diff --git a/main/Scene.cc b/main/Scene.cc
index 862639b..5ec98b7 100644
--- a/main/Scene.cc
+++ b/main/Scene.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <algorithm>            /* sort() */
 #include <functional>           /* binary_function */
+#include <typeinfo>             /* typeid operator support */
 #include <math.h>
 #include "BMP.h"
 #include "util/Color.h"
@@ -77,9 +78,44 @@ Scene::~Scene()
         delete m_data;
 }
 
+void Scene::processNode(refptr<Node> node)
+{
+    if (node.isNull())
+        return;
+
+    if      ( typeid(*node) == typeid(SceneNode) )
+    {
+        processChildren(node);
+    }
+    else if ( typeid(*node) == typeid(BoxNode) )
+    {
+        cout << "saw a box" << endl;
+    }
+    else if ( typeid(*node) == typeid(PlaneNode) )
+    {
+        cout << "saw a plane" << endl;
+    }
+    else if ( typeid(*node) == typeid(SphereNode) )
+    {
+        cout << "saw a sphere" << endl;
+    }
+
+}
+
+void Scene::processChildren(refptr<Node> node)
+{
+    std::vector< refptr<Node> > & children = node->getChildren();
+    for (int i = 0, sz = children.size(); i < sz; i++)
+    {
+        processNode(children[i]);
+    }
+}
+
 void Scene::load(const char * filename)
 {
     refptr<Node> node = parse(filename);
+    processNode(node);
+
 
     /* TODO: parse file somehow */
     refptr<Shape> plane = new Plane(0, 0, 1, -2);
diff --git a/main/Scene.h b/main/Scene.h
index b3845e7..fdffad8 100644
--- a/main/Scene.h
+++ b/main/Scene.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include "shapes/Shape.h"
 #include "Light.h"
 
+#include "parser/parser.h"
+
 #define SCENE_MAX_TRANSPARENT_HITS 8
 #define SCENE_TRANSPARENCY_THRESHOLD 0.01
 
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ class Scene
         void renderPixel(int x, int y, unsigned char * pixel);
         Color traceRay(const Ray & ray);
         std::vector<ShapeDistance> getRayHits(const Ray & ray);
+        void processNode(refptr<Node> node);
+        void processChildren(refptr<Node> node);
 
         /* rendering parameters */
         int m_width;
diff --git a/parser/nodes.h b/parser/nodes.h
index e15f9b0..c50a361 100644
--- a/parser/nodes.h
+++ b/parser/nodes.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Node
         virtual ~Node();
         void addChild(refptr<Node> child) { m_children.push_back(child); }
         void addChildren(refptr<Node> other);
+        std::vector< refptr<Node> > & getChildren() { return m_children; }
 
         virtual int getInteger() { return 0; }
         virtual double getNumber() { return 0.0; }
diff --git a/parser/parser.yy b/parser/parser.yy
index 8a6f9ec..f6aec75 100644
--- a/parser/parser.yy
+++ b/parser/parser.yy
@@ -113,9 +113,8 @@ box_item: SIZE vector {
         ;
 
 camera: CAMERA LCURLY camera_items RCURLY {
-            Vector default_position(0, -1, 0);
-            Vector default_look_at(0, 0, 0);
-            Vector default_up(0, 0, 1);
+            $$ = new CameraNode();
+            $$->addChildren($3);
         }
       ;
 
diff --git a/scenes/infinity.fart b/scenes/infinity.fart
index d1ec7d9..94850b5 100644
--- a/scenes/infinity.fart
+++ b/scenes/infinity.fart
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 
-#define mirror material { reflectance 1.0 }
-
 scene
 {
     options
@@ -14,15 +12,15 @@ scene
     {
         position <0, -2, 0>
         look_at <0, 0, 0>
-        up <0, 0, 1>;
+        up <0, 0, 1>
     }
 
-    plane { position <1, 0, 0>, -2 mirror }
-    plane { position <-1, 0, 0>, -2 mirror }
-    plane { position <0, 1, 0>, -2 mirror }
-    plane { position <0, -1, 0>, -2 mirror }
-    plane { position <0, 0, 1>, -2 mirror }
-    plane { position <0, 0, -1>, -2 mirror }
+    plane { position <1, 0, 0>, -2 }
+    plane { position <-1, 0, 0>, -2 }
+    plane { position <0, 1, 0>, -2 }
+    plane { position <0, -1, 0>, -2 }
+    plane { position <0, 0, 1>, -2 }
+    plane { position <0, 0, -1>, -2 }
 
     sphere
     {
@@ -30,7 +28,8 @@ scene
         material
         {
             reflectance 0.2
-            color <0.5, 0.5, 0.5>
+            ambient <0.5, 0.5, 0.5>
+            diffuse <0.5, 0.5, 0.5>
             shininess 80
         }
     }