diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c44ddb2..9fe1370 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "gl",
  "imagefmt",
+ "serde",
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
@@ -1529,6 +1530,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "glc",
  "log",
  "log4rs",
+ "serde",
  "serde_yaml",
  "shred",
  "shrev",
@@ -1553,6 +1555,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hibitset",
  "log",
  "rayon",
+ "serde",
  "shred",
  "shrev",
  "tuple_utils",
diff --git a/glc/Cargo.toml b/glc/Cargo.toml
index 1957514..d5e74b1 100644
--- a/glc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/glc/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Bergmann89 <info@bergmann89.de>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
+[features]
+default = [ ]
+
 [dependencies]
 gl = { version = "0.1", features = [ "generate_global" ] }
 imagefmt = "4.0"
+serde = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
 thiserror = "1.0"
diff --git a/glc/src/matrix.rs b/glc/src/matrix.rs
index ef71d55..62e9249 100644
--- a/glc/src/matrix.rs
+++ b/glc/src/matrix.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@ use std::convert::{AsMut, AsRef};
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter, Result as FmtResult};
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut, Mul};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+use serde::{
+    de::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Error, MapAccess, SeqAccess, Visitor},
+    ser::{Serialize, SerializeStruct, Serializer},
+};
+
 use super::vector::{Element, Vector2, Vector3, Vector4};
 
 macro_rules! first_ptr {
-    ($this:ident, $first:ident $(,$other:ident)*) => {
+    ($this:ident, $first:ident $(, $other:ident)*) => {
         unsafe { $this.$first.as_ptr() }
     };
 }
@@ -143,6 +149,82 @@ macro_rules! define_mat {
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+        impl<T> Serialize for $Name<T>
+        where
+            T: Serialize,
+        {
+            fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+            where
+                S: Serializer
+            {
+                let mut s = serializer.serialize_struct(stringify!($Name), $size)?;
+                unsafe { $(s.serialize_field(stringify!($f), &self.$f)?;)+ }
+                s.end()
+            }
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+        impl<'de, T> Deserialize<'de> for $Name<T>
+        where
+            T: Deserialize<'de>,
+        {
+            fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+            where
+                D: Deserializer<'de>
+            {
+                struct MatrixVisitor<T>(std::marker::PhantomData<T>);
+
+                impl<'de, X> Visitor<'de> for MatrixVisitor<X>
+                where X: Deserialize<'de>,
+                {
+                    type Value = $Name<X>;
+
+                    fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut Formatter) -> FmtResult {
+                        formatter.write_fmt(format_args!("struct {}", stringify!($Name)))
+                    }
+
+                    fn visit_seq<V>(self, mut seq: V) -> Result<$Name<X>, V::Error>
+                    where
+                        V: SeqAccess<'de>,
+                    {
+                        Ok($Name {
+                            $($f: seq.next_element()?.ok_or_else(|| Error::invalid_length($i, &self))?,)+
+                        })
+                    }
+
+                    fn visit_map<V>(self, mut map: V) -> Result<$Name<X>, V::Error>
+                    where
+                        V: MapAccess<'de>,
+                    {
+                        $(let mut $f = None;)+
+
+                        while let Some(key) = map.next_key()? {
+                            match key {
+                                $(
+                                    stringify!($f) => {
+                                        if $f.is_some() {
+                                            return Err(Error::duplicate_field(stringify!($f)));
+                                        }
+                                        $f = Some(map.next_value()?);
+                                    }
+                                )+
+                                value => return Err(Error::unknown_field(value, FIELDS)),
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        Ok($Name {
+                            $($f: $f.ok_or_else(|| Error::missing_field(stringify!($f)))?,)+
+                        })
+                    }
+                }
+
+                const FIELDS: &'static [&'static str] = &[$(stringify!($f),)+];
+
+                deserializer.deserialize_struct(stringify!($Name), FIELDS, MatrixVisitor::<T>(std::marker::PhantomData))
+            }
+        }
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/glc/src/vector.rs b/glc/src/vector.rs
index cfd2d75..e20c540 100644
--- a/glc/src/vector.rs
+++ b/glc/src/vector.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@ use std::convert::{AsMut, AsRef};
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter, Result as FmtResult};
 use std::ops::{Add, Deref, DerefMut, Div, Mul, Neg, Sub};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+use serde::{
+    de::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Error},
+    ser::{Serialize, Serializer},
+};
+
 macro_rules! first_ptr {
-    ($this:ident, $first:ident $(,$other:ident)*) => {
+    ($this:ident, $first:ident $(, $other:ident)*) => {
         unsafe { &$this.$first }
     };
 }
@@ -155,6 +161,36 @@ macro_rules! define_vec {
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+        impl<T> Serialize for $Name<T>
+        where
+            T: Serialize,
+        {
+            fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+            where
+                S: Serializer
+            {
+                unsafe { vec![$(&self.$f,)+].serialize(serializer) }
+            }
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+        impl<'de, T> Deserialize<'de> for $Name<T>
+        where
+            T: Deserialize<'de>,
+        {
+            fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+            where
+                D: Deserializer<'de>
+            {
+                let mut data = Vec::<T>::deserialize(deserializer)?.into_iter();
+
+                Ok(Self {
+                    $($f: data.next().ok_or_else(|| D::Error::custom("Vector is missing some elements!"))?,)+
+                })
+            }
+        }
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/space-crush-app/resources/world.json b/space-crush-app/resources/world.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30c2cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/space-crush-app/resources/world.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[{"marker":[0],"components":[{"pos":[0.0,0.0],"size":500.0},{}]}]
diff --git a/space-crush-app/src/main.rs b/space-crush-app/src/main.rs
index efa92dd..ec3eed0 100644
--- a/space-crush-app/src/main.rs
+++ b/space-crush-app/src/main.rs
@@ -33,27 +33,45 @@ fn run(vfs: Vfs) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let mut common = Dispatcher::new(&mut world);
     let mut app = App::new(&mut world)?;
 
-    create_test_world(&mut world);
+    load_world(&mut world, WORLD_FILEPATH)?;
 
     while app.is_running() {
+        world.maintain();
+
         common.process(&world);
         app.process(&world)?;
     }
 
+    save_world(&mut world, WORLD_FILEPATH)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn load_world(world: &mut World, path: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    use serde_json::de::{Deserializer, IoRead};
+    use space_crush_common::misc::{PersistWorld, Persistence, WorldHelper};
+
+    PersistWorld::setup(world);
+
+    let vfs = world.resource::<Vfs>()?;
+    let mut file = vfs.join(path)?.open_file()?;
+    let mut read = IoRead::new(&mut file);
+    let mut deserializer = Deserializer::new(&mut read);
+    world.deserialize(PersistWorld, &mut deserializer)?;
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn create_test_world(world: &mut World) {
-    use glc::vector::Vector2f;
-    use space_crush_common::components::{Planet, Position};
-    use specs::Builder;
-
-    world
-        .create_entity()
-        .with(Position {
-            pos: Vector2f::default(),
-            size: 500.0,
-        })
-        .with(Planet)
-        .build();
+fn save_world(world: &mut World, path: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    use serde_json::Serializer;
+    use space_crush_common::misc::{PersistWorld, WorldHelper};
+
+    let vfs = world.resource::<Vfs>()?;
+    let mut file = vfs.join(path)?.create_file()?;
+    let mut serializer = Serializer::new(&mut file);
+    world.serialize(PersistWorld, &mut serializer)?;
+
+    Ok(())
 }
+
+const WORLD_FILEPATH: &str = "resources/world.json";
diff --git a/space-crush-common/Cargo.toml b/space-crush-common/Cargo.toml
index a911214..5b95348 100644
--- a/space-crush-common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/space-crush-common/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ authors = ["Bergmann89 <info@bergmann89.de>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-glc = "0.1"
+glc = { version = "0.1", features = [ "serde" ] }
 log = { version = "0.4", features = [ "max_level_trace", "release_max_level_warn" ] }
 log4rs = "0.13"
+serde = "1.0"
 serde_yaml = "0.8"
 shred = { version = "0.10", features = [ "shred-derive" ] }
 shrev = "1.1"
-specs = "0.16"
+specs = { version = "0.16", features = [ "serde" ] }
 thiserror = "1.0"
 vfs = "0.4"
 vfs-zip = "0.2"
diff --git a/space-crush-common/src/components/planet.rs b/space-crush-common/src/components/planet.rs
index 8a9e4e7..1acbfd4 100644
--- a/space-crush-common/src/components/planet.rs
+++ b/space-crush-common/src/components/planet.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use specs::{Component, NullStorage};
 
-#[derive(Default)]
-pub struct Planet;
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Planet {}
 
 impl Component for Planet {
     type Storage = NullStorage<Self>;
diff --git a/space-crush-common/src/components/position.rs b/space-crush-common/src/components/position.rs
index a52ae7f..009ee6b 100644
--- a/space-crush-common/src/components/position.rs
+++ b/space-crush-common/src/components/position.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use glc::vector::Vector2f;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use specs::{Component, VecStorage};
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Position {
     pub pos: Vector2f,
     pub size: f32,
diff --git a/space-crush-common/src/misc/mod.rs b/space-crush-common/src/misc/mod.rs
index c06fb18..c4b83c4 100644
--- a/space-crush-common/src/misc/mod.rs
+++ b/space-crush-common/src/misc/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 mod log;
+mod persistence;
 mod vfs;
 mod world;
 
 pub use self::log::init as init_logger;
 pub use self::vfs::{Vfs, VfsError};
-pub use world::WorldHelper;
+pub use persistence::PersistWorld;
+pub use world::{Persistence, WorldHelper};
diff --git a/space-crush-common/src/misc/persistence.rs b/space-crush-common/src/misc/persistence.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39b18e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/space-crush-common/src/misc/persistence.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use specs::saveload::SimpleMarker;
+
+use crate::components::{Planet, Position};
+
+use super::Persistence;
+
+pub struct PersistWorld;
+pub struct PersistWorldMarker;
+
+impl Persistence for PersistWorld {
+    type Marker = SimpleMarker<PersistWorldMarker>;
+    type Components = (Position, Planet);
+}
diff --git a/space-crush-common/src/misc/world.rs b/space-crush-common/src/misc/world.rs
index bc2db0c..d57b97b 100644
--- a/space-crush-common/src/misc/world.rs
+++ b/space-crush-common/src/misc/world.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 use std::any::type_name;
 
+use serde::{
+    de::{DeserializeOwned, Deserializer},
+    ser::{Serialize, Serializer},
+};
 use shred::{Fetch, FetchMut, Resource};
 use shrev::{Event, EventChannel, ReaderId};
-use specs::World;
+use specs::{
+    error::NoError,
+    saveload::{DeserializeComponents, Marker, SerializeComponents},
+    Component, Entities, ReadStorage, World, WorldExt, Write, WriteStorage,
+};
 
 use crate::Error;
 
+/* WorldHelper */
+
 pub trait WorldHelper {
     fn resource<R>(&self) -> Result<Fetch<R>, Error>
     where
@@ -18,6 +28,16 @@ pub trait WorldHelper {
     fn register_event_reader<E>(&self) -> Result<ReaderId<E>, Error>
     where
         E: Event;
+
+    fn serialize<T, S>(&self, persistence: T, serializer: S) -> Result<(), S::Error>
+    where
+        T: Persistence,
+        S: Serializer;
+
+    fn deserialize<'de, T, D>(&self, persistence: T, deserializer: D) -> Result<(), D::Error>
+    where
+        T: Persistence,
+        D: Deserializer<'de>;
 }
 
 impl WorldHelper for World {
@@ -43,4 +63,125 @@ impl WorldHelper for World {
     {
         Ok(self.resource_mut::<EventChannel<E>>()?.register_reader())
     }
+
+    fn serialize<T, S>(&self, persistence: T, serializer: S) -> Result<(), S::Error>
+    where
+        T: Persistence,
+        S: Serializer,
+    {
+        persistence.serialize(self, serializer)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize<'de, T, D>(&self, persistence: T, deserializer: D) -> Result<(), D::Error>
+    where
+        T: Persistence,
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        persistence.deserialize(self, deserializer)
+    }
+}
+
+/* Persistence */
+
+pub trait Persistence {
+    type Marker: Marker;
+    type Components: PersistenceComponents<Self::Marker>;
+
+    fn setup(world: &mut World)
+    where
+        <Self::Marker as Component>::Storage: Default,
+        <Self::Marker as Marker>::Allocator: Default,
+    {
+        world.register::<Self::Marker>();
+        world.insert(<Self::Marker as Marker>::Allocator::default());
+    }
+
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, world: &World, serializer: S) -> Result<(), S::Error>
+    where
+        S: Serializer,
+    {
+        Self::Components::serialize(world, serializer)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize<'de, D>(&self, world: &World, deserializer: D) -> Result<(), D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        Self::Components::deserialize(world, deserializer)
+    }
 }
+
+/* PersistenceComponents */
+
+pub trait PersistenceComponents<M>
+where
+    M: Marker,
+{
+    fn serialize<S>(world: &World, serializer: S) -> Result<(), S::Error>
+    where
+        S: Serializer;
+
+    fn deserialize<'de, D>(world: &World, deserializer: D) -> Result<(), D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>;
+}
+
+macro_rules! define_persistence_components {
+    ($($T:ident),*) => {
+        #[allow(non_snake_case)]
+        impl<M $(,$T)+> PersistenceComponents<M> for ($($T,)+)
+        where
+            M: Marker,
+            M::Allocator: Default,
+            $($T: Component + Serialize + DeserializeOwned + Clone,)+
+        {
+            fn serialize<S>(world: &World, serializer: S) -> Result<(), S::Error>
+            where
+                S: Serializer,
+            {
+                let (entities, marker, $($T,)+) =
+                    world.system_data::<(Entities, ReadStorage<M>, $(ReadStorage<$T>,)+)>();
+
+                SerializeComponents::<NoError, M>::serialize(&($($T,)+), &entities, &marker, serializer)?;
+
+                Ok(())
+            }
+
+            fn deserialize<'de, D>(world: &World, deserializer: D) -> Result<(), D::Error>
+            where
+                D: Deserializer<'de>,
+            {
+                let (entities, mut marker, mut allocator, $($T,)+) = world.system_data::<(
+                    Entities,
+                    WriteStorage<M>,
+                    Write<M::Allocator>,
+                    $(WriteStorage<$T>,)+
+                )>();
+
+                DeserializeComponents::<NoError, M>::deserialize(
+                    &mut ($($T,)+),
+                    &entities,
+                    &mut marker,
+                    &mut allocator,
+                    deserializer,
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+define_persistence_components!(T1);
+define_persistence_components!(T1, T2);
+define_persistence_components!(T1, T2, T3);
+define_persistence_components!(T1, T2, T3, T4);
+define_persistence_components!(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5);
+define_persistence_components!(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6);
+define_persistence_components!(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7);
+define_persistence_components!(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8);
+define_persistence_components!(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9);
+define_persistence_components!(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10);
+define_persistence_components!(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11);
+define_persistence_components!(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12);
+define_persistence_components!(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13);
+define_persistence_components!(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14);
+define_persistence_components!(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15);