diff --git a/assets/cube.obj b/assets/cube.obj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c786c1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/cube.obj
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Blender v2.76 (sub 0) OBJ File: ''
+# www.blender.org
+mtllib cube.mtl
+o Cube
+v 1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000
+v 1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000
+v -1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000
+v -1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000
+v 1.000000 1.000000 -0.999999
+v 0.999999 1.000000 1.000001
+v -1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
+v -1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000
+vt 1.000000 0.333333
+vt 1.000000 0.666667
+vt 0.666667 0.666667
+vt 0.666667 0.333333
+vt 0.666667 0.000000
+vt 0.000000 0.333333
+vt 0.000000 0.000000
+vt 0.333333 0.000000
+vt 0.333333 1.000000
+vt 0.000000 1.000000
+vt 0.000000 0.666667
+vt 0.333333 0.333333
+vt 0.333333 0.666667
+vt 1.000000 0.000000
+vn 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000
+vn 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
+vn 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
+vn -0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
+vn -1.000000 -0.000000 -0.000000
+vn 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000
+usemtl Material
+s off
+f 2/1/1 3/2/1 4/3/1
+f 8/1/2 7/4/2 6/5/2
+f 5/6/3 6/7/3 2/8/3
+f 6/8/4 7/5/4 3/4/4
+f 3/9/5 7/10/5 8/11/5
+f 1/12/6 4/13/6 8/11/6
+f 1/4/1 2/1/1 4/3/1
+f 5/14/2 8/1/2 6/5/2
+f 1/12/3 5/6/3 2/8/3
+f 2/12/4 6/8/4 3/4/4
+f 4/13/5 3/9/5 8/11/5
+f 5/6/6 1/12/6 8/11/6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/main.c b/scripts/main.c
index a8cf5ef..68abd5c 100644
--- a/scripts/main.c
+++ b/scripts/main.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 triangle_t* triangles_to_render = NULL; //[N_MESH_FACES];
 
-vec3_t camera_position = { .x = 0, .y = 0, .z = -5 };
+vec3_t camera_position = { 0, 0, 0 };
 
 float fov_factor = 640;
 
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ void update(void) {
 
     previous_frame_time = SDL_GetTicks();
 
-    //mesh.rotation.y += 0.01;
+    mesh.rotation.y += 0.01;
     mesh.rotation.x -= 0.01;
-    //mesh.rotation.z += 0.01;
+    mesh.rotation.z += 0.01;
 
     triangles_to_render = NULL;
 
@@ -94,25 +94,57 @@ void update(void) {
     for (int i = 0; i < num_faces; i++) {
         face_t mesh_face = mesh.faces[i];
 
-        vec3_t face_verticies[3];
-        face_verticies[0] = mesh.vertices[mesh_face.a - 1];
-        face_verticies[1] = mesh.vertices[mesh_face.b - 1];
-        face_verticies[2] = mesh.vertices[mesh_face.c - 1];
+        vec3_t face_vertices[3];
+        face_vertices[0] = mesh.vertices[mesh_face.a - 1];
+        face_vertices[1] = mesh.vertices[mesh_face.b - 1];
+        face_vertices[2] = mesh.vertices[mesh_face.c - 1];
 
-        triangle_t projected_triangle;
+        vec3_t transformed_vertices[3];
 
         for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
-            vec3_t transformed_vertex = face_verticies[j];
+            vec3_t transformed_vertex = face_vertices[j];
 
             transformed_vertex = vec3_rotate_x(transformed_vertex, mesh.rotation.x);
             transformed_vertex = vec3_rotate_y(transformed_vertex, mesh.rotation.y);
             transformed_vertex = vec3_rotate_z(transformed_vertex, mesh.rotation.z);
 
             // translate away from camera in z
-            transformed_vertex.z -= camera_position.z;
+            transformed_vertex.z += 5;
 
+            // save translated vertex in the array of transformed vertices
+            transformed_vertices[j] = transformed_vertex;
+        }
+
+        // check backface culling
+        vec3_t vector_a = transformed_vertices[0]; /*   A    */
+        vec3_t vector_b = transformed_vertices[1]; /*  / \   */
+        vec3_t vector_c = transformed_vertices[2]; /* C---B  */
+
+        // get the vector subtraction of B-A and C-A
+        vec3_t vector_ab = vec3_subtract(vector_b, vector_a);
+        vec3_t vector_ac = vec3_subtract(vector_c, vector_a);
+        vec3_normalize(&vector_ab);
+        vec3_normalize(&vector_ac);
+
+        // compute the face normal using the cross product to find perpindicular
+        vec3_t normal = vec3_cross(vector_ab, vector_ac);
+        vec3_normalize(&normal);
+
+        // find the vector between a point in the triangle and the camera origin
+        vec3_t camera_ray = vec3_subtract(camera_position, vector_a);
+
+        // calculate how aligned the camera ray is with the face normal
+        float dot_normal_camera = vec3_dot(normal, camera_ray);
+
+        if (dot_normal_camera < 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        triangle_t projected_triangle;
+
+        for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
             // project the current vertex
-            vec2_t projected_point = project(transformed_vertex);
+            vec2_t projected_point = project(transformed_vertices[j]);
 
             // scale and translate the projected points to the center of the screen
             projected_point.x += (window_width / 2);
@@ -124,6 +156,21 @@ void update(void) {
         // save the projected triangle in the array of triangles
         array_push(triangles_to_render, projected_triangle);
 
+        triangle_t normal_triangle;
+
+        for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
+            // project the current vertex
+            vec2_t projected_point = project(transformed_vertices[j]);
+
+            // scale and translate the projected points to the center of the screen
+            projected_point.x += (window_width / 2);
+            projected_point.y += (window_height / 2);
+
+            normal_triangle.points[j] = projected_point;
+        }
+
+        array_push(triangles_to_render, normal_triangle);
+
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/mesh.c b/scripts/mesh.c
index c80558b..931b457 100644
--- a/scripts/mesh.c
+++ b/scripts/mesh.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void load_file(void) {
     FILE* fp;
     char* tok;
 
-    fp = fopen("..\\assets\\f22.obj", "r");
+    fp = fopen("..\\assets\\cube.obj", "r");
 
     if (fp == NULL) {
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/scripts/mesh.h b/scripts/mesh.h
index 40d1a20..056acf8 100644
--- a/scripts/mesh.h
+++ b/scripts/mesh.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ struct mesh_t {
 
 extern mesh_t mesh;
 
+void parse_face(const char* buffer, face_t* face);
+
 void load_cube_mesh_data(void);
 void load_file(void);
 
diff --git a/scripts/vector.c b/scripts/vector.c
index 8a299b8..25ac66f 100644
--- a/scripts/vector.c
+++ b/scripts/vector.c
@@ -25,4 +25,101 @@ vec3_t vec3_rotate_z(vec3_t v, float angle) {
         .y = v.x * sin(angle) + v.y * cos(angle),
         .z = v.z,
     };
+}
+
+float vec2_length(const vec2_t vector) {
+    return sqrt((vector.x * vector.x) + (vector.y * vector.y));
+}
+
+vec2_t vec2_add(const vec2_t a, const vec2_t b) {
+    return (vec2_t) {
+        .x = a.x + b.x,
+        .y = a.y + b.y,
+    };
+}
+
+vec2_t vec2_subtract(const vec2_t a, const vec2_t b) {
+    return (vec2_t) {
+        .x = a.x - b.x,
+        .y = a.y - b.y,
+    };
+}
+
+vec2_t vec2_multiply(const vec2_t vector, float scalar) {
+    return (vec2_t) {
+        .x = vector.x * scalar,
+        .y = vector.y * scalar,
+    };
+}
+
+vec2_t vec2_divide(const vec2_t vector, float scalar) {
+    return (vec2_t) {
+        .x = vector.x / scalar,
+        .y = vector.y / scalar,
+    };
+}
+
+float vec2_dot(const vec2_t a, const vec2_t b) {
+    return (a.x * b.x) + (a.y * b.y);
+}
+
+float vec3_length(const vec3_t vector) {
+    return sqrtf((vector.x * vector.x) + (vector.y * vector.y) + (vector.z * vector.z));
+}
+
+void vec2_normalize(vec2_t* vertex) {
+    float length = vec2_length(*vertex);
+    vertex->x /= length;
+    vertex->y /= length;
+}
+
+vec3_t vec3_add(const vec3_t a, const vec3_t b) {
+    return (vec3_t) {
+        .x = a.x + b.x,
+        .y = a.y + b.y,
+        .z = a.z + b.z,
+    };
+}
+
+vec3_t vec3_subtract(const vec3_t a, const vec3_t b) {
+    return (vec3_t) {
+        .x = a.x - b.x,
+        .y = a.y - b.y,
+        .z = a.z - b.z,
+    };
+}
+
+vec3_t vec3_multiply(const vec3_t vector, const float scalar) {
+    return (vec3_t) {
+        .x = vector.x * scalar,
+        .y = vector.y * scalar,
+        .z = vector.z * scalar,
+    };
+}
+
+vec3_t vec3_divide(const vec3_t vector, const float scalar) {
+    return (vec3_t) {
+        .x = vector.x / scalar,
+        .y = vector.y / scalar,
+        .z = vector.z / scalar,
+    };
+}
+
+vec3_t vec3_cross(const vec3_t a, const vec3_t b) {
+    return (vec3_t) {
+        .x = a.y * b.z - a.z * b.y,
+        .y = a.z * b.x - a.x * b.z,
+        .z = a.x * b.y - a.y * b.x,
+    };
+}
+
+float vec3_dot(const vec3_t a, const vec3_t b) {
+    return (a.x * b.x) + (a.y * b.y) + (a.z * b.z);
+}
+
+void vec3_normalize(vec3_t* vertex) {
+    float length = vec3_length(*vertex);
+    vertex->x /= length;
+    vertex->y /= length;
+    vertex->z /= length;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/vector.h b/scripts/vector.h
index 30dcc7f..81e1ec9 100644
--- a/scripts/vector.h
+++ b/scripts/vector.h
@@ -19,4 +19,21 @@ vec3_t vec3_rotate_x(vec3_t v, float angle);
 vec3_t vec3_rotate_y(vec3_t v, float angle);
 vec3_t vec3_rotate_z(vec3_t v, float angle);
 
+vec2_t vec2_add(const vec2_t a, const vec2_t b);
+vec2_t vec2_subtract(const vec2_t a, const vec2_t b);
+vec2_t vec2_multiply(const vec2_t vector, float scalar);
+vec2_t vec2_divide(const vec2_t vector, float scalar);
+float vec2_length(const vec2_t vector);
+float vec2_dot(const vec2_t a, const vec2_t b);
+void vec2_normalize(vec2_t* vertex);
+
+vec3_t vec3_add(const vec3_t a, const vec3_t b);
+vec3_t vec3_subtract(const vec3_t a, const vec3_t b);
+vec3_t vec3_multiply(const vec3_t vector, const float scalar);
+vec3_t vec3_divide(const vec3_t vector, const float scalar);
+vec3_t vec3_cross(const vec3_t a, const vec3_t b);
+float vec3_length(const vec3_t vector);
+float vec3_dot(const vec3_t a, const vec3_t b);
+void vec3_normalize(vec3_t* vertex);
+
 #endif