diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e83c054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "Lua.diagnostics.globals": [
+        "love",
+        "Circle"
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index e688862..bb8edbb 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Baton = require 'lib/baton/baton'
 ---@type Timer
 Timer = require 'lib/hump/timer'
 
+HC = require 'lib/hc'
+
 Camera = require 'lib/cameramod/camera'
 require 'lib/cameramod/Shake'
 
@@ -20,10 +22,6 @@ Room = require 'obj/Room'
 Area = require 'obj/Area'
 GameObject = require 'obj/GameObject'
 
--- game objects --
-Player = require 'obj/game/Player'
-Circle = require 'obj/game/Circle'
-
 function love.load()
     -- screen setup
     love.graphics.setDefaultFilter("nearest")
@@ -33,6 +31,13 @@ function love.load()
     ---@type Room|nil
     current_room = nil
 
+    -- load game objects
+    local game_objects = {}
+    print('loading game objects:')
+    recursiveEnumerate('obj/game', game_objects)
+    for _,v in ipairs(game_objects) do print('',v) end
+    requireFiles(game_objects, true)
+
     -- load rooms
     local room_files = {}
     print('loading rooms:')
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ end
 function love.update(dt)
     if current_room then current_room:update(dt) end
     input:update(dt)
-    if input:pressed('f1') then gotoRoom('Stage') end
+    if input:pressed('f1') then gotoRoom('CircleRoom') end
     if input:pressed('f3') then camera:shake(4, 60, 1) end
 
     camera:update(dt)
diff --git a/rooms/CircleRoom.lua b/rooms/CircleRoom.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..591f508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rooms/CircleRoom.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+---@class CircleRoom:Room
+---@field timer Timer
+local CircleRoom = Room:extend()
+
+function CircleRoom:new()
+    CircleRoom.super.new(self)
+    self.timer = Timer()
+
+    -- game objects
+    self.timer:every(2, function()
+        local latest_object = self.area:addGameObject('Circle', love.math.random(1, gw), love.math.random(1, gh))
+        latest_object.timer:after(love.math.random(2, 4), function() latest_object:kill() end)
+    end)
+end
+
+function CircleRoom:update(dt)
+    CircleRoom.super.update(self, dt)
+
+    if input:pressed('action') then
+        local latest_object = self.area:addGameObject('Circle', love.math.random(1, gw), love.math.random(1, gh), {radius = 15})
+    end
+
+    if input:pressed('right') then
+        for _, game_object in ipairs(self.area.game_objects) do
+            game_object:kill()
+        end
+    end
+
+    if input:pressed('left') then
+        for _, game_object in ipairs(self.area.game_objects) do
+            if game_object:is(Circle) then
+                ---@cast game_object Circle
+                if game_object.mode == "fill" then game_object.mode = "line" else game_object.mode = "fill" end
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    self.timer:update(dt)
+end
+
+function CircleRoom:canvasDraw()
+    CircleRoom.super.canvasDraw(self)
+end
+
+return CircleRoom
diff --git a/rooms/Stage.lua b/rooms/Stage.lua
index 8d33e37..f9f256c 100644
--- a/rooms/Stage.lua
+++ b/rooms/Stage.lua
@@ -1,43 +1,14 @@
 ---@class Stage:Room
----@field timer Timer
 local Stage = Room:extend()
 
 function Stage:new()
     Stage.super.new(self)
-    self.timer = Timer()
-
-    -- game objects
-    self.timer:every(2, function()
-        local latest_object = self.area:addGameObject('Circle', love.math.random(1, gw), love.math.random(1, gh))
-        latest_object.timer:after(love.math.random(2, 4), function() latest_object:kill() end)
-    end)
 
     self.area:addGameObject('Player', gw/2, gh/2)
 end
 
 function Stage:update(dt)
     Stage.super.update(self, dt)
-
-    if input:pressed('action') then
-        local latest_object = self.area:addGameObject('Circle', love.math.random(1, gw), love.math.random(1, gh), {radius = 15})
-    end
-
-    if input:pressed('right') then
-        for _, game_object in ipairs(self.area.game_objects) do
-            game_object:kill()
-        end
-    end
-
-    if input:pressed('left') then
-        for _, game_object in ipairs(self.area.game_objects) do
-            if game_object:is(Circle) then
-                ---@cast game_object Circle
-                if game_object.mode == "fill" then game_object.mode = "line" else game_object.mode = "fill" end
-            end
-        end
-    end
-
-    self.timer:update(dt)
 end
 
 function Stage:canvasDraw()