diff --git a/collada_scene.lua b/collada_scene.lua
index 7a53ce3..3ff46e6 100644
--- a/collada_scene.lua
+++ b/collada_scene.lua
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ local pixel_ssao = love.filesystem.newFileData("pixel_ssao.glsl")
 local shader_ssao = love.graphics.newShader(pixel_ssao, vertex_screen)
 
 local pixel_clear = love.filesystem.newFileData("pixel_clear.glsl")
-local shader_clear = love.graphics.newShader(pixel_clear, vertex_screen)
+shader_clear = love.graphics.newShader(pixel_clear, vertex_screen)
 
 local pixel_blur = love.filesystem.newFileData("pixel_blur.glsl")
 local shader_blur = love.graphics.newShader(pixel_blur, vertex_screen)
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index ceedf3e..a062df9 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-local rotation
-local texture
-
 local ffi = require 'ffi'
 local _math = require '_math'
 local mat4 = _math.mat4
@@ -21,6 +18,10 @@ local terminus_font
 
 local update_global_parameters = require "update_global_parameters"
 
+local minecraft = require "minecraft"
+
+local joysticks
+
 local scenes = {
    sci_fi_ship = {
       descriptor = scene_sci_fi_ship.descriptor,
@@ -89,17 +90,23 @@ function init()
    load_screen_shader()
 
    terminus_font = font.load_font(font.fonts.ter_10x18)
+
+   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   -- minecraft
+   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+   minecraft.init()
+
+   --
+   joysticks = love.joystick.getJoysticks()
 end
 
-local rotation = 0.0
 local t = 0.0
 
 local update = function(dt)
 
    collada_scene_animate.update(t, node_state)
    t = t + 0.016 * 0.1
-
-   rotation = rotation + 0.01
 end
 
 local draw = function()
@@ -138,6 +145,14 @@ local keypressed = function(key, scancode, isrepeat)
       update_global_parameters.update_current_ix(function(v) return v - 1 end)
    elseif key == "down" then
       update_global_parameters.update_current_ix(function(v) return v + 1 end)
+   -- elseif key == "j" then
+   --    minecraft.viewpos.x = minecraft.viewpos.x - 5
+   -- elseif key == "l" then
+   --    minecraft.viewpos.x = minecraft.viewpos.x + 5
+   -- elseif key == "i" then
+   --    minecraft.viewpos.z = minecraft.viewpos.z - 5
+   -- elseif key == "k" then
+   --    minecraft.viewpos.z = minecraft.viewpos.z + 5
    else
       print(key)
    end
@@ -165,8 +180,24 @@ function love.run()
 
       local dt = love.timer.step()
       update(dt)
-      draw()
 
+      for _, joystick in ipairs(joysticks) do
+         local lx = joystick:getGamepadAxis("leftx")
+         local ly = joystick:getGamepadAxis("lefty")
+         local ry = joystick:getGamepadAxis("righty")
+         minecraft.viewpos.x = minecraft.viewpos.x + 2.5 * lx
+         minecraft.viewpos.y = minecraft.viewpos.y + -2.5 * ry
+         minecraft.viewpos.z = minecraft.viewpos.z + -2.5 * ly
+      end
+
+      --draw()
+      local width, height = love.graphics.getDimensions()
+      local aspect_ratio = width / height
+      local perspective_projection = mat4.perspective_fov_rh(scalar.convert_to_radians(45 * 0.75),
+                                                             aspect_ratio,
+                                                             1,
+                                                             0.1)
+      minecraft.draw(perspective_projection)
       love.graphics.present()
       love.timer.sleep(0.001)
    end
diff --git a/minecraft.lua b/minecraft.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5592360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minecraft.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+local ffi = require "ffi"
+local _math = require '_math'
+local mat4 = _math.mat4
+local vec3 = _math.vec3
+local vec4 = _math.vec4
+
+local cube_indices = {
+   0, 1, 2,
+   3, 4, 5,
+   6, 7, 8,
+   9, 10, 11,
+   12, 13, 14,
+   15, 16, 17,
+   0, 18, 1,
+   3, 19, 4,
+   6, 20, 7,
+   9, 21, 10,
+   12, 22, 13,
+   15, 23, 16
+}
+local cube_indices_count = #cube_indices
+local cube_index_buffer
+local blocks
+local shader_minecraft
+local region_buffers = {}
+
+local load_blocks_buffer = function(name)
+   local data = love.filesystem.newFileData(name)
+   local format = {
+      { format = "uint8vec4" },
+   }
+   local buffer = love.graphics.newBuffer(format, data, { shaderstorage = true, usage = "static" })
+   return buffer
+end
+
+local load_region_buffer = function(path)
+   local data = love.filesystem.newFileData(path)
+   local format = {
+      { format = "uint8vec4" },
+      { format = "uint32" },
+   }
+   local buffer = love.graphics.newBuffer(format, data, { shaderstorage = true, usage = "static" })
+   return buffer
+end
+
+local load_cube_index_buffer = function()
+   local data = love.data.newByteData(cube_indices_count * 4)
+   local ptr = ffi.cast("uint32_t*", data:getFFIPointer())
+   for i, index in ipairs(cube_indices) do
+      ptr[i - 1] = index
+   end
+   local buffer = love.graphics.newBuffer("uint32", data, { index = true, usage = "static" })
+   return buffer
+end
+
+local load_minecraft_shader = function()
+   local pixel_data = love.filesystem.newFileData("pixel_minecraft.glsl")
+   local vertex_data = love.filesystem.newFileData("vertex_minecraft.glsl")
+   local shader = love.graphics.newShader(pixel_data, vertex_data)
+   return shader
+end
+
+local init = function()
+   table.insert(region_buffers, load_region_buffer("minecraft/region.0.0.data"))
+   table.insert(region_buffers, load_region_buffer("minecraft/region.-1.0.data"))
+   table.insert(region_buffers, load_region_buffer("minecraft/region.0.-1.data"))
+   table.insert(region_buffers, load_region_buffer("minecraft/region.-1.-1.data"))
+   cube_index_buffer = load_cube_index_buffer()
+   shader_minecraft = load_minecraft_shader()
+end
+
+local viewpos = {
+   x = -4 * 31,
+   y = 0,
+   z = -4 * 31,
+}
+
+local draw = function(projection)
+   local view = mat4.look_at_rh(vec3(-50 + viewpos.x, -50 + viewpos.z, 100 + 50 + viewpos.y),
+                                vec3(50 + viewpos.x, 50 + viewpos.z, 50 + viewpos.y),
+                                vec3(0, 0, 1))
+
+   love.graphics.setCanvas()
+
+   love.graphics.setDepthMode("always", true)
+   love.graphics.setShader(shader_clear)
+   love.graphics.drawFromShader(screen_index_buffer, 3 * 2, 1, 1)
+
+   love.graphics.setDepthMode("greater", true)
+   love.graphics.setShader(shader_minecraft)
+
+   local view_projection = view * projection
+
+   for _, region_buffer in ipairs(region_buffers) do
+      local instance_count = math.floor(region_buffer:getSize() / (4 * 2))
+      shader_minecraft:send("transform", "column", view_projection:data())
+      shader_minecraft:send("BlocksLayout", region_buffer)
+      love.graphics.drawFromShader(cube_index_buffer, cube_indices_count, instance_count, 1)
+   end
+end
+
+return {
+   viewpos = viewpos,
+   init = init,
+   draw = draw,
+}
diff --git a/minecraft/region.-1.-1.data b/minecraft/region.-1.-1.data
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1193b0b
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diff --git a/minecraft/region.-1.0.data b/minecraft/region.-1.0.data
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41736dd
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diff --git a/minecraft/region.0.-1.data b/minecraft/region.0.-1.data
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f538327
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diff --git a/minecraft/region.0.0.data b/minecraft/region.0.0.data
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08a1947
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diff --git a/pixel_minecraft.glsl b/pixel_minecraft.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b7d8fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pixel_minecraft.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#pragma language glsl4
+
+in vec3 PixelNormal;
+in vec3 PixelColor;
+in float PixelBlock;
+
+out vec4 out_color;
+
+void pixelmain()
+{
+  if (PixelBlock == 0) {
+    discard;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  vec3 light_direction = normalize(vec3(-1, -0.5, 0.5));
+  float diffuse_intensity = max(dot(PixelNormal, light_direction), 0.0);
+
+  vec3 color = PixelColor * diffuse_intensity;
+
+  out_color = vec4(color, 1.0);
+}
diff --git a/reasons_for_raw_opengl.txt b/reasons_for_raw_opengl.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a951a38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reasons_for_raw_opengl.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Reason #1: Can't bind vertex attributes per draw call
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+While this can be mostly worked around with shader storage buffers and
+the Love2D "drawFromShader" API, the format of shader storage buffers
+must be defined using GLSL types.
+
+GLSL has no sized integer or sized float type, which makes it
+impossible to use, for example, vectors of uint8. uint8 is useful for
+representing things like Minecraft Block IDs.
+
+A workaround for the lack of sized scalars in shader storage buffers
+is to use bit shifts on GLSL's uint(32) type, but this is fragile as
+it makes the shader dependent on host endianness.
+
+However, this is extremely awkward if a vector of signed 8-bit
+integers is desired (as in signed Minecraft chunk x/z coordinates). A
+workaround for this is to perform sign extension manually via GLSL
+arithmetic.
diff --git a/vertex_minecraft.glsl b/vertex_minecraft.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e4a39e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vertex_minecraft.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#pragma language glsl4
+
+struct vertex_t {
+  vec3 position;
+  vec3 normal;
+};
+
+vertex_t vertices[] = vertex_t[](vertex_t(vec3(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0), vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0), vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(1.0, 1.0, -1.0), vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0), vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(-1.0, -1.0, 1.0), vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(1.0, -1.0, 1.0), vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(-1.0, 1.0, 1.0), vec3(-1.0, 0.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(-1.0, -1.0, -1.0), vec3(-1.0, 0.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(-1.0, -1.0, 1.0), vec3(-1.0, 0.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(1.0, -1.0, -1.0), vec3(0.0, -1.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(-1.0, -1.0, 1.0), vec3(0.0, -1.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(-1.0, -1.0, -1.0), vec3(0.0, -1.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(1.0, 1.0, -1.0), vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(1.0, -1.0, 1.0), vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(1.0, -1.0, -1.0), vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0), vec3(0.0, 0.0, -1.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(1.0, -1.0, -1.0), vec3(0.0, 0.0, -1.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(-1.0, -1.0, -1.0), vec3(0.0, 0.0, -1.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(-1.0, 1.0, 1.0), vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(-1.0, 1.0, 1.0), vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0), vec3(-1.0, 0.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(1.0, -1.0, 1.0), vec3(0.0, -1.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0), vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)),
+                                 vertex_t(vec3(1.0, 1.0, -1.0), vec3(0.0, 0.0, -1.0)));
+
+uniform mat4 transform;
+
+out vec3 PixelNormal;
+out vec3 PixelColor;
+out float PixelBlock;
+
+struct block_t {
+  uint x_z_blockid;
+  uint block_index;
+};
+
+layout (std430) readonly buffer BlocksLayout
+{
+  block_t Blocks[];
+};
+
+vec3 palette(float t) {
+  vec3 a = vec3(0.5, 0.5, 0.5);
+  vec3 b = vec3(0.5, 0.5, 0.5);
+  vec3 c = vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+  vec3 d = vec3(0.263, 0.416, 0.557);
+
+  return a + b * cos(6.28318 * (c * t + d));
+}
+
+int sign_extend(uint x)
+{
+  return int(((x + 0x80) & 0xff) - 0x80);
+}
+
+void vertexmain()
+{
+  vertex_t vertex = vertices[gl_VertexID];
+
+  block_t block = Blocks[int(gl_InstanceID)];
+  float x = float(block.block_index / (128 * 16));
+  float y = float(block.block_index % 128);
+  float z = float(int(block.block_index / 128) % 16);
+
+  float chunk_x = float(sign_extend((block.x_z_blockid >> 0) & 0xff));
+  float chunk_z = float(sign_extend((block.x_z_blockid >> 8) & 0xff));
+  int block_id = int((block.x_z_blockid >> 16) & 0xff);
+
+  PixelNormal = vertex.normal;
+  PixelColor = palette(float(block_id) * 0.01);
+  PixelBlock = block_id;
+  vec3 position = ((vertex.position * 0.4) + vec3(x, z, y) + vec3(chunk_x * 16.0, chunk_z * 16.0, 0));
+  love_Position = transform * vec4(position, 1.0);
+}