diff --git a/src/play_clj/core.clj b/src/play_clj/core.clj
index 8a9e52c..7d91290 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/core.clj
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 (ns play-clj.core
   (:require [clojure.set]
+            [play-clj.entities :as e]
             [play-clj.utils :as u])
   (:import [com.badlogic.gdx Application Audio Files Game Gdx Graphics Input
             InputMultiplexer InputProcessor Net Screen]
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
            [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils ActorGestureListener Align
             ChangeListener ClickListener DragListener FocusListener]
            [com.badlogic.gdx.utils Timer$Task]
-           [play_clj.utils Entity]))
+           [play_clj.entities Entity]))
 
 (load "core_basics")
 (load "core_cameras")
diff --git a/src/play_clj/core_graphics.clj b/src/play_clj/core_graphics.clj
index 82a5f15..8b45c88 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core_graphics.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/core_graphics.clj
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ with the tiled map file at `path` and `unit` scale
   (let [^SpriteBatch batch (.getSpriteBatch renderer)]
     (.begin batch)
     (doseq [entity entities]
-      (u/draw-entity! entity batch))
+      (e/draw-entity! entity batch))
     (.end batch))
   entities)
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ with the tiled map file at `path` and `unit` scale
   (let [^SpriteBatch batch (.getSpriteBatch renderer)]
     (.begin batch)
     (doseq [entity entities]
-      (u/draw-entity! entity batch))
+      (e/draw-entity! entity batch))
     (.end batch))
   entities)
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ with the tiled map file at `path` and `unit` scale
   [{:keys [^ModelBatch renderer ^Camera camera] :as screen} entities]
   (.begin renderer camera)
   (doseq [entity entities]
-    (u/draw-entity! entity screen))
+    (e/draw-entity! entity screen))
   (.end renderer)
   entities)
 
@@ -377,6 +377,6 @@ specify which layers to render with or without
                         (sort-by :y #(compare %2 %1)))]
       (if-let [layer (:layer entity)]
         (.renderTileLayer renderer layer)
-        (u/draw-entity! entity batch)))
+        (e/draw-entity! entity batch)))
     (.end batch))
   entities)
diff --git a/src/play_clj/entities.clj b/src/play_clj/entities.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7553f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/play_clj/entities.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+(ns play-clj.entities
+  (:import [com.badlogic.gdx Gdx Graphics]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d NinePatch ParticleEffect SpriteBatch
+            TextureRegion]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g3d Environment ModelBatch ModelInstance]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d Actor]))
+
+(defprotocol Entity
+  "Internal use only"
+  (draw-entity! [this batch] "Draws the entity"))
+
+(extend-protocol Entity
+  clojure.lang.PersistentArrayMap
+  (draw-entity! [this batch])
+  clojure.lang.PersistentHashMap
+  (draw-entity! [this batch]))
+
+(defrecord TextureEntity [object] Entity
+  (draw-entity! [{:keys [^TextureRegion object x y width height]} batch]
+    (let [x (float (or x 0))
+          y (float (or y 0))
+          width (float (or width (.getRegionWidth object)))
+          height (float (or height (.getRegionHeight object)))]
+      (.draw ^SpriteBatch batch object x y width height))))
+
+(defrecord NinePatchEntity [object] Entity
+  (draw-entity! [{:keys [^NinePatch object x y width height]} batch]
+    (let [x (float (or x 0))
+          y (float (or y 0))
+          width (float (or width (.getTotalWidth object)))
+          height (float (or height (.getTotalHeight object)))]
+      (.draw object ^SpriteBatch batch x y width height))))
+
+(defrecord ParticleEffectEntity [object] Entity
+  (draw-entity! [{:keys [^ParticleEffect object x y delta-time]} batch]
+    (let [x (float (or x 0))
+          y (float (or y 0))
+          ^Graphics g (Gdx/graphics)
+          delta-time (float (or delta-time (.getDeltaTime g)))]
+      (.setPosition object x y)
+      (.draw object ^SpriteBatch batch delta-time))))
+
+(defrecord ActorEntity [object] Entity
+  (draw-entity! [{:keys [^Actor object] :as entity} batch]
+    (doseq [[k v] entity]
+      (case k
+        :x (.setX object v)
+        :y (.setY object v)
+        :width (.setWidth object v)
+        :height (.setHeight object v)
+        nil))
+    (.draw object ^SpriteBatch batch 1)))
+
+(defrecord ModelEntity [object] Entity
+  (draw-entity! [{:keys [^ModelInstance object]}
+                 {:keys [^ModelBatch renderer ^Environment attributes]}]
+    (.render renderer object attributes)))
diff --git a/src/play_clj/g2d.clj b/src/play_clj/g2d.clj
index 5a53af1..71262fe 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/g2d.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/g2d.clj
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   (:import [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics Texture]
            [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d Animation BitmapFont NinePatch
             ParticleEffect TextureAtlas TextureRegion]
-           [play_clj.utils TextureEntity NinePatchEntity ParticleEffectEntity]))
+           [play_clj.entities TextureEntity NinePatchEntity
+            ParticleEffectEntity]))
 
 (defmacro bitmap-font
   "Returns a [BitmapFont](http://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/nightlies/docs/api/com/badlogic/gdx/graphics/g2d/BitmapFont.html)
diff --git a/src/play_clj/g3d.clj b/src/play_clj/g3d.clj
index 43f2ee7..ec0a962 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/g3d.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/g3d.clj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
            [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g3d.model.data ModelData]
            [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g3d.utils AnimationController
             ModelBuilder]
-           [play_clj.utils ModelEntity]))
+           [play_clj.entities ModelEntity]))
 
 ; animation-controller
 
diff --git a/src/play_clj/ui.clj b/src/play_clj/ui.clj
index c156e01..f8cc11d 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/ui.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/ui.clj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
            [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils NinePatchDrawable
             SpriteDrawable TextureRegionDrawable TiledDrawable]
            [com.esotericsoftware.tablelayout Cell]
-           [play_clj.utils ActorEntity]))
+           [play_clj.entities ActorEntity]))
 
 (defmacro drawable
   "Returns a subclass of [BaseDrawable](http://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/nightlies/docs/api/com/badlogic/gdx/scenes/scene2d/utils/BaseDrawable.html)
diff --git a/src/play_clj/utils.clj b/src/play_clj/utils.clj
index b6c71b2..bfb5c8e 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/utils.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/utils.clj
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 (ns play-clj.utils
   (:require [clojure.string :as s])
-  (:import [com.badlogic.gdx Gdx Graphics]
-           [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d NinePatch ParticleEffect SpriteBatch
-            TextureRegion]
-           [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g3d Environment ModelBatch ModelInstance]
-           [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d Actor]
-           [com.badlogic.gdx.utils Array ArrayMap]))
+  (:import [com.badlogic.gdx.utils Array ArrayMap]))
 
 ; misc
 
@@ -172,56 +167,3 @@ new object to be created each time a field is set)
   "Calls a single method on a `gdx-array-map`"
   [object k & options]
   `(call! ^ArrayMap ~object ~k ~@options))
-
-; entity protocol/records
-
-(defprotocol Entity
-  "Internal use only"
-  (draw-entity! [this batch] "Draws the entity"))
-
-(extend-protocol Entity
-  clojure.lang.PersistentArrayMap
-  (draw-entity! [this batch])
-  clojure.lang.PersistentHashMap
-  (draw-entity! [this batch]))
-
-(defrecord TextureEntity [object] Entity
-  (draw-entity! [{:keys [^TextureRegion object x y width height]} batch]
-    (let [x (float (or x 0))
-          y (float (or y 0))
-          width (float (or width (.getRegionWidth object)))
-          height (float (or height (.getRegionHeight object)))]
-      (.draw ^SpriteBatch batch object x y width height))))
-
-(defrecord NinePatchEntity [object] Entity
-  (draw-entity! [{:keys [^NinePatch object x y width height]} batch]
-    (let [x (float (or x 0))
-          y (float (or y 0))
-          width (float (or width (.getTotalWidth object)))
-          height (float (or height (.getTotalHeight object)))]
-      (.draw object ^SpriteBatch batch x y width height))))
-
-(defrecord ParticleEffectEntity [object] Entity
-  (draw-entity! [{:keys [^ParticleEffect object x y delta-time]} batch]
-    (let [x (float (or x 0))
-          y (float (or y 0))
-          ^Graphics g (Gdx/graphics)
-          delta-time (float (or delta-time (.getDeltaTime g)))]
-      (.setPosition object x y)
-      (.draw object ^SpriteBatch batch delta-time))))
-
-(defrecord ActorEntity [object] Entity
-  (draw-entity! [{:keys [^Actor object] :as entity} batch]
-    (doseq [[k v] entity]
-      (case k
-        :x (.setX object v)
-        :y (.setY object v)
-        :width (.setWidth object v)
-        :height (.setHeight object v)
-        nil))
-    (.draw object ^SpriteBatch batch 1)))
-
-(defrecord ModelEntity [object] Entity
-  (draw-entity! [{:keys [^ModelInstance object]}
-                 {:keys [^ModelBatch renderer ^Environment attributes]}]
-    (.render renderer object attributes)))