diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 7f98ee0fd3..9752536f60 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 const glm::vec3 DEFAULT_UP_DIRECTION(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);
-const float YAW_SPEED = 500.0f;   // degrees/sec
+const float YAW_SPEED = 150.0f;   // degrees/sec
 const float PITCH_SPEED = 100.0f; // degrees/sec
 const float DEFAULT_REAL_WORLD_FIELD_OF_VIEW_DEGREES = 30.0f;
 
@@ -1290,22 +1290,34 @@ bool MyAvatar::shouldRenderHead(const RenderArgs* renderArgs) const {
 
 void MyAvatar::updateOrientation(float deltaTime) {
     //  Smoothly rotate body with arrow keys
-    _bodyYawDelta -= _driveKeys[ROT_RIGHT] * YAW_SPEED * deltaTime;
-    _bodyYawDelta += _driveKeys[ROT_LEFT] * YAW_SPEED * deltaTime;
-    getHead()->setBasePitch(getHead()->getBasePitch() + (_driveKeys[ROT_UP] - _driveKeys[ROT_DOWN]) * PITCH_SPEED * deltaTime);
+    float driveLeft = _driveKeys[ROT_LEFT] - _driveKeys[ROT_RIGHT];
+    float targetSpeed = (_driveKeys[ROT_LEFT] - _driveKeys[ROT_RIGHT]) * YAW_SPEED;
+    if (targetSpeed != 0.0f) {
+        const float ROTATION_RAMP_TIMESCALE = 0.1f;
+        float blend = deltaTime / ROTATION_RAMP_TIMESCALE;
+        if (blend > 1.0f) {
+            blend = 1.0f;
+        }
+        _bodyYawDelta = (1.0f - blend) * _bodyYawDelta + blend * targetSpeed;
+    } else if (_bodyYawDelta != 0.0f) {
+        // attenuate body rotation speed
+        const float ROTATION_DECAY_TIMESCALE = 0.05f;
+        float attenuation = 1.0f - deltaTime / ROTATION_DECAY_TIMESCALE;
+        if (attenuation < 0.0f) {
+            attenuation = 0.0f;
+        }
+        _bodyYawDelta *= attenuation;
 
+        float MINIMUM_ROTATION_RATE = 2.0f;
+        if (fabsf(_bodyYawDelta) < MINIMUM_ROTATION_RATE) {
+            _bodyYawDelta = 0.0f;
+        }
+    }
+
+    getHead()->setBasePitch(getHead()->getBasePitch() + (_driveKeys[ROT_UP] - _driveKeys[ROT_DOWN]) * PITCH_SPEED * deltaTime);
     // update body orientation by movement inputs
     setOrientation(getOrientation() *
-                   glm::quat(glm::radians(glm::vec3(0.0f, _bodyYawDelta, 0.0f) * deltaTime)));
-
-    // decay body rotation momentum
-    const float BODY_SPIN_FRICTION = 7.5f;
-    float bodySpinMomentum = 1.0f - BODY_SPIN_FRICTION * deltaTime;
-    if (bodySpinMomentum < 0.0f) { bodySpinMomentum = 0.0f; }
-    _bodyYawDelta *= bodySpinMomentum;
-
-    float MINIMUM_ROTATION_RATE = 2.0f;
-    if (fabs(_bodyYawDelta) < MINIMUM_ROTATION_RATE) { _bodyYawDelta = 0.0f; }
+                   glm::quat(glm::radians(glm::vec3(0.0f, _bodyYawDelta * deltaTime, 0.0f))));
 
     if (qApp->isHMDMode()) {
         // these angles will be in radians
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredBufferWrite.slh b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredBufferWrite.slh
index a7f4055bba..a3edfbdbbb 100755
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredBufferWrite.slh
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredBufferWrite.slh
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ float evalOpaqueFinalAlpha(float alpha, float mapAlpha) {
     return mix(alpha * glowIntensity, 1.0 - alpha * glowIntensity, step(mapAlpha, alphaThreshold));
 }
 
+const vec3 DEFAULT_SPECULAR = vec3(0.1);
+const float DEFAULT_SHININESS = 10;
+
 void packDeferredFragment(vec3 normal, float alpha, vec3 diffuse, vec3 specular, float shininess) {
     if (alpha != glowIntensity) {
         discard;
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp
index 60fac92edc..b527390589 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ void DeferredLightingEffect::bindSimpleProgram(gpu::Batch& batch, bool textured,
                                                bool emmisive, bool depthBias) {
     SimpleProgramKey config{textured, culled, emmisive, depthBias};
     batch.setPipeline(getPipeline(config));
+
+    gpu::ShaderPointer program = (config.isEmissive()) ? _emissiveShader : _simpleShader;
+    int glowIntensity = program->getUniforms().findLocation("glowIntensity");
+    batch._glUniform1f(glowIntensity, 1.0f);
     
     if (!config.isTextured()) {
         // If it is not textured, bind white texture and keep using textured pipeline
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple.slf
index bbbb44cc51..84f1752c37 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple.slf
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@ void main(void) {
         normalize(interpolatedNormal.xyz), 
         glowIntensity,
         gl_Color.rgb,
-        gl_FrontMaterial.specular.rgb,
-        gl_FrontMaterial.shininess);
+         DEFAULT_SPECULAR, DEFAULT_SHININESS);
 }
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured.slf
index 7444d512e4..68d235050d 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured.slf
@@ -27,6 +27,5 @@ void main(void) {
          normalize(interpolatedNormal.xyz),
          glowIntensity * texel.a,
          gl_Color.rgb * texel.rgb,
-         gl_FrontMaterial.specular.rgb,
-         gl_FrontMaterial.shininess);
+         DEFAULT_SPECULAR, DEFAULT_SHININESS);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_emisive.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_emisive.slf
index 643dcde190..d2c7d403c3 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_emisive.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_emisive.slf
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ void main(void) {
          normalize(interpolatedNormal.xyz),
          glowIntensity * texel.a,
          gl_Color.rgb,
-         gl_FrontMaterial.specular.rgb,
-         gl_FrontMaterial.shininess,
+         DEFAULT_SPECULAR, DEFAULT_SHININESS,
          texel.rgb);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
index 7bb62a01ab..d5e727657c 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -46,13 +46,21 @@
 
 
 static QScriptValue debugPrint(QScriptContext* context, QScriptEngine* engine){
-    qCDebug(scriptengine) << "script:print()<<" << context->argument(0).toString();
-    QString message = context->argument(0).toString()
-        .replace("\\", "\\\\")
-        .replace("\n", "\\n")
-        .replace("\r", "\\r")
-        .replace("'", "\\'");
+    QString message = "";
+    for (int i = 0; i < context->argumentCount(); i++) {
+        if (i > 0) {
+            message += " ";
+        }
+        message += context->argument(i).toString();
+    }
+    qCDebug(scriptengine) << "script:print()<<" << message;
+
+    message = message.replace("\\", "\\\\")
+                     .replace("\n", "\\n")
+                     .replace("\r", "\\r")
+                     .replace("'", "\\'");
     engine->evaluate("Script.print('" + message + "')");
+
     return QScriptValue();
 }