diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 9236f316fa..c8018e41a0 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2897,21 +2897,21 @@ void Application::displaySide(Camera& whichCamera, bool selfAvatarOnly, RenderAr
             renderViewFrustum(_viewFrustum);
         }
 
-        // render voxel fades if they exist
-        if (_voxelFades.size() > 0) {
-            PerformanceTimer perfTimer("voxelFades");
+        // render octree fades if they exist
+        if (_octreeFades.size() > 0) {
+            PerformanceTimer perfTimer("octreeFades");
             PerformanceWarning warn(Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::PipelineWarnings),
-                "Application::displaySide() ... voxel fades...");
-            _voxelFadesLock.lockForWrite();
-            for(std::vector<VoxelFade>::iterator fade = _voxelFades.begin(); fade != _voxelFades.end();) {
+                "Application::displaySide() ... octree fades...");
+            _octreeFadesLock.lockForWrite();
+            for(std::vector<OctreeFade>::iterator fade = _octreeFades.begin(); fade != _octreeFades.end();) {
                 fade->render();
                 if(fade->isDone()) {
-                    fade = _voxelFades.erase(fade);
+                    fade = _octreeFades.erase(fade);
                 } else {
                     ++fade;
                 }
             }
-            _voxelFadesLock.unlock();
+            _octreeFadesLock.unlock();
         }
 
         // give external parties a change to hook in
@@ -3453,13 +3453,13 @@ void Application::nodeKilled(SharedNodePointer node) {
 
             // Add the jurisditionDetails object to the list of "fade outs"
             if (!Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::DontFadeOnOctreeServerChanges)) {
-                VoxelFade fade(VoxelFade::FADE_OUT, NODE_KILLED_RED, NODE_KILLED_GREEN, NODE_KILLED_BLUE);
+                OctreeFade fade(OctreeFade::FADE_OUT, NODE_KILLED_RED, NODE_KILLED_GREEN, NODE_KILLED_BLUE);
                 fade.voxelDetails = rootDetails;
                 const float slightly_smaller = 0.99f;
                 fade.voxelDetails.s = fade.voxelDetails.s * slightly_smaller;
-                _voxelFadesLock.lockForWrite();
-                _voxelFades.push_back(fade);
-                _voxelFadesLock.unlock();
+                _octreeFadesLock.lockForWrite();
+                _octreeFades.push_back(fade);
+                _octreeFadesLock.unlock();
             }
 
             // If the model server is going away, remove it from our jurisdiction map so we don't send voxels to a dead server
@@ -3539,13 +3539,13 @@ int Application::parseOctreeStats(const QByteArray& packet, const SharedNodePoin
 
             // Add the jurisditionDetails object to the list of "fade outs"
             if (!Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::DontFadeOnOctreeServerChanges)) {
-                VoxelFade fade(VoxelFade::FADE_OUT, NODE_ADDED_RED, NODE_ADDED_GREEN, NODE_ADDED_BLUE);
+                OctreeFade fade(OctreeFade::FADE_OUT, NODE_ADDED_RED, NODE_ADDED_GREEN, NODE_ADDED_BLUE);
                 fade.voxelDetails = rootDetails;
                 const float slightly_smaller = 0.99f;
                 fade.voxelDetails.s = fade.voxelDetails.s * slightly_smaller;
-                _voxelFadesLock.lockForWrite();
-                _voxelFades.push_back(fade);
-                _voxelFadesLock.unlock();
+                _octreeFadesLock.lockForWrite();
+                _octreeFades.push_back(fade);
+                _octreeFadesLock.unlock();
             }
         } else {
             jurisdiction->unlock();
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 75cc07400f..943d48bbac 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
 #include "ui/ApplicationOverlay.h"
 #include "ui/RunningScriptsWidget.h"
 #include "ui/ToolWindow.h"
-#include "voxels/VoxelFade.h"
-#include "voxels/OctreePacketProcessor.h"
+#include "octree/OctreeFade.h"
+#include "octree/OctreePacketProcessor.h"
 
 
 #include "UndoStackScriptingInterface.h"
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ private:
 
     NodeBounds _nodeBoundsDisplay;
 
-    std::vector<VoxelFade> _voxelFades;
-    QReadWriteLock _voxelFadesLock;
+    std::vector<OctreeFade> _octreeFades;
+    QReadWriteLock _octreeFadesLock;
     ControllerScriptingInterface _controllerScriptingInterface;
     QPointer<LogDialog> _logDialog;
     QPointer<SnapshotShareDialog> _snapshotShareDialog;
diff --git a/interface/src/voxels/VoxelFade.cpp b/interface/src/octree/OctreeFade.cpp
similarity index 69%
rename from interface/src/voxels/VoxelFade.cpp
rename to interface/src/octree/OctreeFade.cpp
index aeb44e67ae..fa33d46491 100644
--- a/interface/src/voxels/VoxelFade.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/octree/OctreeFade.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-//  VoxelFade.cpp
+//  OctreeFade.cpp
 //  interface/src/voxels
 //
 //  Created by Brad Hefta-Gaub on 8/6/13.
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@
 #include <OctreeConstants.h>
 
 #include "Application.h"
-#include "VoxelFade.h"
+#include "OctreeFade.h"
 
-const float VoxelFade::FADE_OUT_START =  0.5f;
-const float VoxelFade::FADE_OUT_END   =  0.05f;
-const float VoxelFade::FADE_OUT_STEP  =  0.9f;
-const float VoxelFade::FADE_IN_START  =  0.05f;
-const float VoxelFade::FADE_IN_END    =  0.5f;
-const float VoxelFade::FADE_IN_STEP   =  1.1f;
-const float VoxelFade::DEFAULT_RED    =  0.5f;
-const float VoxelFade::DEFAULT_GREEN  =  0.5f;
-const float VoxelFade::DEFAULT_BLUE   =  0.5f;
+const float OctreeFade::FADE_OUT_START =  0.5f;
+const float OctreeFade::FADE_OUT_END   =  0.05f;
+const float OctreeFade::FADE_OUT_STEP  =  0.9f;
+const float OctreeFade::FADE_IN_START  =  0.05f;
+const float OctreeFade::FADE_IN_END    =  0.5f;
+const float OctreeFade::FADE_IN_STEP   =  1.1f;
+const float OctreeFade::DEFAULT_RED    =  0.5f;
+const float OctreeFade::DEFAULT_GREEN  =  0.5f;
+const float OctreeFade::DEFAULT_BLUE   =  0.5f;
 
-VoxelFade::VoxelFade(FadeDirection direction, float red, float green, float blue) :
+OctreeFade::OctreeFade(FadeDirection direction, float red, float green, float blue) :
     direction(direction),
     red(red),
     green(green),
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ VoxelFade::VoxelFade(FadeDirection direction, float red, float green, float blue
     opacity = (direction == FADE_OUT) ? FADE_OUT_START : FADE_IN_START;
 }
 
-void VoxelFade::render() {
+void OctreeFade::render() {
     DependencyManager::get<GlowEffect>()->begin();
 
     glDisable(GL_LIGHTING);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void VoxelFade::render() {
     opacity *= (direction == FADE_OUT) ? FADE_OUT_STEP : FADE_IN_STEP;
 }
 
-bool VoxelFade::isDone() const {
+bool OctreeFade::isDone() const {
     if (direction == FADE_OUT) {
         return opacity <= FADE_OUT_END;
     } else {
diff --git a/interface/src/voxels/VoxelFade.h b/interface/src/octree/OctreeFade.h
similarity index 84%
rename from interface/src/voxels/VoxelFade.h
rename to interface/src/octree/OctreeFade.h
index 1843fa2d67..bb305d8769 100644
--- a/interface/src/voxels/VoxelFade.h
+++ b/interface/src/octree/OctreeFade.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-//  VoxelFade.h
+//  OctreeFade.h
 //  interface/src/voxels
 //
 //  Created by Brad Hefta-Gaub on 8/6/13.
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 //
 
-#ifndef hifi_VoxelFade_h
-#define hifi_VoxelFade_h
+#ifndef hifi_OctreeFade_h
+#define hifi_OctreeFade_h
 
 #include <OctalCode.h> // for VoxelPositionSize
 
-class VoxelFade {
+class OctreeFade {
 public:
 
     enum FadeDirection { FADE_OUT, FADE_IN};
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ public:
     float               green;
     float               blue;
     
-    VoxelFade(FadeDirection direction = FADE_OUT, float red = DEFAULT_RED, 
+    OctreeFade(FadeDirection direction = FADE_OUT, float red = DEFAULT_RED, 
               float green = DEFAULT_GREEN, float blue = DEFAULT_BLUE);
     
     void render();
     bool isDone() const;
 };
 
-#endif // hifi_VoxelFade_h
+#endif // hifi_OctreeFade_h
diff --git a/interface/src/voxels/OctreePacketProcessor.cpp b/interface/src/octree/OctreePacketProcessor.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from interface/src/voxels/OctreePacketProcessor.cpp
rename to interface/src/octree/OctreePacketProcessor.cpp
diff --git a/interface/src/voxels/OctreePacketProcessor.h b/interface/src/octree/OctreePacketProcessor.h
similarity index 100%
rename from interface/src/voxels/OctreePacketProcessor.h
rename to interface/src/octree/OctreePacketProcessor.h