diff -r 62508d957a22 -r 6b266e907f89 src/scene.c
--- a/src/scene.c	Tue Jul 22 20:57:13 2025 +0200
+++ b/src/scene.c	Tue Jul 22 21:38:02 2025 +0200
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "ascension/scene.h"
 #include "ascension/behavior.h"
 #include "ascension/shader.h"
+#include "ascension/util.h"
 
 #include <cx/tree.h>
 #include <cx/array_list.h>
@@ -38,29 +39,32 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
-void asc_scene_init_(AscScene *scene, struct asc_camera_init_args args) {
-    if (scene->root != NULL) {
-        asc_wprintf("Scene %"PRIxPTR" is already initialized - initialization skipped.", (uintptr_t) scene);
-        return;
-    }
+void asc_scene_init_(AscScene *scene, const char *name, struct asc_camera_init_args args) {
+    assert(scene->root == NULL);
     asc_camera_init_(&scene->camera, args);
     scene->root = asc_scene_node_empty();
     for (unsigned i = 0 ; i < ASC_RENDER_GROUP_COUNT ; i++) {
         scene->internal.render_groups[i] = cxArrayListCreateSimple(CX_STORE_POINTERS, 32);
     }
-
-    asc_dprintf("Initialized scene %"PRIxPTR, (uintptr_t) scene);
+    if (name == NULL) {
+        scene->name = asc_util_gen_name(scene);
+    } else {
+        scene->name.ptr = strdup(name);
+        scene->name.length = strlen(name);
+    }
+    asc_dprintf("Initialized scene %"CX_PRIstr, CX_SFMT(scene->name));
 }
 
 void asc_scene_destroy(AscScene *scene) {
-    if (scene->root == NULL) return;
+    if (scene == NULL || scene->root == NULL) return;
     for (unsigned i = 0 ; i < ASC_RENDER_GROUP_COUNT ; i++) {
         cxListFree(scene->internal.render_groups[i]);
         scene->internal.render_groups[i] = NULL;
     }
-    // TODO: add names to scenes
-    asc_dprintf("Destroyed scene %"PRIxPTR, (uintptr_t) scene);
     asc_scene_node_free(scene->root);
+    scene->root = NULL;
+    asc_dprintf("Destroyed scene %"CX_PRIstr, CX_SFMT(scene->name));
+    cx_strfree(&scene->name);
 }
 
 void asc_scene_execute_behaviors(AscScene *scene) {