diff --git a/src/play_clj/core.clj b/src/play_clj/core.clj
index 006b592..b508eb9 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/core.clj
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 (ns play-clj.core
   (:require [clojure.set :as set]
             [play-clj.g2d-physics :as g2dp]
-            [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]
@@ -19,11 +18,14 @@
             IsometricStaggeredTiledMapRenderer
             IsometricTiledMapRenderer
             OrthogonalTiledMapRenderer]
-           [com.badlogic.gdx.physics.box2d Joint World]
-           [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d Actor Stage]))
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.physics.box2d ContactListener Joint World]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d Actor Stage]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils ActorGestureListener Align
+            ChangeListener ClickListener DragListener FocusListener]))
 
 (load "core_global")
 (load "core_graphics")
+(load "core_listeners")
 
 (defn ^:private reset-changed!
   [e-atom e-old e-new]
@@ -55,8 +57,8 @@
              (swap! screen assoc
                     :total-time 0
                     :update-fn! #(swap! screen merge %)
-                    :ui-listeners (ui/ui-listeners options execute-fn!)
-                    :g2dp-listener (g2dp/contact-listener options execute-fn!))
+                    :ui-listeners (ui-listeners options execute-fn!)
+                    :g2dp-listener (contact-listener options execute-fn!))
              (execute-fn! on-show))
      :render (fn [d]
                (swap! screen #(assoc % :total-time (+ (:total-time %) d)))
@@ -65,8 +67,7 @@
      :pause #(execute-fn! on-pause)
      :resize #(execute-fn! on-resize :width %1 :height %2)
      :resume #(execute-fn! on-resume)
-     :input-listeners [(input-processor options execute-fn!)
-                       (gesture-detector options execute-fn!)]}))
+     :input-listeners (global-listeners options execute-fn!)}))
 
 (defmacro defscreen
   [n & {:keys [] :as options}]
diff --git a/src/play_clj/core_global.clj b/src/play_clj/core_global.clj
index c409003..f790117 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core_global.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/core_global.clj
@@ -68,70 +68,6 @@
   [k]
   `(input! :is-key-pressed (key-code ~k)))
 
-(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!]
-  (reify InputProcessor
-    (keyDown [this k]
-      (execute-fn! on-key-down :keycode k)
-      false)
-    (keyTyped [this c]
-      (execute-fn! on-key-typed :character c)
-      false)
-    (keyUp [this k]
-      (execute-fn! on-key-up :keycode k)
-      false)
-    (mouseMoved [this sx sy]
-      (execute-fn! on-mouse-moved :screen-x sx :screen-y sy)
-      false)
-    (scrolled [this a]
-      (execute-fn! on-scrolled :amount a)
-      false)
-    (touchDown [this sx sy p b]
-      (execute-fn! on-touch-down :screen-x sx :screen-y sy :pointer p :button b)
-      false)
-    (touchDragged [this sx sy p]
-      (execute-fn! on-touch-dragged :screen-x sx :screen-y sy :pointer p)
-      false)
-    (touchUp [this sx sy p b]
-      (execute-fn! on-touch-up :screen-x sx :screen-y sy :pointer p :button b)
-      false)))
-
-(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
-    (fling [this vx vy b]
-      (execute-fn! on-fling :velocity-x vx :velocity-y vy :button b)
-      false)
-    (longPress [this x y]
-      (execute-fn! on-long-press :x x :y y)
-      false)
-    (pan [this x y dx dy]
-      (execute-fn! on-pan :x x :y y :delta-x dx :delta-y dy)
-      false)
-    (panStop [this x y p b]
-      (execute-fn! on-pan-stop :x x :y y :pointer p :button b)
-      false)
-    (pinch [this ip1 ip2 p1 p2]
-      (execute-fn! on-pinch
-                   :initial-pointer-1 ip1 :initial-pointer-2 ip2
-                   :pointer1 p1 :pointer2 p2)
-      false)
-    (tap [this x y c b]
-      (execute-fn! on-tap :x x :y y :count c :button b)
-      false)
-    (touchDown [this x y p b]
-      false)
-    (zoom [this id d]
-      (execute-fn! on-zoom :initial-distance id :distance d)
-      false)))
-
-(defn ^:private gesture-detector
-  [options execute-fn!]
-  (proxy [GestureDetector] [(gesture-listener options execute-fn!)]))
-
 (defn ^:private add-input!
   [^InputProcessor p]
   (let [^InputMultiplexer multi (input! :get-input-processor)]
diff --git a/src/play_clj/core_listeners.clj b/src/play_clj/core_listeners.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b66d6dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/play_clj/core_listeners.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+(in-ns 'play-clj.core)
+
+; global
+
+(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!]
+  (reify InputProcessor
+    (keyDown [this k]
+      (execute-fn! on-key-down :keycode k)
+      false)
+    (keyTyped [this c]
+      (execute-fn! on-key-typed :character c)
+      false)
+    (keyUp [this k]
+      (execute-fn! on-key-up :keycode k)
+      false)
+    (mouseMoved [this sx sy]
+      (execute-fn! on-mouse-moved :screen-x sx :screen-y sy)
+      false)
+    (scrolled [this a]
+      (execute-fn! on-scrolled :amount a)
+      false)
+    (touchDown [this sx sy p b]
+      (execute-fn! on-touch-down :screen-x sx :screen-y sy :pointer p :button b)
+      false)
+    (touchDragged [this sx sy p]
+      (execute-fn! on-touch-dragged :screen-x sx :screen-y sy :pointer p)
+      false)
+    (touchUp [this sx sy p b]
+      (execute-fn! on-touch-up :screen-x sx :screen-y sy :pointer p :button b)
+      false)))
+
+(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
+    (fling [this vx vy b]
+      (execute-fn! on-fling :velocity-x vx :velocity-y vy :button b)
+      false)
+    (longPress [this x y]
+      (execute-fn! on-long-press :x x :y y)
+      false)
+    (pan [this x y dx dy]
+      (execute-fn! on-pan :x x :y y :delta-x dx :delta-y dy)
+      false)
+    (panStop [this x y p b]
+      (execute-fn! on-pan-stop :x x :y y :pointer p :button b)
+      false)
+    (pinch [this ip1 ip2 p1 p2]
+      (execute-fn! on-pinch
+                   :initial-pointer-1 ip1 :initial-pointer-2 ip2
+                   :pointer1 p1 :pointer2 p2)
+      false)
+    (tap [this x y c b]
+      (execute-fn! on-tap :x x :y y :count c :button b)
+      false)
+    (touchDown [this x y p b]
+      false)
+    (zoom [this id d]
+      (execute-fn! on-zoom :initial-distance id :distance d)
+      false)))
+
+(defn ^:private gesture-detector
+  [options execute-fn!]
+  (proxy [GestureDetector] [(gesture-listener options execute-fn!)]))
+
+(defn ^:private global-listeners
+  [options execute-fn!]
+  [(input-processor options execute-fn!)
+   (gesture-detector options execute-fn!)])
+
+; ui
+
+(defn ^:private actor-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!]
+  (proxy [ActorGestureListener] []
+    (fling [e vx vy b]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-fling
+                   :event e :velocity-x vx :velocity-y vy :button b))
+    (longPress [a x y]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-long-press :actor a :x x :y y)
+      false)
+    (pan [e x y dx dy]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-pan :event e :x x :y y :delta-x dx :delta-y dy))
+    (pinch [e ip1 ip2 p1 p2]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-pinch
+                   :event e :initial-pointer-1 ip1 :initial-pointer-2 ip2
+                   :pointer1 p1 :pointer2 p2))
+    (tap [e x y p b]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-tap :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :button b))
+    (touchDown [e x y p b]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-down :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :button b))
+    (touchUp [e x y p b]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-up :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :button b))
+    (zoom [e id d]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-zoom :event e :initial-distance id :distance d))))
+
+(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 ^: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!]
+  (proxy [ClickListener] []
+    (clicked [e x y]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-clicked :event e :x x :y y))
+    (enter [e x y p a]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-enter :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :from-actor a))
+    (exit [e x y p a]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-exit :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :to-actor a))
+    (touchDown [e x y p b]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-down :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :button b)
+      false)
+    (touchDragged [e x y p]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-dragged :event e :x x :y y :pointer p))
+    (touchUp [e x y p b]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-up :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :button b))))
+
+(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!]
+  (proxy [DragListener] []
+    (touchDown [e x y p b]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-down :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :button b)
+      false)
+    (touchDragged [e x y p]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-dragged :event e :x x :y y :pointer p))
+    (touchUp [e x y p b]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-up :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :button b))
+    (drag [e x y p]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-drag :event e :x x :y y :pointer p))
+    (dragStart [e x y p]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-drag-start :event e :x x :y y :pointer p))
+    (dragStop [e x y p]
+      (execute-fn! on-ui-drag-stop :event e :x x :y y :pointer p))))
+
+(defn ^:private focus-listener
+  [{:keys [on-ui-keyboard-focus-changed on-ui-scroll-focus-changed]}
+   execute-fn!]
+  (proxy [FocusListener] []
+    (keyboardFocusChanged [e a f]
+      (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 ^:private ui-listeners
+  [options execute-fn!]
+  [(actor-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!)])
+
+; g2d-physics
+
+(defn ^:private contact-listener
+  [{:keys [on-begin-contact on-end-contact on-post-solve on-pre-solve]} execute-fn!]
+  (reify ContactListener
+    (beginContact [this c]
+      (execute-fn! on-begin-contact :contact c))
+    (endContact [this c]
+      (execute-fn! on-end-contact :contact c))
+    (postSolve [this c i]
+      (execute-fn! on-post-solve :contact c :impulse i))
+    (preSolve [this c m]
+      (execute-fn! on-pre-solve :contact c :old-manifold m))))
diff --git a/src/play_clj/g2d_physics.clj b/src/play_clj/g2d_physics.clj
index e306e08..ae8019c 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/g2d_physics.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/g2d_physics.clj
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   (:require [play-clj.math :as m]
             [play-clj.utils :as u])
   (:import [com.badlogic.gdx.physics.box2d Body BodyDef ChainShape CircleShape
-            Contact ContactListener EdgeShape Fixture FixtureDef JointDef
-            PolygonShape Transform World]))
+            Contact EdgeShape Fixture FixtureDef JointDef PolygonShape Transform
+            World]))
 
 ; world
 
@@ -193,17 +193,3 @@
       (-> contact .getFixtureB .getBody)))
   ([screen entities]
     (find-body (second-contact screen) entities)))
-
-; listeners
-
-(defn contact-listener
-  [{:keys [on-begin-contact on-end-contact on-post-solve on-pre-solve]} execute-fn!]
-  (reify ContactListener
-    (beginContact [this c]
-      (execute-fn! on-begin-contact :contact c))
-    (endContact [this c]
-      (execute-fn! on-end-contact :contact c))
-    (postSolve [this c i]
-      (execute-fn! on-post-solve :contact c :impulse i))
-    (preSolve [this c m]
-      (execute-fn! on-pre-solve :contact c :old-manifold m))))
diff --git a/src/play_clj/ui.clj b/src/play_clj/ui.clj
index 05d79e2..295dd51 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/ui.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/ui.clj
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@
             HorizontalGroup Image ImageButton ImageTextButton Label ScrollPane
             SelectBox Skin Slider Stack Table TextButton TextField Tree
             Tree$Node VerticalGroup WidgetGroup Window]
-           [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils ActorGestureListener Align
-            ChangeListener ClickListener DragListener FocusListener
-            NinePatchDrawable SpriteDrawable TextureRegionDrawable
-            TiledDrawable]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils NinePatchDrawable
+            SpriteDrawable TextureRegionDrawable TiledDrawable]
            [com.esotericsoftware.tablelayout Cell]))
 
 (defmacro drawable
@@ -394,92 +392,3 @@
 (defmacro window!
   [entity k & options]
   `(u/call! ^Window (:object ~entity) ~k ~@options))
-
-; listeners
-
-(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!]
-  (proxy [ActorGestureListener] []
-    (fling [e vx vy b]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-fling
-                   :event e :velocity-x vx :velocity-y vy :button b))
-    (longPress [a x y]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-long-press :actor a :x x :y y)
-      false)
-    (pan [e x y dx dy]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-pan :event e :x x :y y :delta-x dx :delta-y dy))
-    (pinch [e ip1 ip2 p1 p2]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-pinch
-                   :event e :initial-pointer-1 ip1 :initial-pointer-2 ip2
-                   :pointer1 p1 :pointer2 p2))
-    (tap [e x y p b]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-tap :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :button b))
-    (touchDown [e x y p b]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-down :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :button b))
-    (touchUp [e x y p b]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-up :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :button b))
-    (zoom [e id d]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-zoom :event e :initial-distance id :distance d))))
-
-(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 ^: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!]
-  (proxy [ClickListener] []
-    (clicked [e x y]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-clicked :event e :x x :y y))
-    (enter [e x y p a]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-enter :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :from-actor a))
-    (exit [e x y p a]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-exit :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :to-actor a))
-    (touchDown [e x y p b]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-down :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :button b)
-      false)
-    (touchDragged [e x y p]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-dragged :event e :x x :y y :pointer p))
-    (touchUp [e x y p b]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-up :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :button b))))
-
-(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!]
-  (proxy [DragListener] []
-    (touchDown [e x y p b]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-down :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :button b)
-      false)
-    (touchDragged [e x y p]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-dragged :event e :x x :y y :pointer p))
-    (touchUp [e x y p b]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-touch-up :event e :x x :y y :pointer p :button b))
-    (drag [e x y p]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-drag :event e :x x :y y :pointer p))
-    (dragStart [e x y p]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-drag-start :event e :x x :y y :pointer p))
-    (dragStop [e x y p]
-      (execute-fn! on-ui-drag-stop :event e :x x :y y :pointer p))))
-
-(defn ^:private focus-listener
-  [{:keys [on-ui-keyboard-focus-changed on-ui-scroll-focus-changed]}
-   execute-fn!]
-  (proxy [FocusListener] []
-    (keyboardFocusChanged [e a f]
-      (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 ui-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!)])