diff --git a/src/EngineSharp.Core/EngineSharp.Core/ECS/Entity.cs b/src/EngineSharp.Core/EngineSharp.Core/ECS/Entity.cs
index 529487a..050ffa4 100644
--- a/src/EngineSharp.Core/EngineSharp.Core/ECS/Entity.cs
+++ b/src/EngineSharp.Core/EngineSharp.Core/ECS/Entity.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class Entity
      internal void RenderComponents(GL gl, Matrix4X4<float> projectionMatrix, Matrix4X4<float> viewMatrix)
      {
           // TODO: retrieve the data component "Transform" which every Entity must have (although currently there is no transform component)
-          var modelMatrix = Matrix4X4<float>.Identity * Matrix4X4.CreateFromQuaternion(Quaternion<float>.Identity) * Matrix4X4.CreateScale(2.0f) * Matrix4X4.CreateTranslation(0, 0, 0f);
+          var modelMatrix = Matrix4X4<float>.Identity * Matrix4X4.CreateFromQuaternion(Quaternion<float>.Identity) * Matrix4X4.CreateScale(1.0f) * Matrix4X4.CreateTranslation(0, 0, 0f);
           
           foreach (var components in _renderComponents)
           {
diff --git a/src/EngineSharp.Core/EngineSharp.Core/OpenGLEngine.cs b/src/EngineSharp.Core/EngineSharp.Core/OpenGLEngine.cs
index 63ac0ac..2f80cd2 100644
--- a/src/EngineSharp.Core/EngineSharp.Core/OpenGLEngine.cs
+++ b/src/EngineSharp.Core/EngineSharp.Core/OpenGLEngine.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ internal class OpenGLEngine : Engine
         _window.Load += OnLoad;
         _window.Update += OnUpdate;
         _window.Render += OnRender;
-        _window.Resize += OnResize;
+        _window.FramebufferResize += OnResize;
 
         _scenes = [];
     }
@@ -125,5 +125,6 @@ internal class OpenGLEngine : Engine
         // when using an entity component system the camera should probably read the aspect ratio from a central location or should listen to the "Resize" event rather than the engine updating the aspect on the camera.
         // Especially if more than one camera should be able to exist simultaneously
         _camera.UpdateAspect(newDimensions);
+        _gl.Viewport(newDimensions);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/EngineSharp.Core/EngineSharp.Core/Rendering/MeshRenderer.cs b/src/EngineSharp.Core/EngineSharp.Core/Rendering/MeshRenderer.cs
index ce830be..9178c01 100644
--- a/src/EngineSharp.Core/EngineSharp.Core/Rendering/MeshRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/EngineSharp.Core/EngineSharp.Core/Rendering/MeshRenderer.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using Silk.NET.OpenGL;
 
 namespace EngineSharp.Core.Rendering;
 
+// TODO: Make IDisposable and delete the buffers and vertex arrays on dispose (and make vao, vbo, ebo nullable for cleaner code)
 public class MeshRenderer : RenderComponent
 {
     public required Mesh Mesh { get; set; } // in the future this might be an array, or alternatively, a mesh can have submeshes. we will see
@@ -15,7 +16,10 @@ public class MeshRenderer : RenderComponent
     {
         GenerateRenderableMesh(gl, projectionMatrix, viewMatrix, modelMatrix);
         Mesh.PrepareForRendering(projectionMatrix, viewMatrix, modelMatrix);
-        gl.DrawElements(PrimitiveType.Triangles, (uint)Mesh.Indices.Length, DrawElementsType.UnsignedInt, 0);
+        unsafe
+        {
+            gl.DrawElements(PrimitiveType.Triangles, (uint)Mesh.Indices.Length, DrawElementsType.UnsignedInt, null);
+        }
     }
 
     private void GenerateRenderableMesh(GL gl, Matrix4X4<float> projectionMatrix, Matrix4X4<float> viewMatrix, Matrix4X4<float> modelMatrix)
@@ -37,20 +41,32 @@ public class MeshRenderer : RenderComponent
             meshData[insert + 4] = Mesh.Normals[i].Y;
             meshData[insert + 5] = Mesh.Normals[i].Z;
         }
+
+        unsafe
+        {
+            gl.BindBuffer(BufferTargetARB.ArrayBuffer, vbo);
+            // var meshDataSpan = new ReadOnlySpan<float>(meshData);
+            // gl.BufferData(BufferTargetARB.ArrayBuffer, meshDataSpan, BufferUsageARB.StaticDraw); // TODO: maybe try the unsafe approach and see if that works?
+            fixed (void* data = &meshData[0])
+            {
+                gl.BufferData(BufferTargetARB.ArrayBuffer, (nuint)(meshData.Length * sizeof(float)), data, BufferUsageARB.StaticDraw);
+            }
+            
+            gl.BindBuffer(BufferTargetARB.ElementArrayBuffer, ebo);
+            // var indicesSpan = new ReadOnlySpan<uint>(Mesh.Indices);
+            // gl.BufferData(BufferTargetARB.ArrayBuffer, indicesSpan, BufferUsageARB.StaticDraw);
+            fixed (void* indices = &Mesh.Indices[0])
+            {
+                gl.BufferData(BufferTargetARB.ElementArrayBuffer, (nuint)(Mesh.Indices.Length * sizeof(float)), indices, BufferUsageARB.StaticDraw);
+            }
+            
+            // vertices
+            gl.EnableVertexAttribArray(0);
+            gl.VertexAttribPointer(0, 3, VertexAttribPointerType.Float, false, 6 * sizeof(float), null);
+            // normals
+            gl.EnableVertexAttribArray(1);
+            gl.VertexAttribPointer(1, 3, VertexAttribPointerType.Float, false, 6 * sizeof(float), (void*)(3 * sizeof(float)));
+        }
         
-        gl.BindBuffer(BufferTargetARB.ArrayBuffer, vbo);
-        var meshDataSpan = new ReadOnlySpan<float>(meshData);
-        gl.BufferData(BufferTargetARB.ArrayBuffer, meshDataSpan, BufferUsageARB.StaticDraw);
-        
-        gl.BindBuffer(BufferTargetARB.ArrayBuffer, ebo);
-        var indicesSpan = new ReadOnlySpan<uint>(Mesh.Indices);
-        gl.BufferData(BufferTargetARB.ArrayBuffer, indicesSpan, BufferUsageARB.StaticDraw);
-        
-        // vertices
-        gl.EnableVertexAttribArray(0);
-        gl.VertexAttribPointer(0, 3, VertexAttribPointerType.Float, false, 6 * sizeof(float), 0);
-        // normals
-        gl.EnableVertexAttribArray(1);
-        gl.VertexAttribPointer(1, 3, VertexAttribPointerType.Float, false, 6 * sizeof(float), 3*sizeof(float));
     }
 }
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