NULL) {
+        self->node->scene->main_camera = self;
+        LOG_INFO("CameraNodeEnterTree");
+    }
+}
+
+Camera3D CameraNodeGetCamera(CameraNode *self) {
+    Matrix mat = TransformGetMatrix(&self->global_transform);
+    Vector3 forward = { mat.m8, mat.m9, mat.m10 };
+    LOG_INFO("Forward: %f, %f, %f", forward.x, forward.y, forward.z);
+    return (Camera3D){
+        .fovy = 90,
+        .position = self->global_transform.translation,
+        .projection = CAMERA_PERSPECTIVE,
+        .target = Vector3Add(self->global_transform.translation, Vector3Scale(forward, 1000.f)),
+        .up = (Vector3){mat.m4, mat.m5, mat.m6}
+    };
+}
+
+Transform *CameraNodeGetTransform(CameraNode *self) { return &self->transform; }
+Transform *CameraNodeGetGlobalTransform(CameraNode *self) { return &self->global_transform; }
diff --git a/src/core/camera_node.h b/src/core/camera_node.h
index 4f3f4ee..69cb6ba 100644
--- a/src/core/camera_node.h
+++ b/src/core/camera_node.h
@@ -1,18 +1,31 @@
-#pragma once
+#ifndef CAMERA_NODE_H
+#define CAMERA_NODE_H
 
+#include "scene.h"
 #include "scene_node_entity.h"
+#include "transformable.h"
 #include "utils/drop.h"
 #include "raylib.h"
 
 typedef struct CameraNode {
     SceneNode *node;
+    Transform transform;
+    Transform global_transform;
 } CameraNode;
 
-void CameraNodeEnterTree(CameraNode *self);
-void CameraNodeExitTree(CameraNode *self);
-void CameraNodeTick(CameraNode *self, double delta);
-Camera3D CameraNodeGetCamera(CameraNode *self);
+extern SceneNode *CreateCameraNode();
+extern void DestroyCameraNode(CameraNode *self);
 
-impl_default_Drop_for(CameraNode);
-impl_SceneNodeEntity_for(CameraNode, CameraNodeEnterTree, CameraNodeExitTree, CameraNodeTick);
+extern void CameraNodeEnterTree(CameraNode *self);
 
+extern Camera3D CameraNodeGetCamera(CameraNode *self);
+
+extern Transform *CameraNodeGetTransform(CameraNode *self);
+extern Transform *CameraNodeGetGlobalTransform(CameraNode *self);
+
+DECL_REFLECT(CameraNode)
+decl_typeclass_impl(Drop, CameraNode)
+decl_typeclass_impl(Transformable, CameraNode)
+decl_typeclass_impl(SceneNodeEntity, CameraNode)
+
+#endif // !CAMERA_NODE_H
diff --git a/src/core/engine_global.c b/src/core/engine_global.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e9a866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/engine_global.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include "engine_global.h"
+
+static Scene *main_scene = NULL;
+
+Scene *GetMainScene() {
+    return main_scene;
+}
+
+void SwitchScene(Scene *scene) {
+    if(main_scene != NULL)
+        DestroyScene(main_scene);
+    main_scene = scene;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/engine_global.h b/src/core/engine_global.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd6e023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/engine_global.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef ENGINE_GLOBAL_H
+#define ENGINE_GLOBAL_H
+
+#include "scene.h"
+
+extern Scene *GetMainScene();
+extern void SwitchScene(Scene *new_scene);
+
+#endif // !ENGINE_GLOBAL_H
diff --git a/src/core/engine_loop.c b/src/core/engine_loop.c
index 930cf6e..e875f48 100644
--- a/src/core/engine_loop.c
+++ b/src/core/engine_loop.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "engine_loop.h"
-#include "resources.h"
+#include "engine_global.h"
 #include "render.h"
+#include "resources.h"
+#include "utils/debug.h"
 #include "stdlib.h"
 #include "raylib.h"
 
@@ -13,11 +15,15 @@ void InitializeRaylibContext() {
         ToggleFullscreen();
 }
 
-void RunGame() {
+void RunGame(Scene *initial_scene) {
+    SwitchScene(initial_scene);
+    ASSERT_RETURN(GetMainScene() != NULL,, "RunGame: Initial scene cannot be NULL.");
     while (!WindowShouldClose()) {
+        SceneTick(GetMainScene(), 1.0);
         RenderNextFrame();
     }
     ShutDown();
+    UNREACHABLE("RunGame: Reached beyond ShutDown call");
 }
 
 void InitializeEngine() {
diff --git a/src/core/engine_loop.h b/src/core/engine_loop.h
index 5159d8a..8edfc3c 100644
--- a/src/core/engine_loop.h
+++ b/src/core/engine_loop.h
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-#pragma once
+#ifndef ENGINE_LOOP_H
+#define ENGINE_LOOP_H
+
+typedef struct Scene Scene;
 
 typedef struct GameContext {
 } GameContext;
@@ -9,6 +12,8 @@ extern void InitializeGame(GameContext *settings);
 //! initialize window and application context
 extern void InitializeEngine();
 //! run the actual game, requires InitializeEngine to be called first
-extern void RunGame();
+extern void RunGame(Scene *initial_scene);
 // shut down game entirely
 extern void ShutDown();
+
+#endif // !ENGINE_LOOP_H
diff --git a/src/core/render.c b/src/core/render.c
index b06b1bc..8e86d06 100644
--- a/src/core/render.c
+++ b/src/core/render.c
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #include "render.h"
+#include "engine_global.h"
+#include "scene.h"
 #include "utils/debug.h"
 #include "utils/list.h"
 
 static List g_render_objects = {}; //!< List of all registered rendering objects
-CameraNode *camera = NULL; //!< Reference to current main camera
 
 void InitializeRenderingSubsystem() {
     g_render_objects = list_from_type(Renderable);
@@ -26,10 +27,17 @@ void RemoveRenderable(Renderable renderable) {
 
 void RenderNextFrame() {
     BeginDrawing();
-    ClearBackground(BLACK);
-    BeginMode3D(CameraNodeGetCamera(camera));
-    list_foreach(Renderable *,object, &g_render_objects)
-        object->tc->draw(object->data);
-    EndMode3D();
+    ClearBackground(DARKGRAY);
+    CameraNode *camera = GetMainScene()->main_camera;
+    if(camera != NULL) { // can't draw anything if there is no camera
+        BeginMode3D(CameraNodeGetCamera(camera));
+        list_foreach(Renderable *,object, &g_render_objects)
+            object->tc->draw(object->data);
+        DrawGrid(100, 1.f);
+        EndMode3D();
+    } else {
+        UNREACHABLE("RenderNextFrame: camera not found.");
+    }
+    DrawFPS(20, 20);
     EndDrawing();
 }
diff --git a/src/core/render.h b/src/core/render.h
index 5ca062c..edeba5b 100644
--- a/src/core/render.h
+++ b/src/core/render.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#pragma once
+#ifndef RENDER_H
+#define RENDER_H
 
 #include "camera_node.h"
 #include "renderable.h"
@@ -22,3 +23,5 @@ extern void GetMainCamera(CameraNode *camera);
 
 //! Draw a frame to the screen based on the current state of the game.
 extern void RenderNextFrame();
+
+#endif // !RENDER_H
diff --git a/src/core/renderable.h b/src/core/renderable.h
index f458001..723a778 100644
--- a/src/core/renderable.h
+++ b/src/core/renderable.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#pragma once
+#ifndef RENDERABLE_H
+#define RENDERABLE_H
 
 #include "scene_node_entity.h"
 #include "utils/typeclass_helpers.h"
@@ -21,3 +22,5 @@ Renderable T##_as_Renderable(T *x) {\
     };\
     return (Renderable){ .tc = &tc, .data = x, .scene_node_entity = T##_as_SceneNodeEntity(x).tc };\
 }
+
+#endif // !RENDERABLE_H
diff --git a/src/core/resources.h b/src/core/resources.h
index bfe1866..f5848fc 100644
--- a/src/core/resources.h
+++ b/src/core/resources.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#pragma once
+#ifndef RESOURCES_H
+#define RESOURCES_H
 
 #include "raylib.h"
 
@@ -9,3 +10,5 @@ extern void CleanResourceSubsystem();
 extern Model *ResourcesLoadModel(char const *res_path);
 //! Load a texture resource from disk, path is relative to the resource folder
 extern Texture *ResourcesLoadTexture(char const *res_path);
+
+#endif // !RESOURCES_H
diff --git a/src/core/scene.c b/src/core/scene.c
index 5e37e2d..8c2a050 100644
--- a/src/core/scene.c
+++ b/src/core/scene.c
@@ -1,54 +1,88 @@
 #include "scene.h"
 #include "scene_node_entity.h"
 #include "utils/debug.h"
-#include "utils/list.h"
 #include "utils/drop.h"
 #include "utils/mirror.h"
 
-struct SceneNode {
-    SceneNode *parent;
-    Scene *scene;
-    List children; //!< list of child SceneNodes
-    SceneNodeEntity entity; //!< scene node entity that adds functionality to the node
-};
-
-struct Scene {
-    SceneNode *root;
-    List nodes;
-};
-
+//! Remove a single node (does NOT recurse to children children) from this scene.
 static
 void Internal_SceneRemoveNode(Scene *self, SceneNode *node) {
-    size_t idx = list_find(&self->nodes, node);
+    // notify the node entity that it has exited the tree
+    node->entity.tc->exit_tree(node->entity.data);
+    // sever relationship
+    node->scene = NULL;
+    size_t idx = list_find(&self->nodes, &node);
     list_erase(&self->nodes, idx);
 }
 
+//! Remove a node and all children from this scene recursively starting at the bottom of the tree.
 static
-void Internal_SceneAddNode(Scene *self, SceneNode node) {
-    ASSERT_RETURN(list_find(&self->nodes, &node) == self->nodes.len,, "Attempting to add node that is already in this scene");
-    ASSERT_RETURN(node.scene != NULL,, "Attempting to add node that is already in a scene, remove it from that scene first");
-    list_add(&self->nodes, &node);
+void Internal_SceneRemoveNodeRecursive(Scene *self, SceneNode *node) {
+    // recurse to node's children first
+    list_foreach(SceneNode **,child, &node->children)
+        Internal_SceneRemoveNodeRecursive(self, *child);
+    // remove node
+    Internal_SceneRemoveNode(self, node);
 }
 
-SceneNode *CreateSceneNode() {
-    SceneNode *node = new(SceneNode);
-    ASSERT_RETURN(node != NULL, NULL, "CreateSceneNode: Failed to instantiate new SceneNode");
-    node->children = list_from_type(SceneNode*);
-    return node;
+//! Set the scene on a node (does NOT recurse to children), calls enter_tree
+static
+void Internal_SceneNodeSetScene(SceneNode *self, Scene *scene) {
+    ASSERT_RETURN(scene != NULL,, "Internal_SceneNodeSetScene: Attempting to set node scene to NULL. Use Internal_SceneRemoveNodeRercursive instead.");
+    self->scene = scene;
+    self->entity.tc->enter_tree(self->entity.data);
+}
+
+//! Register a node and it's children as part of a scene recursively.
+//! Will call enter_tree on all node entities
+static
+void Internal_SceneAddNode(Scene *self, SceneNode *node) {
+    ASSERT_RETURN(node->scene == NULL,, "Attempting to add node that is already in a scene, remove it from that scene first");
+    ASSERT_RETURN(list_find(&self->nodes, &node) == self->nodes.len,, "Attempting to add node that is already in this scene");
+    // add to internal list
+    list_add(&self->nodes, &node);
+    // establish two-way relationship
+    Internal_SceneNodeSetScene(node, self);
+    // do the same for all children (and their children) recursively
+    list_foreach(SceneNode **,child, &node->children)
+        Internal_SceneAddNode(self, *child);
+}
+
+//! Tick a node and all children recursively
+static
+void Internal_SceneNodeTick(SceneNode *self, double delta) {
+    // tick self first
+    self->entity.tc->tick(self->entity.data, delta);
+    // fix the number of elements to update now,
+    // so that if/when new children are added, they don't get ticked until next frame
+    size_t const len = self->children.len;
+    for(size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
+        Internal_SceneNodeTick(*list_at_as(SceneNode*, &self->children, i), delta);
+}
+
+SceneNode *CreateSceneNode(SceneNodeEntity entity) {
+    // initialize memory
+    SceneNode *self = new(SceneNode);
+    ASSERT_RETURN(self != NULL, NULL, "CreateSceneNode: Failed to allocate new SceneNode");
+    self->children = list_from_type(SceneNode*);
+    self->entity = tc_null(SceneNodeEntity);
+    self->parent = NULL;
+    self->scene = NULL;
+    // attach initial entity
+    SceneNodeAttachEntity(self, entity);
+    return self;
 }
 
 void DestroySceneNode(SceneNode *self) {
-    // remove all children from scene as well
+    // destroy children *first*, then delete self
     list_foreach(SceneNode **, child, &self->children)
         DestroySceneNode(*child);
-    // inform entity of exit tree event
-    self->entity.tc->exit_tree(self->entity.data);
     // remove node from scene if it is part of one
     if(self->scene != NULL)
         Internal_SceneRemoveNode(self->scene, self);
-    if(self->entity.data != NULL) {
+    // destroy entity as well
+    if(!tc_is_null(self->entity))
         self->entity.drop->drop(self->entity.data);
-    }
     free(self);
 }
 
@@ -58,14 +92,13 @@ SceneNode *SceneNodeGetChild(SceneNode *self, size_t idx) {
 
 void SceneNodeAddChild(SceneNode *self, SceneNode *child) {
     // catch logic error of trying to attach a child that already has a parent
-    ASSERT_RETURN(child->parent != NULL,, "SceneNodeAddChild: New child node already has a parent");
+    ASSERT_RETURN(child->parent == NULL,, "SceneNodeAddChild: New child node already has a parent");
     // register parent-child relationship
     list_add(&self->children, &child);
     child->parent = self;
-    // make sure scene matches
-    child->scene = self->scene;
-    // notify child of scene entrance
-    child->entity.tc->enter_tree(child->entity.data);
+    // add child to same scene as self
+    if(self->scene != NULL)
+        Internal_SceneAddNode(self->scene, child);
 }
 
 void SceneNodeRemoveChild(SceneNode *self, SceneNode *child) {
@@ -74,25 +107,49 @@ void SceneNodeRemoveChild(SceneNode *self, SceneNode *child) {
     // get the index and use it to ensure that the child is actually registered with the parent
     size_t const idx = list_find(&self->children, child);
     ASSERT_RETURN(idx == self->children.len,, "IMPORTANT: SceneNodeRemoveChild: child is not registered with parent.");
-    // we now know that the child is actually a child of self.
-    // notify child that it is being removed from the tree.
-    child->entity.tc->exit_tree(child->entity.data);
+    if(self->scene != NULL) {
+        Internal_SceneRemoveNodeRecursive(child->scene, child);
+    }
     // use the index to erase the object from the list
     list_erase(&self->children, idx);
-    Internal_SceneRemoveNode(child->scene, child);
-    child->scene = NULL;
-
 }
 
-void Internal_SceneNodeAttachEntity(SceneNodeEntity object) {
-    object.tc->get_node(object.data)->entity = object;
+void SceneNodeAttachEntity(SceneNode *self, SceneNodeEntity entity) {
+    ASSERT_RETURN_WARN(!tc_is_null(entity),, "SceneNodeAttachEntity: Cannot attach null entity, use SceneNodeDetachEntity to remove entity instead.");
+    // establish two-way relationship
+    entity.tc->set_node(entity.data, self);
+    self->entity = entity;
+    // if this node is in a tree, notify the entity that it has entered one.
+    if(self->scene != NULL)
+        self->entity.tc->enter_tree(self->entity.data);
 }
 
+SceneNodeEntity SceneNodeDetachEntity(SceneNode *self) {
+    ASSERT_RETURN_WARN(!tc_is_null(self->entity), tc_null(SceneNodeEntity), "SceneNodeDetachEntity: Cannot detach entity from node with no entity.");
+    // store the entity to return it.
+    SceneNodeEntity e = self->entity;
+    // null entity <-> node relationship
+    e.tc->set_node(e.data, NULL);
+    self->entity = tc_null(SceneNodeEntity);
+    return e;
+}
 
-Scene *CreateScene(SceneNode const *root) {
+Scene *CreateScene(SceneNode *root) {
     Scene *scene = new(Scene);
-    scene->nodes = list_from_type(SceneNode);
-    Internal_SceneAddNode(scene, *root);
-    root->entity.tc->enter_tree(root->entity.data);
+    ASSERT_RETURN(scene != NULL, NULL, "CreateScene: Failed to allocate scene");
+    scene->main_camera = NULL;
+    scene->nodes = list_from_type(SceneNode*);
+    scene->root = root;
+    Internal_SceneAddNode(scene, root);
     return scene;
 }
+
+void DestroyScene(Scene *self) {
+    DestroySceneNode(self->root);
+    list_empty(&self->nodes);
+    free(self);
+}
+
+void SceneTick(Scene* self, double delta_time) {
+    Internal_SceneNodeTick(self->root, delta_time);
+}
diff --git a/src/core/scene.h b/src/core/scene.h
index 9f60899..60d7b25 100644
--- a/src/core/scene.h
+++ b/src/core/scene.h
@@ -1,15 +1,32 @@
-#pragma once
+#ifndef SCENE_H
+#define SCENE_H
 
 #include "stddef.h"
+#include "scene_node_entity.h"
+#include "utils/list.h"
 #include "utils/typeclass_helpers.h"
 typedef struct SceneNodeEntity SceneNodeEntity;
+typedef struct CameraNode CameraNode;
 
-typedef struct SceneNode SceneNode;
 typedef struct Scene Scene;
+typedef struct SceneNode SceneNode;
+
+struct SceneNode {
+    SceneNode *parent; //!< The parent of this node in a scene hierarchy, or NULL if this is the root node.
+    Scene *scene; //!< The scene this node is a part of
+    List children; //!< list of child SceneNodes
+    SceneNodeEntity entity; //!< scene node entity that defines the functionality for this node. HAS TO be defined before adding to a scene.
+};
+
+struct Scene {
+    SceneNode *root; //!< The root node of this scene.
+    List nodes; //!< An unordered list of all nodes in the hierarchy.
+    CameraNode *main_camera; //!< The current main camera node
+};
 
 //! Instantiate a new scene node.
-extern SceneNode *CreateSceneNode();
-//! Free a scene node.
+extern SceneNode *CreateSceneNode(SceneNodeEntity entity);
+//! Recursively destroy a scene node and all children, starting from the bottom.
 extern void DestroySceneNode(SceneNode *self);
 //! Get a child from a scene node.
 extern SceneNode *SceneNodeGetChild(SceneNode *self, size_t idx);
@@ -18,10 +35,16 @@ extern void SceneNodeAddChild(SceneNode *self, SceneNode *child);
 //! Detach a child from a node, removing it from the scene
 extern void SceneNodeRemoveChild(SceneNode *self, SceneNode *child);
 
-//! INTERNAL FUNCTION, used to attach a scene node entity typeclass to an object.
-extern void Internal_SceneNodeAttachEntity(SceneNodeEntity object);
+//! Attach an entity to a scene node
+extern void SceneNodeAttachEntity(SceneNode *self, SceneNodeEntity entity);
+//! Detach an entity from a scene node
+extern SceneNodeEntity SceneNodeDetachEntity(SceneNode *self);
 
 //! Instantiate a new scene with a root node.
-extern Scene *CreateScene(SceneNode const *root);
+extern Scene *CreateScene(SceneNode *root);
 //! Destroy a node and it's scene tree.
-extern void DestroyScene(Scene *scene);
+extern void DestroyScene(Scene *self);
+//! Tick a scene and all entities
+extern void SceneTick(Scene *self, double delta_time);
+
+#endif // !SCENE_H
diff --git a/src/core/scene_node_entity.h b/src/core/scene_node_entity.h
index 512cbe6..d7f2808 100644
--- a/src/core/scene_node_entity.h
+++ b/src/core/scene_node_entity.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#pragma once
+#ifndef SCENE_NODE_ENTITY_H
+#define SCENE_NODE_ENTITY_H
 
-#include "scene.h"
 #include "utils/mirror.h"
 #include "utils/drop.h"
 
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ typedef struct SceneNodeEntity {
     IDrop const *drop;
 } SceneNodeEntity;
 
+#define impl_SceneNodeEntity_defaults(T)\
+static void T##_default_enter_tree(T *self) {}\
+static void T##_default_exit_tree(T *self) {}\
+static void T##_default_tick(T *self, double delta) {}
+
 //! Implement SceneNodeEntity for a struct.
 //! IMPORTANT: requires Mirror and Drop to be implemented,
 //! as well as a `SceneNode *node` member on T.
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ typedef struct SceneNodeEntity {
 #define impl_SceneNodeEntity_for(T, enter_tree_f, exit_tree_f, tick_f)\
 static struct SceneNode *T##_get_node_GEN_(T *self) { return self->node; }\
 static void T##_set_node_GEN_(T *self, struct SceneNode *node) { self->node = node; }\
-SceneNodeEntity T##AttachToSceneNode(T* x, SceneNode *node) {\
+SceneNodeEntity T##_as_SceneNodeEntity(T *x) {\
     TC_FN_TYPECHECK(void, enter_tree_f, T*);\
     TC_FN_TYPECHECK(void, exit_tree_f, T*);\
     TC_FN_TYPECHECK(void, tick_f, T*, double);\
@@ -39,9 +44,8 @@ SceneNodeEntity T##AttachToSceneNode(T* x, SceneNode *node) {\
         .get_node       = (struct SceneNode *(*const)(void*))       T##_get_node_GEN_,\
         .set_node       = (void (*const)(void*, struct SceneNode*)) T##_set_node_GEN_\
     };\
-    Internal_AttachToSceneNode(object);\
-    x->node = node;\
     SceneNodeEntity e = { .tc = &tc, .data = x, .mirror = T##_as_Mirror(x).tc, .drop = T##_as_Drop(x).tc };\
-    Internal_SceneNodeAttachEntity(e);\
     return e;\
 }
+
+#endif // !SCENE_NODE_ENTITY_H
diff --git a/src/core/transform_node.c b/src/core/transform_node.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24cce1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/transform_node.c
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include "transform_node.h"
+#include "utils/typeclass_helpers.h"
+
+START_REFLECT(TransformNode);
+REFLECT_TYPECLASS(TransformNode, SceneNodeEntity);
+REFLECT_TYPECLASS(TransformNode, Transformable);
+REFLECT_TYPECLASS(TransformNode, Drop);
+END_REFLECT(TransformNode);
+
+impl_Drop_for(TransformNode,
+    DestroyTransformNode
+)
+impl_Transformable_for(TransformNode,
+    TransformNodeGetTransform,
+    TransformNodeGetGlobalTransform
+)
+impl_SceneNodeEntity_defaults(TransformNode);
+impl_SceneNodeEntity_for(TransformNode,
+    TransformNode_default_enter_tree,
+    TransformNode_default_exit_tree,
+    TransformNode_default_tick
+)
+
+SceneNode *CreateTransformNode() {
+    TransformNode *self = new(TransformNode);
+    self->global_transform = TransformIdentity();
+    self->transform = TransformIdentity();
+    return CreateSceneNode(TransformNode_as_SceneNodeEntity(self));
+}
+
+void DestroyTransformNode(TransformNode *self) {
+    free(self);
+}
+
+Transform *TransformNodeGetTransform(TransformNode *self) {
+    return &self->transform;
+}
+
+Transform *TransformNodeGetGlobalTransform(TransformNode *self) {
+    return &self->global_transform;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/transform_node.h b/src/core/transform_node.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80382c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/transform_node.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#ifndef TRANSFORM_NODE_H
+#define TRANSFORM_NODE_H
+
+#include "transformable.h"
+#include "raylib.h"
+#include "transformable.h"
+#include "scene_node_entity.h"
+#include "utils/drop.h"
+
+typedef struct TransformNode {
+    SceneNode *node;
+    Transform transform;
+    Transform global_transform;
+} TransformNode;
+
+extern SceneNode *CreateTransformNode();
+extern void DestroyTransformNode(TransformNode *self);
+
+extern Transform *TransformNodeGetTransform(TransformNode *self);
+extern Transform *TransformNodeGetGlobalTransform(TransformNode *self);
+
+DECL_REFLECT(TransformNode);
+decl_typeclass_impl(Transformable, TransformNode);
+decl_typeclass_impl(Drop, TransformNode);
+decl_typeclass_impl(SceneNodeEntity, TransformNode);
+
+#endif // !TRANSFORM_NODE_H
diff --git a/src/core/transformable.c b/src/core/transformable.c
index 536db0d..a004da7 100644
--- a/src/core/transformable.c
+++ b/src/core/transformable.c
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 #include "transformable.h"
 
+Transform TransformIdentity() {
+    return (Transform){
+        .translation = { 0.f, 0.f, 0.f },
+        .rotation = QuaternionIdentity(),
+        .scale = { 1.f, 1.f, 1.f }
+    };
+}
+
+
 Matrix TransformGetMatrix(Transform const *self) {
     Matrix mat = MatrixScale(self->scale.x, self->scale.y, self->scale.z);
     mat = MatrixMultiply(mat, QuaternionToMatrix(self->rotation));
diff --git a/src/core/transformable.h b/src/core/transformable.h
index e8ef415..dfea8ad 100644
--- a/src/core/transformable.h
+++ b/src/core/transformable.h
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-#pragma once
+#ifndef TRANSFORMABLE_H
+#define TRANSFORMABLE_H
 
+#include "scene.h"
 #include "utils/mirror.h"
 #include "utils/typeclass_helpers.h"
 #include "raylib.h"
 #include "raymath.h"
 
 typedef struct ITransformable {
+    SceneNode *node;
     Transform *(*const get_transform)(void*);
     Transform *(*const get_global_transform)(void*);
 } ITransformable;
@@ -16,16 +19,19 @@ typedef struct Transformable {
     IMirror const *mirror;
 } Transformable;
 
+extern Transform TransformIdentity();
 extern Matrix TransformGetMatrix(Transform const *self);
 extern void UpdateTransformable(Transformable *self, Transformable *parent);
 
-#define impl_Transformable_for(T, get_transform_f)\
+#define impl_Transformable_for(T, get_transform_f, get_global_transform_f)\
 Transformable T##_as_Transformable(T *x) {\
-    TC_FN_TYPECHECK(Transform, get_transform_f, T*);\
+    TC_FN_TYPECHECK(Transform *,get_transform_f, T*);\
+    TC_FN_TYPECHECK(Transform *,get_global_transform_f, T*);\
     static ITransformable const tc = {\
         .get_transform        = (Transform *(*const)(void*)) get_transform_f,\
         .get_global_transform = (Transform *(*const)(void*)) get_global_transform_f\
     };\
-    return { .tc = &tc, data = x, .mirror = T##_as_Mirror(x).tc };\
+    return (Transformable){ .tc = &tc, .data = x, .mirror = T##_as_Mirror(x).tc };\
 }
 
+#endif // !TRANSFORMABLE_H
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 216a594..d1566cf 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 #include "raylib.h"
+#include "core/camera_node.h"
+#include "core/engine_global.h"
 #include "core/engine_loop.h"
+#include "core/scene.h"
+#include "core/transform_node.h"
 #include "utils/debug.h"
 
+Scene *CreateInitialScene() {
+    SceneNode *root = CreateTransformNode();
+    SceneNode *camera_node = CreateCameraNode();
+        Transformable camera = TC_CAST(camera_node->entity, Transformable);
+        Transform *camera_global = camera.tc->get_global_transform(camera.data);
+        camera_global->translation = (Vector3){0.f, 10.f, -10.f};
+        camera_global->rotation = QuaternionFromEuler(45.f * DEG2RAD, 0.f, 0.f);
+    SceneNodeAddChild(root, camera_node);
+    return CreateScene(root);
+}
+
 int main() {
     InitializeEngine();
-    RunGame();
+    RunGame(CreateInitialScene());
     UNREACHABLE("End of main function reached. This is an error, call ShutDown() when exiting instead.");
 }