diff --git a/src/corelib/scene.c b/src/corelib/scene.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2ce3e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/scene.c
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+#include "scene.h"
+
+#include "ctype.h"
+#include "stdint.h"
+#include "stddef.h"
+#include "stdlib.h"
+#include "string.h"
+#include "stdio.h"
+#include "hash.h"
+#include "malloc.h"
+#include "math.h"
+#include "world.h"
+
+static
+struct type_handler_t {
+	uintptr_t hash;
+	char* type;
+	type_handler_fn handler;
+} _type_handlers[99];
+
+static
+int _type_handler_num = 0;
+
+static
+struct type_handler_t* _find_handler_for(const char* type) {
+	uintptr_t hash = hashstr(type);
+	for(int i = 0; i < 99; ++i) {
+		if(_type_handlers[i].hash == hash && strcmp(type, _type_handlers[i].type) == 0) {
+			return _type_handlers + i;
+		}
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static
+struct type_handler_t* _new_handler_for(const char* type) {
+	_type_handlers[_type_handler_num].type = malloc(strlen(type) * sizeof(char));
+	strcpy(_type_handlers[_type_handler_num].type, type);
+	_type_handlers[_type_handler_num].hash = hashstr(type);
+	struct type_handler_t* ptr = _type_handlers + _type_handler_num;
+	++_type_handler_num;
+	return ptr;
+}
+
+void set_type_handler(const char* type, type_handler_fn handler) {
+	struct type_handler_t* ptr = _find_handler_for(type);
+	if(ptr == NULL) {
+		ptr = _new_handler_for(type);
+	}
+	ptr->handler = handler;
+}
+
+static
+int fpeekc(FILE* file) {
+	int c = fgetc(file);
+	ungetc(c, file);
+	return c;
+}
+
+static
+int nextnw(FILE* file) {
+	int next;
+	char c;
+	do {
+		next = fgetc(file);
+		c = (char)next;
+	} while(isspace(c));
+	return next;
+}
+
+static
+void _parse_key(FILE* file, char* out) {
+	char c;
+	do {
+		c = fgetc(file);
+		if(c == ':') {
+			*out = '\0';
+		} else if(!isspace(c)) {
+			*out = c;
+			++out;
+		}
+	} while(c != ':');
+}
+
+static
+void _parse_value(FILE* file, char* out, int* _argc, char** argv) {
+	char c;
+	int argc = 0;
+	argv[argc] = out;
+	++argc;
+	do {
+		c = fgetc(file);
+		switch(c) {
+		case ';':
+			*out = '\0';
+			break;
+		case ',':
+			*out = '\0';
+			++out;
+			argv[argc] = out;
+			++argc;
+			ungetc(nextnw(file), file);
+			break;
+		default:
+			*out = c;
+			++out;
+			break;
+		}
+	} while(c != ';');
+	*_argc = argc;
+}
+
+static
+void _parse_config(FILE* file) {
+	char key[24];
+	char value[128];
+	int argc = 0;
+	char* argv[24];
+
+	char begin = nextnw(file);
+	ungetc(begin, file);
+
+	_parse_key(file, key);
+	ungetc(nextnw(file), file);
+	_parse_value(file, value, &argc, argv);
+
+	struct type_handler_t* handler = _find_handler_for(key);
+
+	if(handler != NULL) {
+		printf("found handler\n");
+		if(begin == '!') {
+			handler->handler(NULL, argc, argv);
+		} else {
+			handler->handler(make_object(), argc, argv);
+		}
+	}
+	if(fpeekc(file) == EOF) return;
+}
+
+static
+void _parse_scene(const char* filename) {
+	FILE* file = fopen(filename, "r");
+	int next;
+	do {
+		_parse_config(file);
+		next = nextnw(file);
+		ungetc(next, file);
+	} while(next != EOF);
+}
+
+void load_scene(const char* file) {
+	world_clear();
+	_parse_scene(file);
+}
+
+void load_scene_additive(const char* file) {
+	printf("parsing scene\n");
+	_parse_scene(file);
+	printf("parsed scene\n");
+}
diff --git a/src/corelib/scene.h b/src/corelib/scene.h
index 164b3ed..5fef139 100644
--- a/src/corelib/scene.h
+++ b/src/corelib/scene.h
@@ -3,7 +3,20 @@
 
 #include "memory.h"
 
+typedef struct object_t object_t;
 
+typedef void(*type_handler_fn)(object_t* this, int argc, char** argv);
+
+// Add or replace the type handler for [Object] entries of a given key.
+// Will delete the handler entry if handler == NULL.
+void set_type_handler(const char* type, type_handler_fn handler);
+
+// Load a scene exclusively. Clears the current scene before parsing file.
+void load_scene(const char* file);
+
+// Load a scene additively.
+// Will not clear the currently active objects before parsing file.
+void load_scene_additive(const char* file);
 
 #endif /* _corelib_scene_h */