diff --git a/client/src/lib.rs b/client/src/lib.rs
index 5a90e14ff8..09305ff7a8 100644
--- a/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ use vek::*;
 use threadpool;
 
 // Project
-use common::{
-    state::State,
-    terrain::TerrainChunk,
-};
+use common::{comp::phys::Vel, state::State, terrain::TerrainChunk};
 use world::World;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -21,6 +18,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 
 pub struct Input {
     // TODO: Use this type to manage client input
+    pub move_vec: Vec2<f32>,
 }
 
 pub struct Client {
@@ -61,6 +59,7 @@ impl Client {
     // TODO: Get rid of this
     pub fn with_test_state(mut self) -> Self {
         self.chunk = Some(self.world.generate_chunk(Vec3::zero()));
+        self.player = Some(self.state.new_test_player());
         self
     }
 
@@ -76,6 +75,11 @@ impl Client {
     /// Get a mutable reference to the client's game state.
     pub fn state_mut(&mut self) -> &mut State { &mut self.state }
 
+    /// Get the player entity
+    pub fn player(&self) -> Option<EcsEntity> {
+        self.player
+    }
+
     /// Get the current tick number.
     pub fn get_tick(&self) -> u64 {
         self.tick
@@ -95,6 +99,27 @@ impl Client {
         // 4) Go through the terrain update queue and apply all changes to the terrain
         // 5) Finish the tick, passing control of the main thread back to the frontend
 
+        // (step 1)
+        if let Some(p) = self.player {
+            let vel = input.move_vec;
+
+            const MIN_LOOKING: f32 = 0.5;
+            const LEANING_FAC: f32 = 0.05;
+
+            let dir = Vec3::from([
+                // Rotation
+                match vel.magnitude() > MIN_LOOKING {
+                    true => vel[0].atan2(vel[1]),
+                    _ => 0.0,
+                },
+                // Lean
+                Vec2::new(vel[0], vel[1]).magnitude() * LEANING_FAC,
+            ]);
+
+            // TODO: Set acceleration instead and adjust dir calculations accordingly
+            self.state.write_component(p, Vel(Vec3::from(vel)));
+        }
+
         // Tick the client's LocalState (step 3)
         self.state.tick(dt);
 
diff --git a/common/src/lib.rs b/common/src/lib.rs
index 4d33fd7988..7105e390f7 100644
--- a/common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ pub mod clock;
 pub mod comp;
 pub mod figure;
 pub mod state;
+pub mod sys;
 pub mod terrain;
 pub mod util;
 pub mod volumes;
diff --git a/common/src/state.rs b/common/src/state.rs
index a4d974ee57..df82b00dd1 100644
--- a/common/src/state.rs
+++ b/common/src/state.rs
@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 // Library
-use specs::World as EcsWorld;
 use shred::{Fetch, FetchMut};
+use specs::{Builder, Component, DispatcherBuilder, Entity as EcsEntity, World as EcsWorld};
 use vek::*;
 
 // Crate
-use crate::{
-    comp,
-    terrain::TerrainMap,
-};
+use crate::{comp, sys, terrain::TerrainMap};
 
 /// How much faster should an in-game day be compared to a real day?
 // TODO: Don't hard-code this
@@ -22,6 +19,10 @@ struct TimeOfDay(f64);
 /// A resource to store the tick (i.e: physics) time
 struct Time(f64);
 
+/// A resource used to store the time since the last tick
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct DeltaTime(pub f64);
+
 pub struct Changes {
     pub new_chunks: Vec<Vec3<i32>>,
     pub changed_chunks: Vec<Vec3<i32>>,
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ impl State {
         // Register resources used by the ECS
         ecs_world.add_resource(TimeOfDay(0.0));
         ecs_world.add_resource(Time(0.0));
+        ecs_world.add_resource(DeltaTime(0.0));
         ecs_world.add_resource(TerrainMap::new());
 
         // Register common components with the state
@@ -70,15 +72,36 @@ impl State {
         }
     }
 
+    // TODO: Get rid of this
+    pub fn new_test_player(&mut self) -> EcsEntity {
+        self.ecs_world
+            .create_entity()
+            .with(comp::phys::Pos(Vec3::default()))
+            .with(comp::phys::Vel(Vec3::default()))
+            .with(comp::phys::Dir(Vec3::default()))
+            .build()
+    }
+
+    /// Write a component
+    pub fn write_component<C: Component>(&mut self, e: EcsEntity, c: C) {
+        let _ = self.ecs_world.write_storage().insert(e, c);
+    }
+
     /// Get a reference to the internal ECS world
-    pub fn ecs_world(&self) -> &EcsWorld { &self.ecs_world }
+    pub fn ecs_world(&self) -> &EcsWorld {
+        &self.ecs_world
+    }
 
     /// Get a reference to the `Changes` structure of the state. This contains
     /// information about state that has changed since the last game tick.
-    pub fn changes(&self) -> &Changes { &self.changes }
+    pub fn changes(&self) -> &Changes {
+        &self.changes
+    }
 
     // TODO: Get rid of this since it shouldn't be needed
-    pub fn changes_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Changes { &mut self.changes }
+    pub fn changes_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Changes {
+        &mut self.changes
+    }
 
     /// Get the current in-game time of day.
     ///
@@ -95,12 +118,12 @@ impl State {
     }
 
     /// Get a reference to this state's terrain.
-    pub fn terrain<'a>(&'a self) -> Fetch<'a, TerrainMap> {
+    pub fn terrain(&self) -> Fetch<TerrainMap> {
         self.ecs_world.read_resource::<TerrainMap>()
     }
 
     // TODO: Get rid of this since it shouldn't be needed
-    pub fn terrain_mut<'a>(&'a mut self) -> FetchMut<'a, TerrainMap> {
+    pub fn terrain_mut(&mut self) -> FetchMut<TerrainMap> {
         self.ecs_world.write_resource::<TerrainMap>()
     }
 
@@ -109,6 +132,17 @@ impl State {
         // Change the time accordingly
         self.ecs_world.write_resource::<TimeOfDay>().0 += dt.as_float_secs() * DAY_CYCLE_FACTOR;
         self.ecs_world.write_resource::<Time>().0 += dt.as_float_secs();
+
+        // Run systems to update the world
+        self.ecs_world.write_resource::<DeltaTime>().0 = dt.as_float_secs();
+
+        // Create and run dispatcher for ecs systems
+        let mut dispatch_builder = DispatcherBuilder::new();
+        sys::add_local_systems(&mut dispatch_builder);
+        // This dispatches all the systems in parallel
+        dispatch_builder.build().dispatch(&self.ecs_world.res);
+
+        self.ecs_world.maintain();
     }
 
     /// Clean up the state after a tick
diff --git a/common/src/sys/mod.rs b/common/src/sys/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4e5ea313a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/sys/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+pub mod phys;
+
+// External
+use specs::DispatcherBuilder;
+
+// System names
+const MOVEMENT_SYS: &str = "movement_sys";
+
+pub fn add_local_systems(dispatch_builder: &mut DispatcherBuilder) {
+    dispatch_builder.add(phys::MovementSys, MOVEMENT_SYS, &[]);
+}
diff --git a/common/src/sys/phys.rs b/common/src/sys/phys.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50d944e2c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/sys/phys.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Library
+use specs::{Join, Read, ReadStorage, System, WriteStorage};
+
+// Crate
+use crate::{
+    comp::phys::{Pos, Vel},
+    state::DeltaTime,
+};
+
+// Basic ECS physics system
+pub struct MovementSys;
+
+impl<'a> System<'a> for MovementSys {
+    type SystemData = (
+        WriteStorage<'a, Pos>,
+        ReadStorage<'a, Vel>,
+        Read<'a, DeltaTime>,
+    );
+
+    fn run(&mut self, (mut positions, velocities, dt): Self::SystemData) {
+        (&mut positions, &velocities)
+            .join() // this can be parallelized with par_join()
+            .for_each(|(pos, vel)| pos.0 += vel.0 * dt.0 as f32 * 100.0);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/voxygen/src/key_state.rs b/voxygen/src/key_state.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c25bb4dd7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/voxygen/src/key_state.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use vek::Vec2;
+
+pub struct KeyState {
+    pub right: bool,
+    pub left: bool,
+    pub up: bool,
+    pub down: bool,
+    pub jump: bool,
+}
+
+impl KeyState {
+    pub fn new() -> KeyState {
+        KeyState {
+            right: false,
+            left: false,
+            up: false,
+            down: false,
+            jump: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn dir_vec(&self) -> Vec2<f32> {
+        Vec2::<f32>::new(
+            if self.right { 1.0 } else { 0.0 } + if self.left { -1.0 } else { 0.0 },
+            if self.up { 1.0 } else { 0.0 } + if self.down { -1.0 } else { 0.0 },
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub fn jump(&self) -> bool {
+        self.jump
+    }
+}
diff --git a/voxygen/src/main.rs b/voxygen/src/main.rs
index 790287d321..a3b1518a0d 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/main.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/main.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 pub mod anim;
 pub mod error;
+pub mod key_state;
 pub mod menu;
 pub mod mesh;
 pub mod render;
diff --git a/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/figure.rs b/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/figure.rs
index 4c4d0de2be..92d9d20480 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/figure.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/figure.rs
@@ -67,11 +67,14 @@ impl Vertex {
 }
 
 impl Locals {
-    pub fn default() -> Self {
+    pub fn new(model_mat: Mat4<f32>) -> Self {
         Self {
-            model_mat: arr_to_mat(Mat4::identity().into_col_array()),
+            model_mat: arr_to_mat(model_mat.into_col_array()),
         }
     }
+    pub fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new(Mat4::identity())
+    }
 }
 
 impl BoneData {
@@ -82,9 +85,7 @@ impl BoneData {
     }
 
     pub fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            bone_mat: arr_to_mat(Mat4::identity().into_col_array()),
-        }
+        Self::new(Mat4::identity())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/camera.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/camera.rs
index dc5ad7d870..2c053764a6 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/camera.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/camera.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ impl Camera {
     /// Rotate the camera about its focus by the given delta, limiting the input accordingly.
     pub fn rotate_by(&mut self, delta: Vec3<f32>) {
         self.ori += delta;
+        // Wrap camera roll
+        self.ori.x = self.ori.x % (2.0 * PI);
         // Clamp camera pitch to the vertical limits
         self.ori.y = self.ori.y
             .min(PI / 2.0)
@@ -75,4 +77,7 @@ impl Camera {
     pub fn get_aspect_ratio(&self) -> f32 { self.aspect }
     /// Set the aspect ratio of the camera.
     pub fn set_aspect_ratio(&mut self, aspect: f32) { self.aspect = aspect; }
+
+    /// Get the orientation of the camera
+    pub fn get_orientation(&self) -> Vec3<f32> { self.ori }
 }
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs
index 3a8e772c00..f62fc2b8c8 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use vek::*;
 use dot_vox;
 
 // Project
-use common::figure::Segment;
 use client::Client;
+use common::{comp::phys::Pos as PosComp, figure::Segment};
 
 // Crate
 use crate::{
@@ -138,6 +138,22 @@ impl Scene {
 
     /// Maintain data such as GPU constant buffers, models, etc. To be called once per tick.
     pub fn maintain(&mut self, renderer: &mut Renderer, client: &Client) {
+        // Get player position
+        let player_pos = match client.player() {
+            Some(entity) => {
+                client
+                    .state()
+                    .ecs_world()
+                    .read_storage::<PosComp>()
+                    .get(entity)
+                    .expect("There was no position component on the player entity!")
+                    .0
+            }
+            None => Vec3::default(),
+        };
+        // Alter camera position to match player
+        self.camera.set_focus_pos(player_pos);
+
         // Compute camera matrices
         let (view_mat, proj_mat, cam_pos) = self.camera.compute_dependents();
 
@@ -161,7 +177,15 @@ impl Scene {
             &mut self.test_figure.skeleton,
             client.state().get_time(),
         );
-        self.test_figure.update_locals(renderer, FigureLocals::default()).unwrap();
+
+        // Calculate entity model matrix
+        let model_mat = Mat4::<f32>::translation_3d(player_pos);
+                        //* Mat4::rotation_z(PI - entity.look_dir().x)
+                        //* Mat4::rotation_x(entity.look_dir().y);
+
+        self.test_figure
+            .update_locals(renderer, FigureLocals::new(model_mat))
+            .unwrap();
         self.test_figure.update_skeleton(renderer).unwrap();
     }
 
diff --git a/voxygen/src/session.rs b/voxygen/src/session.rs
index 6b51b49ab5..ae465f9d2b 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/session.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/session.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use crate::{
     PlayState,
     PlayStateResult,
     GlobalState,
+    key_state::KeyState,
     window::{Event, Key},
     render::Renderer,
     scene::Scene,
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ const FPS: u64 = 60;
 pub struct SessionState {
     scene: Scene,
     client: Client,
+    key_state: KeyState,
 }
 
 /// Represents an active game session (i.e: one that is being played)
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ impl SessionState {
             // Create a scene for this session. The scene handles visible elements of the game world
             scene: Scene::new(renderer, &client),
             client,
+            key_state: KeyState::new(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -48,7 +51,16 @@ const BG_COLOR: Rgba<f32> = Rgba { r: 0.0, g: 0.3, b: 1.0, a: 1.0 };
 impl SessionState {
     /// Tick the session (and the client attached to it)
     pub fn tick(&mut self, dt: Duration) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.client.tick(client::Input {}, dt)?;
+        // Calculate the movement input vector of the player from the current key presses and the camera direction
+        let ori = self.scene.camera().get_orientation();
+        let unit_vecs = (
+            Vec2::new(ori[0].cos(), -ori[0].sin()),
+            Vec2::new(ori[0].sin(), ori[0].cos()),
+        );
+        let dir_vec = self.key_state.dir_vec();
+        let move_vec = unit_vecs.0 * dir_vec[0] + unit_vecs.1 * dir_vec[1];
+
+        self.client.tick(client::Input { move_vec }, dt)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -101,6 +113,16 @@ impl PlayState for SessionState {
                     Event::KeyDown(Key::ToggleCursor) => {
                         global_state.window.grab_cursor(!global_state.window.is_cursor_grabbed());
                     },
+                    // Movement Key Pressed
+                    Event::KeyDown(Key::MoveForward) => self.key_state.up = true,
+                    Event::KeyDown(Key::MoveBack) => self.key_state.down = true,
+                    Event::KeyDown(Key::MoveLeft) => self.key_state.left = true,
+                    Event::KeyDown(Key::MoveRight) => self.key_state.right = true,
+                    // Movement Key Released
+                    Event::KeyUp(Key::MoveForward) => self.key_state.up = false,
+                    Event::KeyUp(Key::MoveBack) => self.key_state.down = false,
+                    Event::KeyUp(Key::MoveLeft) => self.key_state.left = false,
+                    Event::KeyUp(Key::MoveRight) => self.key_state.right = false,
                     // Pass all other events to the scene
                     event => { self.scene.handle_input_event(event); },
                 };
diff --git a/voxygen/src/window.rs b/voxygen/src/window.rs
index da6f086813..37c38bc232 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/window.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/window.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 use glutin;
 use gfx_window_glutin;
 use vek::*;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 // Crate
 use crate::{
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ pub struct Window {
     renderer: Renderer,
     window: glutin::GlWindow,
     cursor_grabbed: bool,
+    key_map: HashMap<glutin::VirtualKeyCode, Key>,
 }
 
 
@@ -46,6 +48,13 @@ impl Window {
             &events_loop,
         ).map_err(|err| Error::BackendError(Box::new(err)))?;
 
+        let mut key_map = HashMap::new();
+        key_map.insert(glutin::VirtualKeyCode::Escape, Key::ToggleCursor);
+        key_map.insert(glutin::VirtualKeyCode::W, Key::MoveForward);
+        key_map.insert(glutin::VirtualKeyCode::A, Key::MoveLeft);
+        key_map.insert(glutin::VirtualKeyCode::S, Key::MoveBack);
+        key_map.insert(glutin::VirtualKeyCode::D, Key::MoveRight);
+
         let tmp = Ok(Self {
             events_loop,
             renderer: Renderer::new(
@@ -56,6 +65,7 @@ impl Window {
             )?,
             window,
             cursor_grabbed: false,
+            key_map,
         });
         tmp
     }
@@ -69,6 +79,7 @@ impl Window {
         let cursor_grabbed = self.cursor_grabbed;
         let renderer = &mut self.renderer;
         let window = &mut self.window;
+        let key_map = &self.key_map;
 
         let mut events = vec![];
         self.events_loop.poll_events(|event| match event {
@@ -85,11 +96,13 @@ impl Window {
                 },
                 glutin::WindowEvent::ReceivedCharacter(c) => events.push(Event::Char(c)),
                 glutin::WindowEvent::KeyboardInput { input, .. } => match input.virtual_keycode {
-                    Some(glutin::VirtualKeyCode::Escape) => events.push(if input.state == glutin::ElementState::Pressed {
-                        Event::KeyDown(Key::ToggleCursor)
-                    } else {
-                        Event::KeyUp(Key::ToggleCursor)
-                    }),
+                    Some(keycode) => match key_map.get(&keycode) {
+                        Some(&key) => events.push(match input.state {
+                            glutin::ElementState::Pressed => Event::KeyDown(key),
+                            _ => Event::KeyUp(key),
+                        }),
+                        _ => {},
+                    },
                     _ => {},
                 },
                 _ => {},
@@ -126,8 +139,13 @@ impl Window {
 }
 
 /// Represents a key that the game recognises after keyboard mapping
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum Key {
     ToggleCursor,
+    MoveForward,
+    MoveBack,
+    MoveLeft,
+    MoveRight,
 }
 
 /// Represents an incoming event from the window