diff --git a/include/camera.h b/include/camera.h
index 208ca8c..44de9c8 100644
--- a/include/camera.h
+++ b/include/camera.h
@@ -5,46 +5,51 @@
 
 #include "types.h"
 
+using glm::ivec2;
+using glm::vec2;
+using glm::vec3;
+using glm::mat4;
+
 
 struct Camera
 {
 	float hAngle;
 	float vAngle;
 
-	glm::vec3 position;
-	glm::vec3 forward;
-	glm::vec3 up;
-	glm::vec3 left;
-	glm::vec3 target;
-	glm::vec3 world_up;
-
-	glm::mat4 model;
-	glm::mat4 view;
-	glm::mat4 projection;
-	glm::mat4 MVP;
+	vec3 position;
+	vec3 forward;
+	vec3 up;
+	vec3 left;
+	vec3 target;
+	vec3 world_up;
+
+	mat4 model;
+	mat4 view;
+	mat4 projection;
+	mat4 MVP;
 };
 
 
 // FIXME: we should keep to our convention of passing pointers to structs in
 // 	these interface functions
-glm::vec2
+vec2
 cameraUnproject(Camera& cam, int x, int y, int vp_width, int vp_height);
 
-glm::vec3
-cameraCreateRay(Camera& cam, glm::ivec2 vp_coords, glm::ivec2 vp_dims);
+vec3
+cameraCreateRay(Camera& cam, ivec2 vp_coords, ivec2 vp_dims);
 
 bool
 cameraIntersectPlane(Camera& cam,
-	glm::vec3 ray,
-	glm::vec3 plane_origin,
-	glm::vec3 plane_normal,
-	glm::vec3& intersection);
+	vec3 ray,
+	vec3 plane_origin,
+	vec3 plane_normal,
+	vec3& intersection);
 
 void
 cameraInitPerspective(Camera* cam,
-	glm::vec3 position,
-	glm::vec3 target,
-	glm::vec3 world_up,
+	vec3 position,
+	vec3 target,
+	vec3 world_up,
 	float aspect_ratio = 16.f / 9.f);
 
 void
diff --git a/src/camera.cpp b/src/camera.cpp
index 81c5ccc..4dd8180 100644
--- a/src/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/camera.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 
 #include "camera.h"
 
+using glm::ivec2;
+using glm::vec2;
+using glm::vec3;
+using glm::mat4;
+
+
 // TODO: add these props to scene json
 #define MOVE_SPEED 5.f
 #define ROTATE_SPEED 0.005f
@@ -22,9 +28,9 @@
 
 void
 cameraInitPerspective(Camera* cam,
-	glm::vec3 position,
-	glm::vec3 target,
-	glm::vec3 world_up,
+	vec3 position,
+	vec3 target,
+	vec3 world_up,
 	float aspect_ratio)
 {
 	assert(aspect_ratio > 0);
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@ cameraInitPerspective(Camera* cam,
 
 	cam->view =
 		glm::lookAt(cam->position, cam->position + cam->forward, cam->up);
-	cam->model = glm::mat4(1.0f);
+	cam->model = mat4(1.0f);
 	cam->MVP = cam->projection * cam->view * cam->model;
 }
 
@@ -60,49 +66,49 @@ cameraInitOrthographic(/*camera& cam, */)
 	// left, right, bottom, top, zNear, zFar
 	cam.projection = glm::ortho(0.f, 1280.0f, 0.f, 720.0f, 0.1f, 100.0f);
 	cam.view = glm::lookAt(
-		glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f),	// camera position
-		glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f),	// look at position
-		glm::vec3(0,1,0)				// "up" vector
+		vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f),	// camera position
+		vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f),	// look at position
+		vec3(0,1,0)				// "up" vector
 	);
 
-	cam.model = glm::mat4(1.0f);
+	cam.model = mat4(1.0f);
 	cam.MVP = cam.projection * cam.view * cam.model;
 #endif
 }
 
-glm::vec2
+vec2
 cameraUnproject(Camera& cam, int x, int y, int vp_width, int vp_height)
 {
 	// NOTE: using depth buffer may not be as accurate as doing ray-cast
 	GLfloat depth;
 	glReadPixels(x, y, 1, 1, GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT, GL_FLOAT, &depth);
-	glm::vec4 viewport = glm::vec4(0, 0, vp_width, vp_height);
-	glm::vec3 wincoord = glm::vec3(x, y, depth);
-	glm::vec3 vU = glm::unProject(wincoord, cam.view, cam.projection, viewport);
+	vec4 viewport = vec4(0, 0, vp_width, vp_height);
+	vec3 wincoord = vec3(x, y, depth);
+	vec3 vU = glm::unProject(wincoord, cam.view, cam.projection, viewport);
 
-	return glm::vec2(vU.x, vU.y);
+	return vec2(vU.x, vU.y);
 }
 
-glm::vec3
-cameraCreateRay(Camera& cam, glm::ivec2 vp_coords, glm::ivec2 vp_dims)
+vec3
+cameraCreateRay(Camera& cam, ivec2 vp_coords, ivec2 vp_dims)
 {
 	// NOTE: http://antongerdelan.net/opengl/raycasting.html
 	float x = 2.f * vp_coords.x / vp_dims.x - 1.f;
 	float y = 2.f * vp_coords.y / vp_dims.y - 1.f;
-	glm::vec4 ray_clip = glm::vec4(x, y, -1.f, 1.f);
-	glm::vec4 ray_eye = glm::inverse(cam.projection) * ray_clip;
-	ray_eye = glm::vec4(ray_eye.x, ray_eye.y, -1.f, 0); // NOTE: reset as ray
-	glm::vec4 ray_world = glm::normalize(glm::inverse(cam.view) * ray_eye);
+	vec4 ray_clip = vec4(x, y, -1.f, 1.f);
+	vec4 ray_eye = glm::inverse(cam.projection) * ray_clip;
+	ray_eye = vec4(ray_eye.x, ray_eye.y, -1.f, 0); // NOTE: reset as ray
+	vec4 ray_world = glm::normalize(glm::inverse(cam.view) * ray_eye);
 
-	return glm::vec3(ray_world.x, ray_world.y, ray_world.z);
+	return vec3(ray_world.x, ray_world.y, ray_world.z);
 }
 
 bool
 cameraIntersectPlane(Camera& cam,
-	glm::vec3 ray,
-	glm::vec3 plane_origin,
-	glm::vec3 plane_normal,
-	glm::vec3& intersection)
+	vec3 ray,
+	vec3 plane_origin,
+	vec3 plane_normal,
+	vec3& intersection)
 {
 	// NOTE: https://www.scratchapixel.com/lessons/3d-basic-rendering/minimal-ray-tracer-rendering-simple-shapes/ray-plane-and-ray-disk-intersection
 	float divisor = glm::dot(ray, plane_normal);
@@ -112,8 +118,8 @@ cameraIntersectPlane(Camera& cam,
 
 	float distance =
 		glm::dot((plane_origin - cam.position), plane_normal) / divisor;
-	glm::vec3 xsect = cam.position + (ray * distance);
-	intersection = glm::vec3(xsect.x, xsect.y, xsect.z);
+	vec3 xsect = cam.position + (ray * distance);
+	intersection = vec3(xsect.x, xsect.y, xsect.z);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -130,11 +136,11 @@ cameraMove(Camera& cam,
 	if (!up && !left && !down && !right && !forward && !backward)
 		return;
 
-	glm::vec3 f = cam.forward;
-	glm::vec3 u = cam.up;
-	glm::vec3 old = cam.position;
-	glm::vec3 &p = cam.position;
-	glm::vec3 v(0.f); // normalized direction
+	vec3 f = cam.forward;
+	vec3 u = cam.up;
+	vec3 old = cam.position;
+	vec3 &p = cam.position;
+	vec3 v(0.f); // normalized direction
 
 	// TODO: still seems like we're adding magnitude when moving in 2 directions
 #if 0
@@ -154,7 +160,7 @@ cameraMove(Camera& cam,
 #endif
 
 	p += (v * MOVE_SPEED);
-	glm::vec3 diff = old - p;
+	vec3 diff = old - p;
 	cam.view = glm::translate(cam.view, diff);
 	cam.MVP = cam.projection * cam.view * cam.model;
 }
@@ -172,7 +178,7 @@ cameraRotate(Camera& cam, i32	xrel, i32 yrel)
 	if (v < (-1 * a)) v = (-1 * a);
 	if (v > a) v = a;
 
-	cam.forward = glm::vec3(
+	cam.forward = vec3(
 		glm::cos(v) * glm::sin(h),
 		glm::cos(v) * glm::cos(h),
 		glm::sin(v)
@@ -195,10 +201,10 @@ cameraRoll(Camera& cam, bool CW, bool CCW)
 	float a = 0.005f;
 	if (CW) a *= 1;
 	if (CCW) a *= -1;
-	glm::mat4 m = glm::rotate(glm::mat4(1.f), a, cam.forward);
-	glm::vec4 v(cam.up.x, cam.up.y, cam.up.z, 0);
+	mat4 m = glm::rotate(mat4(1.f), a, cam.forward);
+	vec4 v(cam.up.x, cam.up.y, cam.up.z, 0);
 	v = v * m;
-	cam.up = glm::vec3(v.x, v.y, v.z);
+	cam.up = vec3(v.x, v.y, v.z);
 	cam.view *= m;
 	cam.MVP = cam.projection * cam.view * cam.model;
 }