diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6ca7c09e8..fa3df0078e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,4 +23,13 @@ profile
 *.moved-aside
 DerivedData
 .idea/
-*.hmap
\ No newline at end of file
+*.hmap
+
+interface/Debug/
+interface/external/
+interface/hifi.build/
+
+shared/Debug/
+shared/hifi.build/
+
+interface/includes/InterfaceConfig.h
diff --git a/interface/resources/images/green_eye.png b/interface/resources/images/green_eye.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05bf108a00
Binary files /dev/null and b/interface/resources/images/green_eye.png differ
diff --git a/interface/src/Audio.h b/interface/src/Audio.h
index 4061d7afee..e4760c4f6f 100644
--- a/interface/src/Audio.h
+++ b/interface/src/Audio.h
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ public:
     void getInputLoudness(float * lastLoudness, float * averageLoudness);
     void updateMixerParams(in_addr_t mixerAddress, in_port_t mixerPort);
     
+    void setSourcePosition(glm::vec3 position);
+    
     // terminates audio I/O
     bool terminate();
 private:    
     bool initialized;
-    
     AudioData *audioData;
     
     // protects constructor so that public init method is used
diff --git a/interface/src/Head.cpp b/interface/src/Head.cpp
index a6ec9e2a0d..cc330c396c 100644
--- a/interface/src/Head.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Head.cpp
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
-#include <cstring>
 #include "Head.h"
-#include "Util.h"
-#include "SerialInterface.h"
+#include <vector>
+#include <lodepng.h>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+
+using namespace std;
 
 float skinColor[] = {1.0, 0.84, 0.66};
 float browColor[] = {210.0/255.0, 105.0/255.0, 30.0/255.0};
@@ -28,6 +31,14 @@ float browThickness = 0.16;
 
 const float DECAY = 0.1;
 
+char iris_texture_file[] = "interface.app/Contents/Resources/images/green_eye.png";
+
+vector<unsigned char> iris_texture;
+unsigned int iris_texture_width = 512;
+unsigned int iris_texture_height = 256;
+
+GLUquadric *sphere = gluNewQuadric();
+
 Head::Head()
 {
     position.x = position.y = position.z = 0;
@@ -64,10 +75,24 @@ Head::Head()
     
     setNoise(0);
     hand = new Hand(glm::vec3(skinColor[0], skinColor[1], skinColor[2]));
+
+
+    if (iris_texture.size() == 0) {
+        unsigned error = lodepng::decode(iris_texture, iris_texture_width, iris_texture_height, iris_texture_file);
+        if (error != 0) {
+            std::cout << "error " << error << ": " << lodepng_error_text(error) << std::endl;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 Head::~Head() {
-    // all data is primitive, do nothing
+    if (sphere) {
+        gluDeleteQuadric(sphere);
+    }
+}
+
+Head* Head::clone() const {
+    return new Head(*this);
 }
 
 Head* Head::clone() const {
@@ -218,11 +243,11 @@ void Head::simulate(float deltaTime)
         {
             SetNewHeadTarget((randFloat()-0.5)*20.0, (randFloat()-0.5)*45.0);
         }
-        
+
         if (0)
         {
-            
-            //  Pick new target 
+
+            //  Pick new target
             PitchTarget = (randFloat() - 0.5)*45;
             YawTarget = (randFloat() - 0.5)*22;
         }
@@ -341,14 +366,29 @@ void Head::render(int faceToFace, int isMine, float * myLocation)
             glutSolidSphere(0.25, 30, 30);
         }
         glPopMatrix();
+        
         // Right Pupil
+        if (!sphere) {
+            sphere = gluNewQuadric();
+            gluQuadricTexture(sphere, GL_TRUE);
+            glTexParameterf(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+            glTexParameterf(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+            gluQuadricOrientation(sphere, GLU_OUTSIDE);
+            glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, iris_texture_width, iris_texture_height, 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, &iris_texture[0]);
+        }
+
         glPushMatrix();
+        {
             glRotatef(EyeballPitch[1], 1, 0, 0);
             glRotatef(EyeballYaw[1] + PupilConverge, 0, 1, 0);
             glTranslatef(0,0,.35);
-                    if (!eyeContact) glColor3f(0,0,0); else glColor3f(0.3,0.3,0.3);
-            //glRotatef(90,0,1,0);
-            glutSolidSphere(PupilSize, 15, 15);
+            glRotatef(-75,1,0,0);
+            glScalef(1.0, 0.4, 1.0);
+            
+            glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+            gluSphere(sphere, PupilSize, 15, 15);
+            glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+        }
 
         glPopMatrix();
         // Left Eye
@@ -364,14 +404,19 @@ void Head::render(int faceToFace, int isMine, float * myLocation)
         glPopMatrix();
         // Left Pupil
         glPushMatrix();
+        {
             glRotatef(EyeballPitch[0], 1, 0, 0);
             glRotatef(EyeballYaw[0] - PupilConverge, 0, 1, 0);
-            glTranslatef(0,0,.35);
-            if (!eyeContact) glColor3f(0,0,0); else glColor3f(0.3,0.3,0.3);
-            //glRotatef(90,0,1,0);
-            glutSolidSphere(PupilSize, 15, 15);
-        glPopMatrix();
+            glTranslatef(0, 0, .35);
+            glRotatef(-75, 1, 0, 0);
+            glScalef(1.0, 0.4, 1.0);
+
+            glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+            gluSphere(sphere, PupilSize, 15, 15);
+            glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+        }
         
+        glPopMatrix();
 
     }
     glPopMatrix();
diff --git a/interface/src/Texture.cpp b/interface/src/Texture.cpp
index d7fc2c9a26..e0671cc881 100644
--- a/interface/src/Texture.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Texture.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "Texture.h"
 
 #include "InterfaceConfig.h"
-#include <LodePNG/lodepng.h>
+#include <lodepng.h>
 #include <vector>
 #include <cstdio>