diff --git a/scripts/player.gd b/scripts/player.gd
index 1c6e8bc..536ec9a 100644
--- a/scripts/player.gd
+++ b/scripts/player.gd
@@ -2,25 +2,35 @@ extends CharacterBody3D
 
 @export var camera: Camera3D
 
-@export var SPEED = 4.0
+var SPEED = 2.0
 const JUMP_VELOCITY = 4.5
 const MOUSE_SENSITIVITY = 0.004
 
+const ROTATION_SPEED := 4.0  # How fast to interpolate (higher = snappier)
+var target_rotation := Vector2.ZERO  # x = pitch, y = yaw
+
+
 func _ready() -> void:
 	assert(camera != null, "Forgot to set camera in editor")
 	Input.mouse_mode = Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED
 
-## Implements [member Portal3D.ON_TELEPORT_CALLBACK]
-func on_teleport(portal: Portal3D) -> void:
-	print("on_teleport: player position - ",self.global_position)
+	# Initialize target rotation from current rotation
+	target_rotation.y = rotation.y
+	target_rotation.x = camera.rotation.x
+
 
 func _unhandled_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
-	if event is InputEventMouseMotion:
-		if Input.mouse_mode == Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED:
-			rotate_y(-event.screen_relative.x * MOUSE_SENSITIVITY)
-			camera.rotate_x(-event.screen_relative.y * MOUSE_SENSITIVITY)
-			camera.rotation.x = clamp(camera.rotation.x, deg_to_rad(-80), deg_to_rad(80))
+	if event is InputEventMouseMotion and Input.mouse_mode == Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED:
+		target_rotation.y -= event.relative.x * MOUSE_SENSITIVITY
+		target_rotation.x -= event.relative.y * MOUSE_SENSITIVITY
+		target_rotation.x = clamp(target_rotation.x, deg_to_rad(-80), deg_to_rad(80))
 
+func _process(delta: float) -> void:
+	# Smoothly interpolate current rotation toward target
+	rotation.y = lerp_angle(rotation.y, target_rotation.y, delta * ROTATION_SPEED)
+	camera.rotation.x = lerp_angle(camera.rotation.x, target_rotation.x, delta * ROTATION_SPEED)
+	
+	
 func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
 	var right: Vector3 = (global_transform.basis.x * Vector3(1, 0, 1)).normalized()
 	var forward: Vector3 = (-global_transform.basis.z * Vector3(1, 0, 1)).normalized()