diff --git a/bridge/src/lib.rs b/bridge/src/lib.rs
index 40c6a65..7b90f27 100644
--- a/bridge/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bridge/src/lib.rs
@@ -155,41 +155,50 @@ impl Reify for BridgeState {
                     1 => "cube",
                     2 => "sphere",
                     3 => "3D model",
+                    4 => "text",
                     _ => "unknown"
                 };
-                
+
                 let model_source = if !node.model_url.is_empty() {
                     format!("from URL: {}", node.model_url)
                 } else {
                     format!("primitive from {}", model_path.display())
                 };
-                
-                eprintln!("[bridge/reify] Loading {} for node {} {}", 
-                    entity_type_name, id, model_source);
-                
-                match Model::direct(&model_path) {
-                    Ok(mut model) => {
-                        // Asteroids Model now supports material color tinting.
-                        if node.color != [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0] {
-                            let color = ast::elements::RgbaLinear::new(
+
+                eprintln!("[bridge/reify] Loading {} for node {} {}", entity_type_name, id, model_source);
+
+                match node.entity_type {
+                    4 => {
+                        // Text entity: use node.name as text for now
+                        let text = ast::elements::Text::new(&node.name)
+                            .character_height(node.dimensions[1].max(0.01))
+                            .color(ast::elements::RgbaLinear::new(
                                 node.color[0], node.color[1], node.color[2], node.color[3]
-                            );
-                            model = model.color_tint(color);
-                            eprintln!("[bridge/reify] Node {}: applied color tint RGBA({:.2}, {:.2}, {:.2}, {:.2})",
-                                id, node.color[0], node.color[1], node.color[2], node.color[3]);
-                        }
-
-                        // TODO: Apply texture from texture_url (pending API)
-                        if !node.texture_url.is_empty() {
-                            eprintln!("[bridge/reify] Node {} has texture URL: {} - NOT YET APPLIED (API limitation)",
-                                id, node.texture_url);
-                        }
-
-                        Some(model.build())
+                            ));
+                        Some(text.build())
                     }
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        eprintln!("[bridge/reify] Failed to load model for node {}: {}", id, e);
-                        None
+                    _ => {
+                        match Model::direct(&model_path) {
+                            Ok(mut model) => {
+                                if node.color != [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0] {
+                                    let color = ast::elements::RgbaLinear::new(
+                                        node.color[0], node.color[1], node.color[2], node.color[3]
+                                    );
+                                    model = model.color_tint(color);
+                                    eprintln!("[bridge/reify] Node {}: applied color tint RGBA({:.2}, {:.2}, {:.2}, {:.2})",
+                                        id, node.color[0], node.color[1], node.color[2], node.color[3]);
+                                }
+                                if !node.texture_url.is_empty() {
+                                    eprintln!("[bridge/reify] Node {} has texture URL: {} - NOT YET APPLIED (API limitation)",
+                                        id, node.texture_url);
+                                }
+                                Some(model.build())
+                            }
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                eprintln!("[bridge/reify] Failed to load model for node {}: {}", id, e);
+                                None
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             } else {