diff --git a/src/play_clj/core.clj b/src/play_clj/core.clj
index 69cb90a..4287414 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/core.clj
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 (ns play-clj.core
   (:require [clojure.set :as set]
-            [play-clj.utils :as utils])
+            [play-clj.ui :as ui]
+            [play-clj.utils :as u])
   (:import [com.badlogic.gdx Application Audio Files Game Gdx Graphics Input
             InputMultiplexer InputProcessor Net Screen]
            [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics Camera Color GL20 OrthographicCamera
             PerspectiveCamera Texture]
-           [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d Animation BitmapFont SpriteBatch
-            TextureRegion]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d Animation SpriteBatch TextureRegion]
            [com.badlogic.gdx.input GestureDetector
             GestureDetector$GestureListener]
            [com.badlogic.gdx.maps MapLayer MapLayers]
@@ -17,29 +17,12 @@
             IsometricStaggeredTiledMapRenderer
             IsometricTiledMapRenderer
             OrthogonalTiledMapRenderer]
-           [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d Actor Stage]
-           [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui ButtonGroup CheckBox Dialog
-            ImageButton ImageTextButton Label Skin Slider TextButton TextField]
-           [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils ActorGestureListener
-            ChangeListener ClickListener DragListener FocusListener
-            NinePatchDrawable SpriteDrawable TextureRegionDrawable TiledDrawable]))
-
-(defmulti create-entity class)
-
-(defmethod create-entity TextureRegion
-  [obj]
-  {:type :image :object obj})
-
-(defmethod create-entity Actor
-  [obj]
-  {:type :actor :object obj})
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d Actor Stage]))
 
 (load "core_2d")
 (load "core_deprecated")
 (load "core_global")
-(load "core_interop")
 (load "core_render")
-(load "core_ui")
 
 (defn defscreen*
   [{:keys [on-show on-render on-hide on-pause on-resize on-resume]
@@ -56,11 +39,7 @@
                                    (compare-and-set! entities entities-list)))))
         listeners [(input-processor options execute-fn!)
                    (gesture-detector options execute-fn!)]
-        ui-listeners [(ui-gesture-listener options execute-fn!)
-                      (ui-change-listener options execute-fn!)
-                      (ui-click-listener options execute-fn!)
-                      (ui-drag-listener options execute-fn!)
-                      (ui-focus-listener options execute-fn!)]
+        ui-listeners (ui/listeners options execute-fn!)
         create-renderer-fn! #(swap! screen assoc :renderer (renderer %))
         update-fn! #(swap! screen merge %)]
     {:screen screen
@@ -121,3 +100,15 @@
 (defn update!
   [{:keys [update-fn!]} & {:keys [] :as args}]
   (update-fn! args))
+
+(defn listen!
+  [{:keys [renderer ui-listeners] :as screen} entities]
+  (assert (isa? (type renderer) Stage))
+  (add-input! renderer)
+  (stage! screen :clear)
+  (doseq [{:keys [object]} entities]
+    (when (isa? (type object) Actor)
+      (stage! screen :add-actor object)
+      (doseq [listener ui-listeners]
+        (.addListener ^Actor object listener))))
+  entities)
diff --git a/src/play_clj/core_2d.clj b/src/play_clj/core_2d.clj
index 47b8631..f4e3b69 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core_2d.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/core_2d.clj
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       nil))
   (.draw object batch 1))
 
-(defn draw-image!
+(defn draw-texture!
   [^SpriteBatch batch {:keys [^TextureRegion object x y width height]}]
   (assert (and object x y width height))
   (.draw batch object (float x) (float y) (float width) (float height)))
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
 (defn draw-entity!
   [^SpriteBatch batch entity]
   (if (not (map? entity))
-    (draw-entity! batch (create-entity entity))
+    (draw-entity! batch (u/create-entity entity))
     (case (:type entity)
       :actor
       (draw-actor! batch entity)
-      :image
-      (draw-image! batch entity)
+      :texture
+      (draw-texture! batch entity)
       nil)))
 
 (defn draw! [{:keys [renderer] :as screen} entities]
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 ; textures
 
-(defn image*
+(defn texture*
   [img]
   (cond
     (string? img)
@@ -63,19 +63,25 @@
     :else
     img))
 
-(defmacro image
+(defmacro texture
   [img & options]
-  `(create-entity (utils/calls! ^TextureRegion (image* ~img) ~@options)))
+  `(u/create-entity (u/calls! ^TextureRegion (texture* ~img) ~@options)))
 
 (defmacro animation
-  [duration images & args]
+  [duration textures & args]
   `(Animation. ~duration
-               (utils/gdx-into-array (map :object ~images))
-               (utils/gdx-static-field :graphics :g2d :Animation
-                                       ~(or (first args) :normal))))
+               (u/gdx-into-array (map :object ~textures))
+               (u/gdx-static-field :graphics :g2d :Animation
+                                   ~(or (first args) :normal))))
 
-(defn animation-image
-  ([screen ^Animation animation]
-    (create-entity (.getKeyFrame animation (:total-time screen) true)))
-  ([screen ^Animation animation is-looping?]
-    (create-entity (.getKeyFrame animation (:total-time screen) is-looping?))))
+(defn animation-texture
+  ([{:keys [total-time]} ^Animation animation]
+    (u/create-entity (.getKeyFrame animation total-time true)))
+  ([{:keys [total-time]} ^Animation animation is-looping?]
+    (u/create-entity (.getKeyFrame animation total-time is-looping?))))
+
+; interop
+
+(defmacro texture!
+  [entity k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^TextureRegion (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
diff --git a/src/play_clj/core_deprecated.clj b/src/play_clj/core_deprecated.clj
index 1cc0429..18d4f23 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core_deprecated.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/core_deprecated.clj
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@
 
 (defmethod renderer :stage [_]
   (Stage.))
+
+(defmacro label
+  [& args]
+  `(ui/label ~@args))
diff --git a/src/play_clj/core_global.clj b/src/play_clj/core_global.clj
index 5682ba4..54d4c1b 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core_global.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/core_global.clj
@@ -13,37 +13,62 @@
 (defmacro color
   [& args]
   `~(if (keyword? (first args))
-      `(Color. ^Color (utils/gdx-static-field :graphics :Color ~(first args)))
+      `(Color. ^Color (u/gdx-static-field :graphics :Color ~(first args)))
       `(Color. ~@args)))
 
-(defmacro bitmap-font
-  [& options]
-  `(BitmapFont. ~@options))
+; interop
+
+(defmacro app!
+  [k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^Application (Gdx/app) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro audio!
+  [k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^Audio (Gdx/audio) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro files!
+  [k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^Files (Gdx/files) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro gl!
+  [k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^GL20 (Gdx/gl20) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro graphics!
+  [k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^Graphics (Gdx/graphics) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro input!
+  [k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^Input (Gdx/input) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro net!
+  [k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^Net (Gdx/net) ~k ~@options))
 
 ; input/output
 
 (defn game
   [key]
   (case key
-    :width (.getWidth ^Graphics (Gdx/graphics))
-    :height (.getHeight ^Graphics (Gdx/graphics))
-    :fps (.getFramesPerSecond ^Graphics (Gdx/graphics))
-    :is-fullscreen? (.isFullscreen ^Graphics (Gdx/graphics))
-    :is-touched? (.isTouched ^Input (Gdx/input))
-    :x (.getX ^Input (Gdx/input))
-    :y (.getY ^Input (Gdx/input))
+    :width (graphics! :get-width)
+    :height (graphics! :get-height)
+    :fps (graphics! :get-frames-per-second)
+    :is-fullscreen? (graphics! :is-fullscreen)
+    :is-touched? (input! :is-touched)
+    :x (input! :get-x)
+    :y (input! :get-y)
     nil))
 
 (defmacro key-code
   [key]
-  `~(symbol
-      (str utils/gdx-package ".Input$Keys/" (utils/key->static-field key))))
+  `~(symbol (str u/gdx-package ".Input$Keys/" (u/key->static-field key))))
 
 (defmacro is-pressed?
   [key]
-  `(.isKeyPressed ^Input (Gdx/input) (key-code ~key)))
+  `(input! :is-key-pressed (key-code ~key)))
 
-(defn- input-processor
+(defn ^:private input-processor
   [{:keys [on-key-down on-key-typed on-key-up on-mouse-moved
            on-scrolled on-touch-down on-touch-dragged on-touch-up]}
    execute-fn!]
@@ -73,7 +98,7 @@
       (execute-fn! on-touch-up :screen-x sx :screen-y sy :pointer p :button b)
       false)))
 
-(defn- gesture-listener
+(defn ^:private gesture-listener
   [{:keys [on-fling on-long-press on-pan on-pan-stop on-pinch on-tap on-zoom]}
    execute-fn!]
   (reify GestureDetector$GestureListener
@@ -103,10 +128,10 @@
       (execute-fn! on-zoom :initial-distance id :distance d)
       false)))
 
-(defn- gesture-detector
+(defn ^:private gesture-detector
   [options execute-fn!]
   (proxy [GestureDetector] [(gesture-listener options execute-fn!)]))
 
-(defn- add-input!
+(defn ^:private add-input!
   [^InputProcessor p]
-  (.addProcessor ^InputMultiplexer (.getInputProcessor (Gdx/input)) p))
+  (.addProcessor ^InputMultiplexer (input! :get-input-processor) p))
diff --git a/src/play_clj/core_interop.clj b/src/play_clj/core_interop.clj
deleted file mode 100644
index 60f3d35..0000000
--- a/src/play_clj/core_interop.clj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-(in-ns 'play-clj.core)
-
-; 2d
-
-(defmacro image!
-  [entity k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^TextureRegion (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
-
-; render
-
-(defmacro orthogonal-tiled-map!
-  [screen k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^OrthogonalTiledMapRenderer (:renderer ~screen) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro isometric-tiled-map!
-  [screen k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^IsometricTiledMapRenderer (:renderer ~screen) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro isometric-staggered-tiled-map!
-  [screen k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^IsometricStaggeredTiledMapRenderer (:renderer ~screen)
-                ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro hexagonal-tiled-map!
-  [screen k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^HexagonalTiledMapRenderer (:renderer ~screen) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro stage!
-  [screen k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^Stage (:renderer ~screen) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro orthographic-camera!
-  [screen k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^OrthographicCamera (:camera ~screen) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro perspective-camera!
-  [screen k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^PerspectiveCamera (:camera ~screen) ~k ~@options))
-
-; global
-
-(defmacro app!
-  [k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^Application (Gdx/app) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro audio!
-  [k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^Audio (Gdx/audio) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro files!
-  [k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^Files (Gdx/files) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro gl!
-  [k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^GL20 (Gdx/gl20) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro graphics!
-  [k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^Graphics (Gdx/graphics) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro input!
-  [k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^Input (Gdx/input) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro net!
-  [k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^Net (Gdx/net) ~k ~@options))
-
-; ui
-
-(defmacro check-box!
-  [entity k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^Checkbox (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro image-button!
-  [entity k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^ImageButton (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro image-text-button!
-  [entity k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^ImageTextButton (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro label!
-  [entity k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^Label (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro slider!
-  [entity k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^Slider (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro text-button!
-  [entity k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^TextButton (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro text-field!
-  [entity k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^TextField (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
-
-(defmacro dialog!
-  [entity k & options]
-  `(utils/call! ^Dialog (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
diff --git a/src/play_clj/core_render.clj b/src/play_clj/core_render.clj
index e189e9f..b1f89b7 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core_render.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/core_render.clj
@@ -91,3 +91,34 @@
   (when x (set! (. (. camera position) x) x))
   (when y (set! (. (. camera position) y) y))
   (.update camera))
+
+; interop
+
+(defmacro orthogonal-tiled-map!
+  [screen k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^OrthogonalTiledMapRenderer (:renderer ~screen) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro isometric-tiled-map!
+  [screen k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^IsometricTiledMapRenderer (:renderer ~screen) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro isometric-staggered-tiled-map!
+  [screen k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^IsometricStaggeredTiledMapRenderer (:renderer ~screen)
+                ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro hexagonal-tiled-map!
+  [screen k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^HexagonalTiledMapRenderer (:renderer ~screen) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro stage!
+  [screen k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^Stage (:renderer ~screen) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro orthographic-camera!
+  [screen k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^OrthographicCamera (:camera ~screen) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro perspective-camera!
+  [screen k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^PerspectiveCamera (:camera ~screen) ~k ~@options))
diff --git a/src/play_clj/core_ui.clj b/src/play_clj/ui.clj
similarity index 57%
rename from src/play_clj/core_ui.clj
rename to src/play_clj/ui.clj
index 4abfbec..545e4ec 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core_ui.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/ui.clj
@@ -1,21 +1,36 @@
-(in-ns 'play-clj.core)
-
-(defmacro style
-  [type & options]
-  `(~(symbol (str utils/gdx-package ".scenes.scene2d.ui."
-                  (utils/key->class type) "$"
-                  (utils/key->class type) "Style."))
-     ~@options))
+(ns play-clj.ui
+  (:require [play-clj.utils :as u])
+  (:import [com.badlogic.gdx Files Gdx]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics Color Texture]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d BitmapFont TextureRegion]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d Actor Stage]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui ButtonGroup CheckBox Dialog Image
+            ImageButton ImageTextButton Label Skin Slider TextButton TextField]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils ActorGestureListener
+            ChangeListener ClickListener DragListener FocusListener
+            NinePatchDrawable SpriteDrawable TextureRegionDrawable
+            TiledDrawable]))
 
 (defmacro drawable
   [type & options]
-  `(~(symbol (str utils/gdx-package ".scenes.scene2d.utils."
-                  (utils/key->class type) "Drawable."))
+  `(~(symbol (str u/gdx-package ".scenes.scene2d.u."
+                  (u/key->class type) "Drawable."))
+     ~@options))
+
+(defmacro bitmap-font
+  [& options]
+  `(BitmapFont. ~@options))
+
+(defmacro style
+  [type & options]
+  `(~(symbol (str u/gdx-package ".scenes.scene2d.ui."
+                  (u/key->class type) "$"
+                  (u/key->class type) "Style."))
      ~@options))
 
 (defmacro skin
   [path & options]
-  `(utils/calls! ^Skin (Skin. (files! :internal ~path)) ~@options))
+  `(u/calls! ^Skin (Skin. (.internal ^Files (Gdx/files) ~path)) ~@options))
 
 ; widgets
 
@@ -25,7 +40,21 @@
 
 (defmacro check-box
   [text arg & options]
-  `(create-entity (utils/calls! ^CheckBox (check-box* ~text ~arg) ~@options)))
+  `(u/create-entity (u/calls! ^CheckBox (check-box* ~text ~arg) ~@options)))
+
+(defn image*
+  [arg]
+  (cond
+    (map? arg)
+    (Image. ^TextureRegion (:object arg))
+    (string? arg)
+    (Image. (Texture. arg))
+    :else
+    (Image. arg)))
+
+(defmacro image
+  [arg & options]
+  `(u/create-entity (u/calls! ^Image (image* ~arg) ~@options)))
 
 (defn image-button*
   [arg]
@@ -33,7 +62,7 @@
 
 (defmacro image-button
   [arg & options]
-  `(create-entity (utils/calls! ^ImageButton (image-button* ~arg) ~@options)))
+  `(u/create-entity (u/calls! ^ImageButton (image-button* ~arg) ~@options)))
 
 (defn image-text-button*
   [^String text arg]
@@ -41,8 +70,8 @@
 
 (defmacro image-text-button
   [text arg & options]
-  `(create-entity
-     (utils/calls! ^ImageTextButton (image-text-button* ~text ~arg) ~@options)))
+  `(u/create-entity (u/calls! ^ImageTextButton (image-text-button* ~text ~arg)
+                              ~@options)))
 
 (defn label*
   [^String text arg]
@@ -52,7 +81,7 @@
 
 (defmacro label
   [text arg & options]
-  `(create-entity (utils/calls! ^Label (label* ~text ~arg) ~@options)))
+  `(u/create-entity (u/calls! ^Label (label* ~text ~arg) ~@options)))
 
 (defn slider*
   [min max step is-vert? arg]
@@ -60,8 +89,8 @@
 
 (defmacro slider
   [min max step is-vert? arg & options]
-  `(create-entity
-     (utils/calls! ^Slider (slider* ~min ~max ~step ~is-vert? ~arg) ~@options)))
+  `(u/create-entity (u/calls! ^Slider (slider* ~min ~max ~step ~is-vert? ~arg)
+                              ~@options)))
 
 (defn text-button*
   [^String text arg]
@@ -69,8 +98,7 @@
 
 (defmacro text-button
   [text arg & options]
-  `(create-entity
-     (utils/calls! ^TextButton (text-button* ~text ~arg) ~@options)))
+  `(u/create-entity (u/calls! ^TextButton (text-button* ~text ~arg) ~@options)))
 
 (defn text-field*
   [^String text arg]
@@ -78,7 +106,7 @@
 
 (defmacro text-field
   [text arg & options]
-  `(create-entity (utils/calls! ^TextField (text-field* ~text ~arg) ~@options)))
+  `(u/create-entity (u/calls! ^TextField (text-field* ~text ~arg) ~@options)))
 
 (defn dialog*
   [text arg]
@@ -86,23 +114,11 @@
 
 (defmacro dialog
   [text arg & options]
-  `(create-entity (utils/calls! ^Dialog (dialog* ~text ~arg) ~@options)))
+  `(u/create-entity (u/calls! ^Dialog (dialog* ~text ~arg) ~@options)))
 
 ; listeners
 
-(defn ui-listen!
-  [{:keys [renderer ui-listeners] :as screen} entities]
-  (assert (isa? (type renderer) Stage))
-  (add-input! renderer)
-  (stage! screen :clear)
-  (doseq [{:keys [object]} entities]
-    (when (isa? (type object) Actor)
-      (stage! screen :add-actor object)
-      (doseq [listener ui-listeners]
-        (.addListener ^Actor object listener))))
-  entities)
-
-(defn- ui-gesture-listener
+(defn ^:private gesture-listener
   [{:keys [on-ui-fling on-ui-long-press on-ui-pan on-ui-pinch
            on-ui-tap on-ui-touch-down on-ui-touch-up on-ui-zoom]}
    execute-fn!]
@@ -128,13 +144,13 @@
     (zoom [e id d]
       (execute-fn! on-ui-zoom :event e :initial-distance id :distance d))))
 
-(defn- ui-change-listener
+(defn ^:private change-listener
   [{:keys [on-ui-changed]} execute-fn!]
   (proxy [ChangeListener] []
     (changed [e a]
       (execute-fn! on-ui-changed :event e :actor a))))
 
-(defn- ui-click-listener
+(defn ^:private click-listener
   [{:keys [on-ui-clicked on-ui-enter on-ui-exit
            on-ui-touch-down on-ui-touch-dragged on-ui-touch-up]}
    execute-fn!]
@@ -153,7 +169,7 @@
     (touchUp [e x y p b]
       (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-up :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :button b))))
 
-(defn- ui-drag-listener
+(defn ^:private drag-listener
   [{:keys [on-ui-drag on-ui-drag-start on-ui-drag-stop
            on-ui-touch-down on-ui-touch-dragged on-ui-touch-up]}
    execute-fn!]
@@ -172,7 +188,7 @@
     (dragStop [e x y p]
       (execute-fn! on-ui-drag-stop :event e :x x :y y :pointer p))))
 
-(defn- ui-focus-listener
+(defn ^:private focus-listener
   [{:keys [on-ui-keyboard-focus-changed on-ui-scroll-focus-changed]}
    execute-fn!]
   (proxy [FocusListener] []
@@ -180,3 +196,45 @@
       (execute-fn! on-ui-keyboard-focus-changed :event e :actor a :focused? f))
     (scrollFocusChanged [e a f]
       (execute-fn! on-ui-scroll-focus-changed :event e :actor a :focused? f))))
+
+(defn listeners
+  [options execute-fn!]
+  [(gesture-listener options execute-fn!)
+   (change-listener options execute-fn!)
+   (click-listener options execute-fn!)
+   (drag-listener options execute-fn!)
+   (focus-listener options execute-fn!)])
+
+; interop
+
+(defmacro check-box!
+  [entity k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^Checkbox (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro image-button!
+  [entity k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^ImageButton (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro image-text-button!
+  [entity k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^ImageTextButton (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro label!
+  [entity k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^Label (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro slider!
+  [entity k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^Slider (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro text-button!
+  [entity k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^TextButton (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro text-field!
+  [entity k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^TextField (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defmacro dialog!
+  [entity k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^Dialog (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
diff --git a/src/play_clj/utils.clj b/src/play_clj/utils.clj
index 7ae8987..7a4a12a 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/utils.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/utils.clj
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 (ns play-clj.utils
   (:require [clojure.string :as s])
-  (:import [com.badlogic.gdx.utils Array]))
+  (:import [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d TextureRegion]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.utils Array]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d Actor]))
 
 (def ^:const gdx-package "com.badlogic.gdx")
 
-(defn- split-key
+(defn ^:private split-key
   [key]
   (-> key name (s/split #"-")))
 
-(defn- join-keys
+(defn ^:private join-keys
   [keys]
   (->> keys (map name) (s/join ".") (str gdx-package ".")))
 
@@ -61,3 +63,13 @@
 (defmacro calls!
   [obj & {:keys [] :as args}]
   `(doto ~obj ~@(map calls!* args)))
+
+(defmulti create-entity class)
+
+(defmethod create-entity TextureRegion
+  [obj]
+  {:type :texture :object obj})
+
+(defmethod create-entity Actor
+  [obj]
+  {:type :actor :object obj})