diff --git a/Engine.cc b/Engine.cc
index 2b7f8e6..8f45ef0 100644
--- a/Engine.cc
+++ b/Engine.cc
@@ -664,6 +664,21 @@ void Engine::drawArc(float r, float g, float b, float x, float y,
     glPopAttrib();
 }
 
+void Engine::drawPoint(float size, float r, float g, float b,
+        float x, float y, float z)
+{
+    glPushAttrib(GL_ENABLE_BIT);
+        glEnable(GL_POINT_SMOOTH);
+        glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+        glDisable(GL_LIGHTING);
+        glColor3f(r, g, b);
+        glPointSize(size);
+        glBegin(GL_POINTS);
+            glVertex3f(x, y, z);
+        glEnd();
+    glPopAttrib();
+}
+
 /* called by SDL when the update timer expires */
 Uint32 Engine::updateCallback(Uint32 interval, void * param)
 {
diff --git a/Engine.h b/Engine.h
index 47bdaf5..62449ea 100644
--- a/Engine.h
+++ b/Engine.h
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ class Engine
                 int tex, float rot = 0.0f);
         void drawArc(float r, float g, float b, float x, float y,
                 float radius, float a1, float a2);
+        void drawPoint(float size, float r, float g, float b,
+                float x, float y, float z);
 
         /* lua services */
         int setCamera(lua_State * L);
diff --git a/Video.cc b/Video.cc
index 06753ea..41d286c 100644
--- a/Video.cc
+++ b/Video.cc
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ void Video::start(int width, int height, bool fullscreen, bool grab_input,
         glLoadIdentity();
 
         glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_DECAL);
+        glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ag.cc b/ag.cc
index 52c7fb7..7600882 100644
--- a/ag.cc
+++ b/ag.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace ag
             { "drawImage", drawImage },
             { "drawLine", drawLine },
             { "drawObjects", drawObjects },
+            { "drawPoint", drawPoint },
             { "drawRect", drawRect },
             { "drawText", drawText },
             { "elapsedTime", elapsedTime },
@@ -445,6 +446,33 @@ namespace ag
         return 0;
     }
 
+    int drawPoint(lua_State * L)
+    {
+        int argc = lua_gettop(L);
+        if (argc == 6 || argc == 7)
+        {
+            bool valid = true;
+            for (int i = 1; i <= argc; i++)
+                if (!lua_isnumber(L, i))
+                    valid = false;
+            if (valid)
+            {
+                float z = 0.0f;
+                if (argc == 7)
+                    z = lua_tonumber(L, 7);
+                g_engine->drawPoint(
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 1),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 2),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 3),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 4),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 5),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 6),
+                        z);
+            }
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     int drawRect(lua_State * L)
     {
         int argc = lua_gettop(L);
diff --git a/ag.h b/ag.h
index 1ced059..a150cd2 100644
--- a/ag.h
+++ b/ag.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ namespace ag
     int drawCircle(lua_State * L);
     int drawImage(lua_State * L);
     int drawLine(lua_State * L);
+    int drawPoint(lua_State * L);
     int drawRect(lua_State * L);
     int drawText(lua_State * L);
     int fillRect(lua_State * L);
diff --git a/lib/demo/bowling.lua b/lib/demo/bowling.lua
index 5327b88..a1ecd73 100644
--- a/lib/demo/bowling.lua
+++ b/lib/demo/bowling.lua
@@ -7,9 +7,35 @@ function setupPins()
     end
 end
 
+function setupStars()
+    stars = {}
+    local dist = 500
+    for i = 1, 1000 do
+        local star = {}
+        local rx = math.random() * math.pi * 2
+        local ry = (math.random() - 0.5) * math.pi
+        star.x = dist * math.cos(ry) * math.cos(rx)
+        star.y = dist * math.cos(ry) * math.sin(rx)
+        star.z = dist * math.sin(ry)
+        star.size = math.random(2, 8)
+        stars[i] = star
+    end
+end
+
+function drawStars()
+    for i = 1, #stars do
+        ag.drawPoint(stars[i].size, 1, 1, 1, stars[i].x, stars[i].y, stars[i].z)
+    end
+end
+
 function init_event()
     pins = {}
     lane = ag.loadModelStatic("bowling_lane")
     setupPins()
+    setupStars()
     ag.setCamera(0, -20, 5, 0, 20, 0)
 end
+
+function update_event()
+    drawStars()
+end