diff --git a/src/jasper/modules/world/include/jasper/world/world.hpp b/src/jasper/modules/world/include/jasper/world/world.hpp
index 5463733..4fd59f6 100644
--- a/src/jasper/modules/world/include/jasper/world/world.hpp
+++ b/src/jasper/modules/world/include/jasper/world/world.hpp
@@ -16,16 +16,28 @@ namespace ncore = nostalgia::core;
 
 class World {
 	private:
+		struct PaletteTracker {
+			keel::AssetRef<ncore::CompactPalette> pal;
+			int page{};
+		};
+		ox::Vector<PaletteTracker, 10> m_palettes;
 		ncore::Context &m_nctx;
-		ox::Vector<keel::AssetRef<ncore::CompactPalette>, 10> m_palettes;
 		WorldStatic const&m_worldStatic;
+#ifndef OX_OS_BareMetal
+		turbine::TimeMs m_prevUpdateTime{};
+		turbine::TimeMs m_nextUpdateTime{};
+#endif
 
 	public:
 		explicit World(ncore::Context &nctx, WorldStatic const&worldStatic) noexcept;
 
 		ox::Error setupDisplay() noexcept;
 
-		ox::Result<int> update() const noexcept;
+		ox::Result<int> update() noexcept;
+
+#ifndef OX_OS_BareMetal
+		ox::Result<int> editorModeUpdate() noexcept;
+#endif
 
 	private:
 		void setupLayer(uint_t lyr, uint_t cbb) const noexcept;
diff --git a/src/jasper/modules/world/src/studio/worldeditor/worldeditor-imgui.cpp b/src/jasper/modules/world/src/studio/worldeditor/worldeditor-imgui.cpp
index afe3851..ae322bd 100644
--- a/src/jasper/modules/world/src/studio/worldeditor/worldeditor-imgui.cpp
+++ b/src/jasper/modules/world/src/studio/worldeditor/worldeditor-imgui.cpp
@@ -251,11 +251,19 @@ void WorldEditorImGui::drawPropEditor() noexcept {
 
 void WorldEditorImGui::drawMenu() noexcept {
 	ig::IDStackItem const idStackItem("Menu");
-	if (ig::PushButton("Resize")) {
+	if (ImGui::Button("Resize")) {
 		m_sizeEditor.show = true;
 		m_sizeEditor.columns = m_doc.columns;
 		m_sizeEditor.rows = m_doc.rows;
 	}
+	ImGui::SameLine();
+	{
+		bool animate = m_view.animate();
+		if (ImGui::Checkbox("Animate", &animate) && !animate) {
+			oxLogError(m_view.setupWorld());
+		}
+		m_view.setAnimate(animate);
+	}
 }
 
 void WorldEditorImGui::drawResources() noexcept {
diff --git a/src/jasper/modules/world/src/studio/worldeditor/worldeditorview.cpp b/src/jasper/modules/world/src/studio/worldeditor/worldeditorview.cpp
index 2147fb0..c2e373c 100644
--- a/src/jasper/modules/world/src/studio/worldeditor/worldeditorview.cpp
+++ b/src/jasper/modules/world/src/studio/worldeditor/worldeditorview.cpp
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ void WorldEditorView::draw(ox::Size const&targetSz) noexcept {
 		glutils::resizeInitFrameBuffer(m_frameBuffer, ncore::gl::drawSize(m_scale));
 	}
 	glutils::FrameBufferBind const frameBufferBind(m_frameBuffer);
-	auto const wakeUp = m_world.update();
-	if (wakeUp.ok()) {
-		turbine::setRefreshWithin(m_sctx.tctx, wakeUp.value);
+	if (m_animateWorld) {
+		auto const wakeUp = m_world.editorModeUpdate();
+		if (wakeUp.ok()) {
+			turbine::setRefreshWithin(m_sctx.tctx, wakeUp.value);
+		}
 	}
 	ncore::gl::draw(*m_cctx, m_scale);
 	m_highlighter.draw();
diff --git a/src/jasper/modules/world/src/studio/worldeditor/worldeditorview.hpp b/src/jasper/modules/world/src/studio/worldeditor/worldeditorview.hpp
index bc1f122..dad40cb 100644
--- a/src/jasper/modules/world/src/studio/worldeditor/worldeditorview.hpp
+++ b/src/jasper/modules/world/src/studio/worldeditor/worldeditorview.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class WorldEditorView {
 		ox::Size m_scaleSz = ncore::gl::drawSize(m_scale);
 		ox::Optional<studio::Selection> m_selection;
 		MapTileHighlighter m_highlighter;
+		bool m_animateWorld{};
 
 	public:
 		WorldEditorView(studio::StudioContext &ctx, WorldStatic const&worldStatic);
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ class WorldEditorView {
 
 		void setSelection(studio::Selection const&sel) noexcept;
 
+		[[nodiscard]]
+		bool animate() const noexcept { return m_animateWorld; }
+
+		void setAnimate(bool animate) noexcept { m_animateWorld = animate; }
+
 		[[nodiscard]]
 		glutils::FrameBuffer const&framebuffer() const noexcept;
 
diff --git a/src/jasper/modules/world/src/world.cpp b/src/jasper/modules/world/src/world.cpp
index fde93a7..16ed7b3 100644
--- a/src/jasper/modules/world/src/world.cpp
+++ b/src/jasper/modules/world/src/world.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ namespace jasper::world {
 
 World::World(ncore::Context &nctx, WorldStatic const&worldStatic) noexcept:
 	m_nctx(nctx),
-	m_worldStatic(worldStatic) {
-}
+	m_worldStatic(worldStatic) {}
 
 ox::Error World::setupDisplay() noexcept {
 	if (m_worldStatic.palettes.empty()) {
@@ -22,8 +21,8 @@ ox::Error World::setupDisplay() noexcept {
 	m_palettes.clear();
 	for (auto i = 0u; auto const&pal : m_worldStatic.palettes) {
 		auto &palRef = m_palettes.emplace_back();
-		oxReturnError(readObj<ncore::CompactPalette>(keelCtx(m_nctx), pal.palette).moveTo(palRef));
-		oxReturnError(ncore::loadBgPalette(m_nctx, i, *palRef));
+		oxReturnError(readObj<ncore::CompactPalette>(keelCtx(m_nctx), pal.palette).moveTo(palRef.pal));
+		oxReturnError(ncore::loadBgPalette(m_nctx, i, *palRef.pal));
 		++i;
 	}
 	oxReturnError(ncore::loadBgTileSheet(m_nctx, 0, m_worldStatic.tilesheets));
@@ -68,17 +67,44 @@ void World::setupLayer(
 	}
 }
 
-ox::Result<int> World::update() const noexcept {
+ox::Result<int> World::update() noexcept {
 	auto const time = ticksMs(turbineCtx(m_nctx));
-	int expiresIn = 30 * 1000;
+	int expiresIn = 60'000;
 	for (size_t i = 0; auto const&pal : m_palettes) {
 		auto const interval = m_worldStatic.palettes[i].intervalMs;
-		auto const page = (time / interval) % pal->pages.size();
+		auto const page = (time / interval) % pal.pal->pages.size();
 		expiresIn = ox::min(expiresIn, static_cast<int>(time % interval));
-		oxReturnError(ncore::loadBgPalette(m_nctx, i, *pal, static_cast<size_t>(page)));
+		oxReturnError(ncore::loadBgPalette(m_nctx, i, *pal.pal, static_cast<size_t>(page)));
 		++i;
 	}
 	return expiresIn;
 }
 
+#ifndef OX_OS_BareMetal
+ox::Result<int> World::editorModeUpdate() noexcept {
+	auto const time = ticksMs(turbineCtx(m_nctx));
+	if (time >= m_nextUpdateTime) {
+		turbine::TimeMs expiresIn = 60'000;
+		bool updated = false;
+		auto const elapsedSincePrev = time - m_prevUpdateTime;
+		for (size_t i = 0; auto &pal: m_palettes) {
+			auto const interval = m_worldStatic.palettes[i].intervalMs;
+			auto &page = pal.page;
+			auto const update = (elapsedSincePrev >= interval);
+			page += update * 1;
+			page %= static_cast<int>(pal.pal->pages.size());
+			oxReturnError(ncore::loadBgPalette(m_nctx, i, *pal.pal, static_cast<size_t>(page)));
+			updated = updated || update;
+			expiresIn = ox::min<turbine::TimeMs>(expiresIn, interval);
+			++i;
+		}
+		if (updated) {
+			m_prevUpdateTime = time;
+		}
+		m_nextUpdateTime = time + expiresIn;
+	}
+	return static_cast<int>(m_nextUpdateTime - time);
+}
+#endif
+
 }
diff --git a/src/jasper/player/app.cpp b/src/jasper/player/app.cpp
index 36c3a02..c463ab5 100644
--- a/src/jasper/player/app.cpp
+++ b/src/jasper/player/app.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@ ox::Error run(turbine::Context &tctx, ox::StringView, ox::SpanView<ox::String> a
 	oxReturnError(world.setupDisplay());
 	turbine::setApplicationData(tctx, &world);
 	setUpdateHandler(tctx, [](turbine::Context &tctx) -> int {
-		auto const&world = *applicationData<world::World>(tctx);
+		auto &world = *applicationData<world::World>(tctx);
 		auto [sleepTime, err] = world.update();
 		if (err) {
-			oxDebugf("error: {}", toStr(err));
 			oxLogError(err);
 		}
 		return 0;