diff --git a/lisp/client/common-lisp/client.lisp b/lisp/client/common-lisp/client.lisp
index b248d21..eb2ec19 100644
--- a/lisp/client/common-lisp/client.lisp
+++ b/lisp/client/common-lisp/client.lisp
@@ -7,11 +7,37 @@
 (in-package :mmo-client)
 
 (defvar *client* (wsd:make-client "ws://localhost:12345"))
+(defvar *current-user* (make-hash-table))
+(defvar *logged-in-users* (make-hash-table))
 
+;;
+; Game loop info
+;
+; when start connection happens the server will generate a random id
+; this is called the `login` request, this should only be seen by this user
+; this user will then associate the id that is returned from the server with
+; this users username/password and send out a `user-login` request
+; the server should then associate that user get their info from the database
+; and broadcast the updated list to all logged in users to all logged in users
+;
+; the `logged-in-users` key:generated user id, value: hash of user info 
+; user info is username, color, and position
+;
+; in the game loop it will loop over all the logged in users in the hash,
+; if the user in the loop is the current user then ignore the info and only
+; use local user info, otherwise it will draw all of the other cubes
+;;
 (wsd:start-connection *client*)
 (wsd:on :message *client*
         (lambda (message)
-          (format t "~A~%" message)))
+	  (setq json (com.inuoe.jzon:parse message))
+	  (setq cmd (gethash "cmd" json))
+	  (case 
+	    ((= cmd "login") (setf (gethash "uid" *user*) (gethash "uid" json))) ; handles self login
+	    ((= cmd "user-login") (setf (gethash (gethash "uid" json) *logged-in-users*) (make-hash-table))) ; handles a new user logging on (not the user using this client!)
+	    ((= cmd "logout") ()) ; log out another user
+	    ((= cmd "move") ()) ; some user moved
+	    (t (format t "Unknown message: ~A~%" message))))) ; some unknown thing happened
 
 (let* ((screen-width 800)
        (screen-height 450)
@@ -24,24 +50,33 @@
                               :projection :camera-perspective))
        (cube-screen-pos (vec 0.0 0.0)))
 
+  (defparameter *login* (make-hash-table))
+  (setf (gethash "cmd" *login*) "user-login")
+  (setf (gethash "user" *login*) username)
+
   (with-window (screen-width screen-height title)
    ;; (disable-cursor)
     (set-target-fps 60) ; Set our game to run at 60 FPS
 
-    (wsd:send *client* (com.inuoe.jzon:stringify (list :login username)))
+    (wsd:send *client* (com.inuoe.jzon:stringify *login*))
     (loop
       until (window-should-close) ; detect window close button or ESC key
       do
 	 (update-camera camera :camera-third-person)
 
+	 (defparameter *move* (make-hash-table))
+	 (setf (gethash "cmd" *move*) "move")
+	 (setf (gethash "user" *move*) username)
+	 (setf (gethash "pos" *move*) (camera3d-target camera))
+
          (when (is-key-down 87)
-	     (wsd:send *client* (com.inuoe.jzon:stringify (list :move (camera3d-target camera)))))
+	     (wsd:send *client* (com.inuoe.jzon:stringify *move*)))
          (when (is-key-down 65)
-	     (wsd:send *client* (com.inuoe.jzon:stringify (list :move (camera3d-target camera)))))
+	     (wsd:send *client* (com.inuoe.jzon:stringify *move*)))
          (when (is-key-down 83)
-	     (wsd:send *client* (com.inuoe.jzon:stringify (list :move (camera3d-target camera)))))
+	     (wsd:send *client* (com.inuoe.jzon:stringify *move*)))
          (when (is-key-down 68)
-	     (wsd:send *client* (com.inuoe.jzon:stringify (list :move (camera3d-target camera)))))
+	     (wsd:send *client* (com.inuoe.jzon:stringify *move*)))
 
 	 (setf cube-screen-pos (get-world-to-screen (v+ (camera3d-target camera) (vec 0 1.0 0)) camera))
 	 (with-drawing
@@ -51,7 +86,6 @@
 	     (draw-cube-wires (camera3d-target camera) 1.0 1.0 1.0 :maroon)
 	     (draw-grid 20 1.0))
 	   (draw-text username (- (floor (vx cube-screen-pos)) (floor (measure-text username 20) 2)) 
-		      (floor (vy cube-screen-pos) ) 20 :black))))
-  (wsd:send *client* (com.inuoe.jzon:stringify (list :logout username))))
+		      (floor (vy cube-screen-pos) ) 20 :black)))))
 
 (wsd:close-connection *client*)
diff --git a/lisp/server/server.lisp b/lisp/server/server.lisp
index 71d82bd..1b2e6a1 100644
--- a/lisp/server/server.lisp
+++ b/lisp/server/server.lisp
@@ -10,21 +10,19 @@
 (defvar *connections* (make-hash-table))
 
 (defun handle-new-connection (con)
+  (setq *user* (format nil "{\"cmd\":\"login\", \"uid\":\"~a\"}" (random 100000)))
   (setf (gethash con *connections*)
-        (format nil "user-~a" (random 100000))))
+        *user*)
+  (websocket-driver:send con *user*))
 
-(defun broadcast-to-room (connection message)
-  (let ((message (format nil "~a"
-                         ;(gethash connection *connections*)
-                         message)))
-
-    (format t "~A~%" (com.inuoe.jzon:parse message))
+(defun broadcast-to-room (connection json)
+    (setq message (com.inuoe.jzon:parse json))
 
     (loop :for con :being :the :hash-key :of *connections* :do
-          (websocket-driver:send con message))))
+          (websocket-driver:send con json)))
 
 (defun handle-close-connection (connection)
-  (let ((message (format nil " .... ~a has left."
+  (let ((message (format nil "{\"cmd\":\"logout\", \"user\":\"~a\"}"
                          (gethash connection *connections*))))
     (remhash connection *connections*)
     (loop :for con :being :the :hash-key :of *connections* :do