diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 0e2ec13099..17f4ee421e 100755
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ void Application::paintGL() {
     glEnable(GL_LINE_SMOOTH);
     glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
     
-    float headCameraScale = _serialHeadSensor.isActive() ? _headCameraPitchYawScale : 1.0f;
+    float headCameraScale = (_serialHeadSensor.isActive() || _webcam.isActive()) ? _headCameraPitchYawScale : 1.0f;
     
     if (_myCamera.getMode() == CAMERA_MODE_MIRROR) {
         _myCamera.setTightness     (100.0f); 
@@ -432,6 +432,9 @@ void Application::paintGL() {
 void Application::resizeGL(int width, int height) {
     float aspectRatio = ((float)width/(float)height); // based on screen resize
 
+    // reset the camera FOV to our preference...
+    _myCamera.setFieldOfView(_horizontalFieldOfView);
+
     // get the lens details from the current camera
     Camera& camera = _viewFrustumFromOffset->isChecked() ? _viewFrustumOffsetCamera : _myCamera;
     float nearClip = camera.getNearClip();
diff --git a/interface/src/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/Avatar.cpp
index 277cca906e..97e0f71c5a 100755
--- a/interface/src/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Avatar.cpp
@@ -286,15 +286,17 @@ void Avatar::reset() {
 
 //  Update avatar head rotation with sensor data
 void Avatar::updateHeadFromGyrosAndOrWebcam() {
-    const float AMPLIFY_PITCH = 1.f;
-    const float AMPLIFY_YAW = 1.f;
-    const float AMPLIFY_ROLL = 1.f;
+    const float AMPLIFY_PITCH = 2.f;
+    const float AMPLIFY_YAW = 2.f;
+    const float AMPLIFY_ROLL = 2.f;
 
     SerialInterface* gyros = Application::getInstance()->getSerialHeadSensor();
     Webcam* webcam = Application::getInstance()->getWebcam();
     glm::vec3 estimatedPosition, estimatedRotation;
     if (gyros->isActive()) {
-        estimatedPosition = gyros->getEstimatedPosition();
+        if (webcam->isActive()) {
+            estimatedPosition = webcam->getEstimatedPosition();
+        }
         estimatedRotation = gyros->getEstimatedRotation();
         
     } else if (webcam->isActive()) {
diff --git a/interface/src/Head.cpp b/interface/src/Head.cpp
index 48a0caab5e..44eddeeb93 100644
--- a/interface/src/Head.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Head.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void Head::simulate(float deltaTime, bool isMine) {
     _browAudioLift *= 0.7f;      
 
     // update eyelid blinking
-    const float BLINK_SPEED = 5.0f;
+    const float BLINK_SPEED = 10.0f;
     const float FULLY_OPEN = 0.0f;
     const float FULLY_CLOSED = 1.0f;
     if (_leftEyeBlinkVelocity == 0.0f && _rightEyeBlinkVelocity == 0.0f) {
diff --git a/interface/src/SerialInterface.cpp b/interface/src/SerialInterface.cpp
index 63e5bd61c6..7158cb84b6 100644
--- a/interface/src/SerialInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/SerialInterface.cpp
@@ -341,12 +341,6 @@ void SerialInterface::readData(float deltaTime) {
         
         _estimatedRotation = safeEulerAngles(estimatedRotation); 
         
-        //  Fuse gyro roll with webcam roll
-        if (webcam->isActive()) {
-            _estimatedRotation.z = glm::mix(_estimatedRotation.z, webcam->getEstimatedRotation().z,
-                1.0f / SENSOR_FUSION_SAMPLES);
-        }
-        
         totalSamples++;
     }