diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d70c85e..9f0a232 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ add_executable (pleascach ${SOURCES})
 file(GLOB SHADER_SOURCE_FILES
 	assets/shaders/*.frag
 	assets/shaders/*.vert
+	assets/shaders/*.geom
 )
 
 foreach(SHADER_SOURCE ${SHADER_SOURCE_FILES})
diff --git a/Input/Input.cpp b/Input/Input.cpp
index 6136f43..1e8e5d8 100644
--- a/Input/Input.cpp
+++ b/Input/Input.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ void Input::handleMovementKeys(Renderer& ren) {
 	if (ImGui::GetIO().WantCaptureKeyboard)
 		return;
 
-	const auto forward = glm::vec3(glm::cos(ren.cam.phi), 0.0, glm::sin(ren.cam.phi));
+	glm::vec3 forward;
+	if (ren.flycam)
+		forward = glm::vec3(glm::sin(ren.cam.theta)*glm::cos(ren.cam.phi), glm::cos(ren.cam.theta), glm::sin(ren.cam.theta)*glm::sin(ren.cam.phi));
+	else
+		forward = glm::vec3(glm::cos(ren.cam.phi), 0.0, glm::sin(ren.cam.phi));
 	const auto right = glm::cross(forward, glm::vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0));
 	const auto speed = glfwGetKey(in, GLFW_KEY_LEFT_SHIFT)? 2.0f : 1.0f;
 
diff --git a/Renderer/Pipeline.cpp b/Renderer/Pipeline.cpp
index 33db072..d37e8f0 100644
--- a/Renderer/Pipeline.cpp
+++ b/Renderer/Pipeline.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ GraphicsPipeline::GraphicsPipeline(vk::Device dev, const std::vector<Shader>& sh
 	const auto raster_info = vk::PipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo {
 		.depthClampEnable = vk::False,
 		.polygonMode = vk::PolygonMode::eFill,
-		.cullMode = vk::CullModeFlagBits::eBack,
+		.cullMode = vk::CullModeFlagBits::eNone,
 		.frontFace = vk::FrontFace::eCounterClockwise,
 		.depthBiasEnable = vk::False,
 		.lineWidth = 1.0,
diff --git a/Renderer/Renderer.cpp b/Renderer/Renderer.cpp
index 9eab03b..466c164 100644
--- a/Renderer/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/Renderer/Renderer.cpp
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ Renderer::Renderer(Window& win) : win(win) {
 		.pQueuePriorities = priorities,
 	};
 
-	/* enumerate available device features */
 	std::vector<const char*> req_dev_extensions;
 	req_dev_extensions.push_back("VK_KHR_swapchain");
 	req_dev_extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_MAINTENANCE1_EXTENSION_NAME);
+
 	auto dev_extentions = phys_dev.enumerateDeviceExtensionProperties();
 	Log::info("%zu available device extensions\n", dev_extentions.size());
 	for (const auto& ext : dev_extentions) {
@@ -141,7 +141,11 @@ Renderer::Renderer(Window& win) : win(win) {
 		"VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation"
 	};
 
-	auto dev_info = vk::DeviceCreateInfo{
+	const auto features = vk::PhysicalDeviceFeatures {
+		.geometryShader = vk::True,
+	};
+
+	auto dev_info = vk::DeviceCreateInfo {
 		.flags = vk::DeviceCreateFlagBits(0),
 		.queueCreateInfoCount = 1,
 		.pQueueCreateInfos = &queue_info,
@@ -149,6 +153,7 @@ Renderer::Renderer(Window& win) : win(win) {
 		.ppEnabledLayerNames = dev_layer_names.data(),
 		.enabledExtensionCount = static_cast<u32>(req_dev_extensions.size()),
 		.ppEnabledExtensionNames = req_dev_extensions.data(),
+		.pEnabledFeatures = &features,
 	};
 
 	dev = phys_dev.createDevice(dev_info);
@@ -181,6 +186,7 @@ Renderer::Renderer(Window& win) : win(win) {
 
 	std::vector<Shader> shaders = {
 		{ dev, "assets/shaders/basic.vert.spv", vk::ShaderStageFlagBits::eVertex },
+		{ dev, "assets/shaders/explode.geom.spv", vk::ShaderStageFlagBits::eGeometry },
 		{ dev, "assets/shaders/basic.frag.spv", vk::ShaderStageFlagBits::eFragment },
 	};
 
@@ -191,17 +197,19 @@ Renderer::Renderer(Window& win) : win(win) {
 
 	/* initialize models */
 //	models.push_back(std::make_shared<Model>(phys_dev, dev, "assets/models/dragon.gltf"));
+	Timer model_timer;
 	models.push_back(std::make_shared<Model>(phys_dev, dev, "assets/models/dragon.gltf"));
+	auto t = model_timer.stop();
 
-	Log::debug("#%zu vertex indices\n", models[0]->indices.size());
+	Log::debug("Models loaded in %lf milliseconds\n", model_timer.read());
 
 	pipeline = std::make_unique<GraphicsPipeline>(dev, shaders, swapchain->extent, *render_pass, bindings, *models[0]->vertex_buffer);
 
 	pipeline->update(0, *uniform_buffer);
 	pipeline->update(1, textures[0]);
 
-	shaders[0].cleanup();
-	shaders[1].cleanup();
+	for (auto& shader : shaders)
+		shader.cleanup();
 
 	ui = std::make_unique<UI>(this);
 }
@@ -263,7 +271,7 @@ void Renderer::draw() {
 	command_buffer->begin();
 	
 	vk::ClearValue clear_values[] = {
-		vk::ClearColorValue(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f),
+		vk::ClearColorValue(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f),
 		vk::ClearDepthStencilValue {.depth = 1.0f}
 	};
 
diff --git a/Renderer/Renderer.hpp b/Renderer/Renderer.hpp
index bdada14..78d4a13 100644
--- a/Renderer/Renderer.hpp
+++ b/Renderer/Renderer.hpp
@@ -63,4 +63,5 @@ struct Renderer {
 	Camera cam {};
 
 	bool capture_mouse = false;
+	bool flycam = false;
 };
diff --git a/UI/UI.cpp b/UI/UI.cpp
index 342cc4f..6bf1943 100644
--- a/UI/UI.cpp
+++ b/UI/UI.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <Scene/Camera.hpp>
 
-UI::UI(Renderer* ren) : info{ .cam = ren->cam }, dev(ren->dev) {
+UI::UI(Renderer* ren) : info{ .flycam = ren->flycam, .cam = ren->cam }, dev(ren->dev) {
 	IMGUI_CHECKVERSION();
 	ImGui::CreateContext();
 
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ void UI::newFrame() {
 	ImGui::Begin("Rendering Info", nullptr);
 
 	ImGui::Text("FPS: %f", info.fps);
+	ImGui::Checkbox("Fly Camera", &info.flycam);
+	ImGui::Text("Fly Camera mode: %b");
 	ImGui::SliderAngle("Theta", &info.cam.theta, 0.01, 179.9);
 	ImGui::SliderAngle("Phi", &info.cam.phi, 0.0, 360.0, "%.0f def");
 	ImGui::SliderFloat("cam.x", &info.cam.pos.x, -1e2, 1e2);
diff --git a/UI/UI.hpp b/UI/UI.hpp
index a4fa466..c334c91 100644
--- a/UI/UI.hpp
+++ b/UI/UI.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct Camera;
 struct UI {
 	struct UI_Info {
 		float fps = 0.0;
+		bool& flycam;
 		/* camera stuff */
 		Camera& cam;
 	} info;
diff --git a/Window/Window.cpp b/Window/Window.cpp
index b71f9cd..b55aa82 100644
--- a/Window/Window.cpp
+++ b/Window/Window.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
 
 
-#define WINDOW_PTR GLFWwindow*
 #define INPUT_PTR GLFWwindow*
 #include <Window/Window.hpp>
 #include <Input/Input.hpp>
diff --git a/Window/Window.hpp b/Window/Window.hpp
index 5e51d6d..07b5b69 100644
--- a/Window/Window.hpp
+++ b/Window/Window.hpp
@@ -9,13 +9,11 @@
 
 #include <Input/Input.hpp>
 
-#ifndef WINDOW_PTR
-#define WINDOW_PTR void*
-#endif
-
 #define VULKAN_HPP_NO_STRUCT_CONSTRUCTORS
 #include <vulkan/vulkan.hpp>
 
+#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
+
 /*
  * Window class - abstracts away implementation/platform-specific realities of window
  *
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ struct Window {
 	vk::SurfaceKHR getSurface(vk::Instance& inst);
 	std::unique_ptr<Input> getInput();
 
-	WINDOW_PTR win = nullptr;
+	GLFWwindow* win = nullptr;
 
 private:
 	u32 width, height;
diff --git a/assets/shaders/basic.frag b/assets/shaders/basic.frag
index f5f1c3b..1e64096 100644
--- a/assets/shaders/basic.frag
+++ b/assets/shaders/basic.frag
@@ -12,7 +12,5 @@ layout (set = 0, binding = 0) uniform Matrices {
 layout (set = 0, binding = 1) uniform sampler2D tex;     
 
 void main() {
-	//FragColor = vec4(1.0);
-	FragColor = texture(tex, texCoord) * vec4(norm, 1.0);
-//	FragColor = vec4(texCoord, 0.0, 1.0);
+	FragColor = vec4(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/shaders/basic.frag.spv b/assets/shaders/basic.frag.spv
index 671f15a..24651e1 100644
Binary files a/assets/shaders/basic.frag.spv and b/assets/shaders/basic.frag.spv differ
diff --git a/assets/shaders/basic.vert b/assets/shaders/basic.vert
index 9ef0cc5..df1816c 100644
--- a/assets/shaders/basic.vert
+++ b/assets/shaders/basic.vert
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ layout (set = 0, binding = 0) uniform Matrices {
 };
 
 void main() {
-  gl_Position = mvp * vec4(aPos, 1.0);
+  //gl_Position = mvp * vec4(aPos, 1.0);
+  gl_Position = vec4(aPos, 1.0);
   texCoord = aTexCoord;
   norm = aNorm;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/shaders/basic.vert.spv b/assets/shaders/basic.vert.spv
index 076e37f..e9568b1 100644
Binary files a/assets/shaders/basic.vert.spv and b/assets/shaders/basic.vert.spv differ
diff --git a/assets/shaders/explode.geom b/assets/shaders/explode.geom
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9291ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/shaders/explode.geom
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#version 450 core
+
+layout (triangles) in;
+layout (triangle_strip) out;
+layout (max_vertices = 3) out;
+
+layout (location = 0) in vec3 norm[];
+layout (location = 1) in vec2 texCoord[];
+
+layout (location = 0) out vec3 _norm;
+layout (location = 1) out vec2 _texCoord;
+
+layout (set = 0, binding = 0) uniform Matrices {
+	mat4 mvp;
+	float time;
+};
+
+vec4 explode(vec4 pos, vec3 n) {
+	float mag = 2.0;
+	vec3 dir = n * (time-3.0)/10.0 * mag;
+	return pos + vec4(dir, 0.0);
+}
+
+void main(void) {
+	if (time < 3.0) {
+		for(int i = 0; i < gl_in.length(); i++) {
+			gl_Position = mvp * gl_in[i].gl_Position;
+			_norm = norm[i];
+			_texCoord = texCoord[i];
+			EmitVertex();
+		}
+		EndPrimitive();
+		return;
+	}
+	vec3 n = norm[0] + norm[1] + norm[2];
+	n/=3;
+	for(int i = 0; i < gl_in.length(); i++) {
+		gl_Position = mvp * explode(gl_in[i].gl_Position, n);
+		_texCoord = texCoord[i];
+		_norm = n;
+		EmitVertex();
+	}
+	EndPrimitive();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/shaders/explode.geom.spv b/assets/shaders/explode.geom.spv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f5eb55
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/shaders/explode.geom.spv differ
diff --git a/pléascach.cpp b/pléascach.cpp
index 87b786a..d82bdb4 100644
--- a/pléascach.cpp
+++ b/pléascach.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 	try {
 		Window win(argv[0], 256, 512);
+
+		auto mon = glfwGetPrimaryMonitor();
+		auto v = glfwGetVideoMode(mon);
+		glfwSetWindowMonitor(win.win, mon, 0, 0, v->width, v->height, v->refreshRate);
+
 		auto in = win.getInput();
 		Renderer ren(win);
 
@@ -31,6 +36,16 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 						/* no need to have a resize() function in the renderer, b/c swapchain images will be
 						 * automatically marked out-of-date, and recreation will be triggered in our code 
 						 */
+						/* but still block while waiting for window to be opened again */
+						if (event.resize.height == 0 || event.resize.width == 0) {
+							int h = event.resize.height;
+							int w = event.resize.width;
+							do {
+								glfwPollEvents();
+								glfwGetWindowSize(win.win, &w, &h);
+							} while (h * w == 0);
+						}
+							
 					break;
 					case InputEvent::Tag::eEXIT:
 						win.close();
@@ -41,9 +56,15 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 					case InputEvent::Tag::eBUTTON:
 					break;
 					case InputEvent::Tag::eKEY:
-						if (event.key.key == GLFW_KEY_ESCAPE && event.key.state == GLFW_PRESS) {
+						if (event.key.key == GLFW_KEY_Q) {
+							return 0;
+						} else if (event.key.key == GLFW_KEY_ESCAPE && event.key.state == GLFW_PRESS) {
 							ren.capture_mouse = !ren.capture_mouse;
 							in->setCursor(!ren.capture_mouse);
+						} else if (event.key.key == GLFW_KEY_R && event.key.state == GLFW_PRESS) {
+							ren.frame = 0;
+						} else if (event.key.key == GLFW_KEY_C && event.key.state == GLFW_PRESS) {
+							ren.flycam = !ren.flycam;
 						}
 					break;
 				}
diff --git a/util/Timer.hpp b/util/Timer.hpp
index 3e548c8..638500d 100644
--- a/util/Timer.hpp
+++ b/util/Timer.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ struct Timer {
 		start();
 	}
 
+	/* returns time in milliseconds */
 	inline double read() {
 		if (running) {
 			auto end = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();