diff --git a/main/Scene.cc b/main/Scene.cc
index 750d563..efdefa8 100644
--- a/main/Scene.cc
+++ b/main/Scene.cc
@@ -139,10 +139,13 @@ void Scene::renderPixel(int x, int y, unsigned char * pixel)
 
 Color Scene::traceRay(const Ray & ray)
 {
-    return traceRayDepth(ray, m_max_depth);
+    return traceRayRecurse(ray, m_max_depth, 1.0);
 }
 
-Color Scene::traceRayDepth(const Ray & ray, int depth)
+/**
+ * factor: the proportion of the final color that this computation is worth
+ */
+Color Scene::traceRayRecurse(const Ray & ray, int depth, double factor)
 {
     Color color;
 
@@ -154,13 +157,44 @@ Color Scene::traceRayDepth(const Ray & ray, int depth)
         refptr<Material> material = hit.shape->getMaterial();
 
         Vector surfacePoint = ray[hit.dist];
+        Vector surfaceNormal = hit.shape->getNormalAt(surfacePoint);
 
-        color += Lighting::computePhong(material,
-                                        m_lights,
-                                        ray,
-                                        surfacePoint,
-                                        hit.shape->getNormalAt(surfacePoint),
-                                        m_ambient_light);
+        color = Lighting::computePhong(material,
+                                       m_lights,
+                                       ray,
+                                       surfacePoint,
+                                       surfaceNormal,
+                                       m_ambient_light);
+
+        if (depth > 0 && factor > SCENE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD)
+        {
+            double reflectance = material->getReflectance();
+            if (factor * reflectance > SCENE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD)
+            {
+                color *= (1.0 - reflectance);
+                Vector reflected_direction =
+                    (-ray.getDirection()).reflect(surfaceNormal);
+                Ray newRay(surfacePoint, reflected_direction);
+                Vector jitter_surface_point = newRay[0.001];
+                Ray jitterNewRay(jitter_surface_point, reflected_direction);
+                Color c = traceRayRecurse(jitterNewRay,
+                                          depth - 1,
+                                          factor * reflectance);
+                color += c * reflectance;
+            }
+
+            double transparency = material->getTransparency();
+            if (factor * transparency > SCENE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD)
+            {
+                color *= (1.0 - transparency);
+                Vector jitter_surface_point = ray[hit.dist + 0.001];
+                Ray newRay(jitter_surface_point, ray.getDirection());
+                Color c = traceRayRecurse(newRay,
+                                          depth - 1,
+                                          factor * transparency);
+                color += c * transparency;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     return color;
diff --git a/main/Scene.h b/main/Scene.h
index 8630109..fa15fb5 100644
--- a/main/Scene.h
+++ b/main/Scene.h
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 #include "parser/parser.h"
 #include "parser/nodes.h"
 
-#define SCENE_MAX_TRANSPARENT_HITS 8
-#define SCENE_TRANSPARENCY_THRESHOLD 0.01
+#define SCENE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD 0.02
 
 class Scene
 {
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ class Scene
         /* private methods */
         void renderPixel(int x, int y, unsigned char * pixel);
         Color traceRay(const Ray & ray);
-        Color traceRayDepth(const Ray & ray, int depth);
+        Color traceRayRecurse(const Ray & ray, int depth, double factor);
         ShapeDistance getRayClosestHit(const Ray & ray);
 
         /* In Scene-load.cc */
diff --git a/scenes/infinity.fart b/scenes/infinity.fart
index c5dfcd9..04f9647 100644
--- a/scenes/infinity.fart
+++ b/scenes/infinity.fart
@@ -15,12 +15,19 @@ scene
         up <0, 0, 1>
     }
 
-    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 }
+    define material mirror
+    {
+        color <1, 0, 0>
+        specular <0, 0, 0>
+        reflectance 1.0
+    }
+
+    plane { position <1, 0, 0>, 2 material mirror }
+    plane { position <-1, 0, 0>, 2 material mirror }
+    plane { position <0, 1, 0>, 2 material mirror }
+    plane { position <0, -1, 0>, 2 material mirror }
+    plane { position <0, 0, 1>, 2 material mirror }
+    plane { position <0, 0, -1>, 2 material mirror }
 
     sphere
     {
diff --git a/shapes/Shape.cc b/shapes/Shape.cc
index 7f496de..940e8fa 100755
--- a/shapes/Shape.cc
+++ b/shapes/Shape.cc
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ static bool default_material_initialized = false;
 
 Shape::Shape()
 {
-    m_transparency = 0.0;
     if (default_material_initialized == false)
     {
         default_material = new Material();
diff --git a/shapes/Shape.h b/shapes/Shape.h
index babb0a3..1e57b6f 100644
--- a/shapes/Shape.h
+++ b/shapes/Shape.h
@@ -106,16 +106,12 @@ class Shape
         }
         Transform & getTransform() { return m_transform; }
 
-        void setTransparency(double t) { m_transparency = t; }
-        double getTransparency() const { return m_transparency; }
-
         void setMaterial(refptr<Material> material) { m_material = material; }
         refptr<Material> getMaterial() const { return m_material; }
 
     protected:
         Transform m_transform;
         Transform m_inverse;
-        double m_transparency;
         refptr<Material> m_material;
 };
 
diff --git a/util/Color.cc b/util/Color.cc
index a4f155b..1649356 100644
--- a/util/Color.cc
+++ b/util/Color.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ Color & Color::operator-=(const Color & other)
     return *this;
 }
 
+Color & Color::operator*=(double scale)
+{
+    r *= scale;
+    g *= scale;
+    b *= scale;
+    return *this;
+}
+
 Color operator+(const Color & c1, const Color & c2)
 {
     return Color(c1.r + c2.r, c1.g + c2.g, c1.b + c2.b);
diff --git a/util/Color.h b/util/Color.h
index a3abaf8..01d19cb 100644
--- a/util/Color.h
+++ b/util/Color.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Color
         Color operator/(double scale) const;
         Color & operator+=(const Color & other);
         Color & operator-=(const Color & other);
+        Color & operator*=(double scale);
 
         static const Color black;
         static const Color white;
diff --git a/util/Material.cc b/util/Material.cc
index f541fbe..8311887 100644
--- a/util/Material.cc
+++ b/util/Material.cc
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ Material::Material()
     m_specular_color = Color::white;
     m_shininess = 50.0;
     m_reflectance = 0.0;
+    m_transparency = 0.0;
 }
diff --git a/util/Material.h b/util/Material.h
index 63f2d73..6f12714 100644
--- a/util/Material.h
+++ b/util/Material.h
@@ -33,12 +33,16 @@ class Material
         void setReflectance(double reflectance) { m_reflectance = reflectance; }
         double getReflectance() const { return m_reflectance; }
 
+        void setTransparency(double t) { m_transparency = t; }
+        double getTransparency() const { return m_transparency; }
+
     protected:
         Color m_ambient_color;
         Color m_diffuse_color;
         Color m_specular_color;
         double m_shininess;
         double m_reflectance;
+        double m_transparency;
 };
 
 #endif