diff --git a/nui-core/build.gradle b/nui-core/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b8b7cbf1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'java-library'
+    id 'maven-publish'
+}
+
+apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/common.gradle"
+
+dependencies {
+    api group: 'org.terasology.gestalt', name: 'gestalt-module', version: '7.0.3'
+    api group: 'org.terasology.gestalt', name: 'gestalt-asset-core', version: '7.0.3'
+
+    api ('org.joml:joml') {
+        version {
+            require jomlVersion
+        }
+    }
+
+    api ('org.terasology.joml-ext:joml-geometry') {
+        version {
+            require geomVersion
+        }
+    }
+
+    implementation group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '23.0'
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/EventDispatcher.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/EventDispatcher.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5906f3d2ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/EventDispatcher.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+import org.terasology.nui.core.bind.BindingPair;
+import org.terasology.nui.core.bind.BindingType;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Queue;
+
+public class EventDispatcher {
+    Map<Long, Queue<Runnable>> threadQueue = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
+
+    private ThreadLocal<Queue<Runnable>> localQueue = new ThreadLocal<>();
+
+    public void dispatch(BindingPair pair, Runnable runnable) {
+        BindingType type = pair.getBindingType();
+        Optional<UIObject> slotWidgetOptional = pair.getSignalWidget();
+        Optional<UIObject> signalWidgetOptional = pair.getSignalWidget();
+        if (!slotWidgetOptional.isPresent() || !signalWidgetOptional.isPresent()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        UIObject signalWidget = signalWidgetOptional.get();
+
+
+        runnable.run();
+//
+//        switch (type) {
+//            case Auto:
+//                break;
+//            case Queue:
+//                break;
+//            case Direct:
+//                runnable.run();
+//                break;
+//            case BlockedQueue:
+//                break;
+//        }
+    }
+
+    public void dispatchQueue(Runnable runnable) {
+
+    }
+
+    public void dispatch() {
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UICore.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UICore.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6189e5b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UICore.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core;
+
+public class UICore {
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UIEngine.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UIEngine.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43bd2c7d92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UIEngine.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core;
+
+public interface UIEngine {
+    EventDispatcher dispatcher();
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UIObject.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UIObject.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d88c97d276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UIObject.java
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core;
+
+import org.joml.Vector2f;
+import org.terasology.nui.core.bind.Binding;
+import org.terasology.nui.core.bind.UIProperty;
+import org.terasology.nui.core.bind.UISignal;
+import org.terasology.nui.core.bind.UISlot;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public abstract class UIObject implements AutoCloseable {
+    private UIObject parent;
+    private final List<UIObject> children = new ArrayList<>();
+    private boolean isFree = false;
+    private UIEngine uiEngine;
+
+    public static UIEngine getEngine(UIObject widget) {
+        return widget.uiEngine;
+    }
+
+
+    public final UISignal.UISignal0 destroy = new UISignal.UISignal0();
+
+
+    public UIObject(UIObject parent) {
+        // pass uiEngine to new widget
+        uiEngine = parent.uiEngine;
+
+        this.parent = parent;
+        this.parent.children.add(this);
+
+    }
+//
+//    public UIObject(UIObject parent) {
+//        this(parent);
+//
+//    }
+//
+//    public UIObject(UIObject parent, Vector2f pos) {
+//        this(parent);
+//        this.pos.set(pos);
+//    }
+//
+//    public UIObject(UIObject parent, Vector2f pos, Vector2f size) {
+//        this(parent);
+//        this.pos.set(pos);
+//        this.size.set(size);
+//    }
+
+
+    public Collection<UIObject> children() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableList(children);
+    }
+
+    public boolean isDisposed() {
+        return isFree;
+    }
+
+    public void addChild(UIObject widget) {
+        if (widget.parent != null) {
+            widget.parent.removeChild(widget);
+        }
+        children.add(widget);
+        widget.parent = this;
+    }
+
+    public void removeChild(UIObject widget) {
+        children.remove(widget);
+        widget.parent = null;
+    }
+
+    public UIObject getParent() {
+        return parent;
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+        this.isFree = true;
+        destroy.send();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UIPaintable.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UIPaintable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2375f41636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UIPaintable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core;
+
+public interface UIPaintable {
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UIRenderable.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UIRenderable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f057ef9710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UIRenderable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class UIRenderable {
+
+
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UISlot.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UISlot.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec0e0cbbfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/UISlot.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core;
+
+import org.terasology.nui.core.bind.BindingFunction;
+
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+
+public class UISlot<T extends BindingFunction> {
+    private WeakReference<UIObject> reference;
+    private T handler;
+
+    public UISlot(T handler) {
+        this.handler = handler;
+    }
+
+    public Object invoke(Object[] entry) {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Binding.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Binding.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84bb2d3cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Binding.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+import org.terasology.nui.core.UIObject;
+
+public class Binding {
+    private Binding() {
+    }
+
+    public static void bind(UIObject wid1, UISignal.UISignal0 signal, UIObject wid2, UISlot.UISlot0 slot) {
+        bind(wid1, signal, wid2, slot, BindingType.Auto);
+    }
+
+    public static void bind(UIObject wid1, UISignal.UISignal0 signal, UIObject wid2, UISlot.UISlot0 slot, BindingType type) {
+        BindingPair pair = new BindingPair(wid1, wid2, type);
+        signal.register(pair, slot);
+    }
+
+    public static <T1> void bind(UIObject wid1, UISignal.UISignal1<T1> signal, UIObject wid2, UISlot.UISlot1<T1> slot) {
+        bind(wid1, signal, wid2, slot, BindingType.Auto);
+    }
+
+    public static <T1> void bind(UIObject wid1, UISignal.UISignal1<T1> signal, UIObject wid2, UISlot.UISlot1<T1> slot, BindingType type) {
+        BindingPair pair = new BindingPair(wid1, wid2, type);
+        signal.register(pair, slot);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/BindingFunction.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/BindingFunction.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac453c44e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/BindingFunction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+public interface BindingFunction {
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/BindingPair.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/BindingPair.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfe3618d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/BindingPair.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+import org.terasology.nui.core.EventDispatcher;
+import org.terasology.nui.core.UIEngine;
+import org.terasology.nui.core.UIObject;
+
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+public class BindingPair {
+    private WeakReference<UIObject> signalWidget;
+    private WeakReference<UIObject> slotWidget;
+    private BindingType type;
+
+    public BindingPair(UIObject signalWidget, UIObject slotWidget, BindingType type) {
+        this.signalWidget = new WeakReference<>(signalWidget);
+        this.slotWidget = new WeakReference<>(slotWidget);
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
+    public Optional<UIObject> getSignalWidget() {
+        return Optional.ofNullable(signalWidget.get());
+    }
+
+
+    public Optional<UIObject> getSlotWidget() {
+        return Optional.ofNullable(slotWidget.get());
+    }
+
+    public BindingType getBindingType() {
+        return this.type;
+    }
+
+    public Optional<EventDispatcher> getSlotDispatcher() {
+        UIObject target = this.slotWidget.get();
+        if (target != null) {
+            UIEngine engine = UIObject.getEngine(target);
+            return Optional.ofNullable(engine.dispatcher());
+        }
+        return Optional.empty();
+    }
+
+    public boolean  isDisposed() {
+        UIObject slotWid = signalWidget.get();
+        UIObject targetWid = slotWidget.get();
+        if (slotWid == null || slotWid.isDisposed()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (targetWid == null || targetWid.isDisposed()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/BindingType.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/BindingType.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e88ce9a827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/BindingType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+public enum BindingType {
+    Auto,
+    Direct,
+    Queue,
+    BlockedQueue
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function0.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function0.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23c6116aad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function0.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface Function0 extends BindingFunction {
+    void apply();
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function1.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function1.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..717037b16f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface Function1<T1> extends BindingFunction {
+    void apply(T1 t1);
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function2.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function2.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b70de7998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+public interface Function2<T1, T2> extends BindingFunction {
+    void apply(T1 t1, T2 t2);
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function3.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function3.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41cb663739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function3.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+public interface Function3<T1, T2, T3> extends BindingFunction {
+    void apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3);
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function4.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function4.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5b124f0f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function4.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+public interface Function4<T1, T2, T3, T4>extends BindingFunction {
+    void apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4);
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function5.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function5.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f7f8db999
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function5.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+public interface Function5<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5> extends BindingFunction {
+    void apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5);
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function6.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function6.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c273d1dc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function6.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+public interface Function6<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6> extends BindingFunction {
+    void apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5, T6 t6);
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function7.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function7.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f02669ce56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function7.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+public interface Function7<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7>extends BindingFunction {
+    void apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5, T6 t6, T7 t7);
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function8.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function8.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f36018c5d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/Function8.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+public interface Function8<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>  extends BindingFunction {
+    void apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5, T6 t6, T7 t7, T8 t8);
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/UIFloatProperty.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/UIFloatProperty.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3924c5d5d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/UIFloatProperty.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+public class UIFloatProperty {
+    private float value;
+    public final UISignal.UISignal0 propertyChanged = new UISignal.UISignal0();
+
+    public UIFloatProperty(float initial) {
+        this.value = initial;
+    }
+
+    public void set(float value) {
+        propertyChanged.send();
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    public float get() {
+        return value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/UIProperty.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/UIProperty.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c8b7d4147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/UIProperty.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+public class UIProperty<T1> {
+    private T1 value;
+    public final UISignal.UISignal0 propertyChanged = new UISignal.UISignal0();
+
+    public UIProperty(T1 initial) {
+        this.value = initial;
+    }
+
+    public void set(T1 value) {
+        propertyChanged.send();
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    public T1 get() {
+        return value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/UISignal.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/UISignal.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39cb895b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/UISignal.java
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ArrayListMultimap;
+import com.google.common.collect.Multimap;
+
+import java.util.Iterator;
+
+public class UISignal {
+
+    protected boolean handle(BindingPair pair, Runnable runnable) {
+        runnable.run();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    protected boolean validate(BindingPair pair, Iterator<BindingPair> pairs) {
+        if (pair.isDisposed()) {
+            pairs.remove();
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public static class UISignal0 extends UISignal {
+        private Multimap<BindingPair, UISlot.UISlot0> bindings;
+
+        public UISignal0() {
+        }
+
+        protected boolean register(BindingPair pair, UISlot.UISlot0 slot) {
+            bindings.put(pair, slot);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public void send() {
+            Iterator<BindingPair> pairs = bindings.keySet().iterator();
+            while (pairs.hasNext()) {
+                BindingPair pair = pairs.next();
+                if (pair.isDisposed()) {
+                    pairs.remove();
+                    continue;
+                }
+                for (UISlot.UISlot0 slot : bindings.get(pair)) {
+                    handle(pair, slot::invoke);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISignal1<T1> extends UISignal {
+        private Multimap<BindingPair, UISlot.UISlot1<T1>> bindings = ArrayListMultimap.create();
+
+        public UISignal1() {
+        }
+
+        protected boolean register(BindingPair pair, UISlot.UISlot1<T1> slot) {
+            bindings.put(pair, slot);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public void send(T1 t1) {
+            Iterator<BindingPair> pairs = bindings.keySet().iterator();
+            while (pairs.hasNext()) {
+                BindingPair pair = pairs.next();
+                if (!validate(pair, pairs)) continue;
+                for (UISlot.UISlot1<T1> slot : bindings.get(pair)) {
+                    handle(pair, () -> slot.invoke(t1));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISignal2<T1, T2> extends UISignal {
+        private final Multimap<BindingPair, UISlot.UISlot2<T1, T2>> bindings = ArrayListMultimap.create();
+
+        public UISignal2() {
+        }
+
+        protected boolean register(BindingPair pair, UISlot.UISlot2<T1, T2> slot) {
+            bindings.put(pair, slot);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+
+        public void send(T1 t1, T2 t2) {
+            Iterator<BindingPair> pairs = bindings.keySet().iterator();
+            while (pairs.hasNext()) {
+                BindingPair pair = pairs.next();
+                if (!validate(pair, pairs)) continue;
+                for (UISlot.UISlot2<T1, T2> slot : bindings.get(pair)) {
+                    handle(pair, () -> slot.invoke(t1, t2));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISignal3<T1, T2, T3> extends UISignal {
+        private Multimap<BindingPair, UISlot.UISlot3<T1, T2, T3>> bindings = ArrayListMultimap.create();
+
+        public UISignal3() {
+        }
+
+        protected boolean register(BindingPair pair, UISlot.UISlot3<T1, T2, T3> slot) {
+            bindings.put(pair, slot);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public void send(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3) {
+            Iterator<BindingPair> pairs = bindings.keySet().iterator();
+            while (pairs.hasNext()) {
+                BindingPair pair = pairs.next();
+                if (!validate(pair, pairs)) continue;
+                for (UISlot.UISlot3<T1, T2, T3> slot : bindings.get(pair)) {
+                    handle(pair, () -> slot.invoke(t1, t2, t3));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISignal4<T1, T2, T3, T4> extends UISignal {
+        public Multimap<BindingPair, UISlot.UISlot4<T1, T2, T3, T4>> bindings = ArrayListMultimap.create();
+
+        public UISignal4() {
+        }
+
+        protected boolean register(BindingPair pair, UISlot.UISlot4<T1, T2, T3, T4> slot) {
+            bindings.put(pair, slot);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public void send(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4) {
+            Iterator<BindingPair> pairs = bindings.keySet().iterator();
+            while (pairs.hasNext()) {
+                BindingPair pair = pairs.next();
+                if (!validate(pair, pairs)) continue;
+                for (UISlot.UISlot4<T1, T2, T3, T4> slot : bindings.get(pair)) {
+                    handle(pair, () -> slot.invoke(t1, t2, t3, t4));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISignal5<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5> extends UISignal {
+        public Multimap<BindingPair, UISlot.UISlot5<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>> bindings = ArrayListMultimap.create();
+
+        public UISignal5() {
+
+        }
+
+        protected boolean register(BindingPair pair, UISlot.UISlot5<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5> slot) {
+            bindings.put(pair, slot);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public void send(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5) {
+            Iterator<BindingPair> pairs = bindings.keySet().iterator();
+            while (pairs.hasNext()) {
+                BindingPair pair = pairs.next();
+                if (!validate(pair, pairs)) continue;
+                for (UISlot.UISlot5<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5> slot : bindings.get(pair)) {
+                    handle(pair, () -> slot.invoke(t1, t2, t3, t4, t5));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISignal6<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6> extends UISignal {
+        public Multimap<BindingPair, UISlot.UISlot6<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>> bindings = ArrayListMultimap.create();
+
+        public UISignal6() {
+
+        }
+
+        protected boolean register(BindingPair pair, UISlot.UISlot6<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6> slot) {
+            bindings.put(pair, slot);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public void send(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5, T6 t6) {
+            Iterator<BindingPair> pairs = bindings.keySet().iterator();
+            while (pairs.hasNext()) {
+                BindingPair pair = pairs.next();
+                if (!validate(pair, pairs)) continue;
+                for (UISlot.UISlot6<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6> slot : bindings.get(pair)) {
+                    handle(pair, () -> slot.invoke(t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISignal7<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7> extends UISignal {
+        public Multimap<BindingPair, UISlot.UISlot7<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7>> bindings = ArrayListMultimap.create();
+
+        public UISignal7() {
+
+        }
+
+        protected boolean register(BindingPair pair, UISlot.UISlot7<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7> slot) {
+            bindings.put(pair, slot);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public void send(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5, T6 t6, T7 t7) {
+            Iterator<BindingPair> pairs = bindings.keySet().iterator();
+            while (pairs.hasNext()) {
+                BindingPair pair = pairs.next();
+                if (!validate(pair, pairs)) continue;
+                for (UISlot.UISlot7<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7> slot : bindings.get(pair)) {
+                    handle(pair, () -> slot.invoke(t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISignal8<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> extends UISignal {
+        public Multimap<BindingPair, UISlot.UISlot8<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>> bindings = ArrayListMultimap.create();
+
+        public UISignal8() {
+
+        }
+
+        protected boolean register(BindingPair pair, UISlot.UISlot8<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> slot) {
+            bindings.put(pair, slot);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public void send(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5, T6 t6, T7 t7, T8 t8) {
+            Iterator<BindingPair> pairs = bindings.keySet().iterator();
+            while (pairs.hasNext()) {
+                BindingPair pair = pairs.next();
+                if (!validate(pair, pairs)) continue;
+                for (UISlot.UISlot8<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> slot : bindings.get(pair)) {
+                    handle(pair, () -> slot.invoke(t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7, t8));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
diff --git a/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/UISlot.java b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/UISlot.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d5e23e8f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/core/bind/UISlot.java
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core.bind;
+
+public abstract class UISlot {
+
+    public static class UISlot0 extends UISlot {
+        private final Function0 binding;
+        public UISlot0(Function0 binding) {
+            this.binding = binding;
+        }
+
+        public void invoke() {
+            binding.apply();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISlot1<T1> extends UISlot {
+        private final Function1<T1> binding;
+        public UISlot1(Function1<T1> binding) {
+            this.binding = binding;
+        }
+
+        public void invoke(T1 t1) {
+            binding.apply(t1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISlot2<T1, T2> extends UISlot {
+        private final Function2<T1, T2> binding;
+        public UISlot2(Function2<T1, T2> binding) {
+            this.binding = binding;
+        }
+
+        public void invoke(T1 t1, T2 t2) {
+            binding.apply(t1, t2);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISlot3<T1,T2,T3> extends UISlot {
+        private final Function3<T1,T2,T3> binding;
+        public UISlot3(Function3<T1,T2,T3> binding) {
+            this.binding = binding;
+        }
+
+        public void invoke(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3) {
+            binding.apply(t1, t2, t3);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISlot4<T1,T2,T3,T4> extends UISlot {
+        private final Function4<T1, T2, T3, T4> binding;
+        public UISlot4(Function4<T1, T2, T3, T4> binding) {
+            this.binding = binding;
+        }
+
+        public void invoke(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4) {
+            binding.apply(t1, t2, t3, t4);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISlot5<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5> extends UISlot {
+        private final Function5<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5> binding;
+        public UISlot5(Function5<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5> binding) {
+            this.binding = binding;
+        }
+
+        public void invoke(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5) {
+            binding.apply(t1, t2, t3, t4, t5);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISlot6<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6> extends UISlot {
+        private final Function6<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6> binding;
+
+        public UISlot6(Function6<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6> binding) {
+            this.binding = binding;
+        }
+
+        public void invoke(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5, T6 t6) {
+            binding.apply(t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISlot7<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7> extends UISlot {
+        private final Function7<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7> binding;
+
+        public UISlot7(Function7<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7> binding) {
+            this.binding = binding;
+        }
+
+        public void invoke(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5, T6 t6, T7 t7) {
+            binding.apply(t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class UISlot8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8> extends UISlot {
+        private final Function8<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> binding;
+
+        public UISlot8(Function8<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8> binding) {
+            this.binding = binding;
+        }
+
+        public void invoke(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5, T6 t6, T7 t7, T8 t8) {
+            binding.apply(t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7, t8);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nui-core/src/test/java/org/terasology/nui/core/TestWidget.java b/nui-core/src/test/java/org/terasology/nui/core/TestWidget.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5555c73eb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-core/src/test/java/org/terasology/nui/core/TestWidget.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.core;
+
+
+import org.terasology.nui.core.bind.Binding;
+import org.terasology.nui.core.bind.UISignal;
+import org.terasology.nui.core.bind.UISlot;
+import org.terasology.nui.core.bind.Function1;
+
+public class TestWidget extends UIObject {
+    private UISignal.UISignal1<Integer> a1 = new UISignal.UISignal1<>();
+    private TestWidget2 widget2 = new TestWidget2(this);
+
+    public class TestWidget2 extends UIObject {
+        private int counter;
+        public final UISlot.UISlot1<Integer> consumer = new UISlot.UISlot1<>(new Function1<Integer>() {
+            @Override
+            public void apply(Integer integer) {
+                counter += integer;
+                handle1();
+            }
+        });
+
+        public void  handle1() {
+
+        }
+
+        public TestWidget2(UIObject parent) {
+            super(parent);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public TestWidget(UIObject parent) {
+        super(parent);
+        Binding.bind(this, a1, widget2, widget2.consumer);
+        a1.send(10);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nui-widget/build.gradle b/nui-widget/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad120df936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-widget/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'java-library'
+    id 'maven-publish'
+}
+
+apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/common.gradle"
+
+dependencies {
+    api group: 'org.terasology.gestalt', name: 'gestalt-module', version: '7.0.3'
+    api group: 'org.terasology.gestalt', name: 'gestalt-asset-core', version: '7.0.3'
+    api project(':nui-core')
+
+    api ('org.joml:joml') {
+        version {
+            require jomlVersion
+        }
+    }
+
+    api ('org.terasology.joml-ext:joml-geometry') {
+        version {
+            require geomVersion
+        }
+    }
+
+    implementation group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '23.0'
+
+
+}
diff --git a/nui-widget/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/widget/UIAnchorLayout.java b/nui-widget/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/widget/UIAnchorLayout.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81d3a5b368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-widget/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/widget/UIAnchorLayout.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.widget;
+
+public class UIAnchorLayout {
+}
diff --git a/nui-widget/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/widget/UIWidget.java b/nui-widget/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/widget/UIWidget.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f17ab1222c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nui-widget/src/main/java/org/terasology/nui/widget/UIWidget.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package org.terasology.nui.widget;
+
+import org.joml.Vector2f;
+import org.terasology.nui.core.UIObject;
+import org.terasology.nui.core.bind.Binding;
+import org.terasology.nui.core.bind.UIProperty;
+import org.terasology.nui.core.bind.UISlot;
+
+public class UIWidget extends UIObject {
+    public final UIProperty<Float> z = new UIProperty<>(0.0f);
+    public final UIProperty<Vector2f> pos = new UIProperty<>(new Vector2f());
+    public final UIProperty<Vector2f> size = new UIProperty<>(new Vector2f());
+
+    private final UISlot.UISlot0 layoutChange = new UISlot.UISlot0(this::updateLayout);
+
+    public UIWidget(UIObject parent) {
+        super(parent);
+
+        Binding.bind(this, z.propertyChanged, this, layoutChange);
+        Binding.bind(this, pos.propertyChanged, this, layoutChange);
+        Binding.bind(this, size.propertyChanged, this, layoutChange);
+    }
+
+    public void updateLayout() {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 379024ac49..704c67fa70 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 rootProject.name = 'TeraNUI'
-include 'nui-reflect', 'nui-input', 'nui', 'nui-gestalt5', 'nui-gestalt7', 'nui-libgdx'
+include 'nui-reflect', 'nui-input', 'nui', 'nui-gestalt5', 'nui-gestalt7', 'nui-libgdx', 'nui-core', 'nui-widget'