diff --git a/src/doodad.rs b/src/doodad.rs
index e5dabc0..36ebcd0 100644
--- a/src/doodad.rs
+++ b/src/doodad.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 use cgmath::{Deg, Point2};
 
-use crate::{physics::Pfloat, Sprite, Spriteable};
+use crate::{physics::Pfloat, render::SpriteTexture, Sprite, Spriteable};
 
 pub struct Doodad {
-	pub sprite: String,
+	pub sprite: SpriteTexture,
 	pub pos: Point2<Pfloat>,
 	pub parallax: Pfloat,
 	pub height: Pfloat,
 }
 
 impl Spriteable for Doodad {
-	fn sprite(&self) -> Sprite {
+	fn get_sprite(&self) -> Sprite {
 		return Sprite {
+			texture: self.sprite.clone(),
 			pos: self.pos,
-			name: self.sprite.clone(),
 			angle: Deg { 0: 0.0 },
 			scale: 1.0,
 			height: self.height,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0e86499..ff516a0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+mod doodad;
+mod inputstatus;
+mod physics;
+mod render;
+mod ship;
+mod system;
+
 use anyhow::Result;
 use cgmath::{Deg, Point2};
 use winit::{
@@ -9,12 +16,14 @@ use winit::{
 	window::WindowBuilder,
 };
 
-mod doodad;
-mod inputstatus;
-mod physics;
-mod render;
-mod ship;
-mod system;
+use crate::{
+	doodad::Doodad,
+	inputstatus::InputStatus,
+	physics::Pfloat,
+	render::{GPUState, SpriteTexture},
+	ship::{Ship, ShipKind},
+	system::System,
+};
 
 pub const ZOOM_MIN: Pfloat = 200.0;
 pub const ZOOM_MAX: Pfloat = 2000.0;
@@ -34,15 +43,6 @@ pub const STARFIELD_DENSITY: f64 = 0.01;
 // Must fit inside an i32
 pub const STARFIELD_COUNT: u64 = (STARFIELD_SIZE as f64 * STARFIELD_DENSITY) as u64;
 
-use crate::{
-	doodad::Doodad,
-	inputstatus::InputStatus,
-	physics::Pfloat,
-	render::GPUState,
-	ship::{Ship, ShipKind},
-	system::System,
-};
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 struct Camera {
 	/// Camera center
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ struct Camera {
 }
 
 trait Spriteable {
-	fn sprite(&self) -> Sprite;
+	fn get_sprite(&self) -> Sprite;
 }
 
 struct Sprite {
 	/// Name of the sprite to draw
-	name: String,
+	texture: SpriteTexture,
 
 	/// This object's position, in world coordinates.
 	pos: Point2<Pfloat>,
@@ -143,11 +143,11 @@ impl Game {
 		self.last_update = Instant::now();
 	}
 
-	fn sprites(&self) -> Vec<Sprite> {
+	fn get_sprites(&self) -> Vec<Sprite> {
 		let mut sprites: Vec<Sprite> = Vec::new();
 
-		sprites.append(&mut self.system.sprites());
-		sprites.push(self.player.sprite());
+		sprites.append(&mut self.system.get_sprites());
+		sprites.push(self.player.get_sprite());
 
 		// Make sure sprites are drawn in the correct order
 		// (note the reversed a, b in the comparator)
diff --git a/src/render/gpustate.rs b/src/render/gpustate.rs
index 1baceac..e5682b6 100644
--- a/src/render/gpustate.rs
+++ b/src/render/gpustate.rs
@@ -215,11 +215,11 @@ impl GPUState {
 		let clip_ne = Point2::from((-self.window_aspect, 1.0)) * game.camera.zoom;
 		let clip_sw = Point2::from((self.window_aspect, -1.0)) * game.camera.zoom;
 
-		for s in game.sprites() {
+		for s in game.get_sprites() {
 			// Parallax is computed here, so we can check if this sprite is visible.
 			let pos =
 				(s.pos - game.camera.pos.to_vec()) / (s.parallax + game.camera.zoom / ZOOM_MIN);
-			let texture = self.texture_array.get_texture(&s.name[..]);
+			let texture = self.texture_array.get_sprite_texture(s.texture);
 
 			// Game dimensions of this sprite post-scale.
 			// Don't divide by 2, we use this later.
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ impl GPUState {
 					self.window_size.height as f32,
 				],
 				window_aspect: [self.window_aspect, 0.0],
-				starfield_texture: [self.texture_array.get_starfield().index, 0],
+				starfield_texture: [self.texture_array.get_starfield_texture().index, 0],
 				starfield_tile_size: [STARFIELD_SIZE as f32, 0.0],
 			}]),
 		);
diff --git a/src/render/mod.rs b/src/render/mod.rs
index 5e56cc4..6ca52e2 100644
--- a/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ mod vertexbuffer;
 
 pub use gpustate::GPUState;
 
+/// A handle to a sprite texture
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct SpriteTexture {
+	pub name: &'static str,
+}
+
 // API correction matrix.
 // cgmath uses OpenGL's matrix format, which
 // needs to be converted to wgpu's matrix format.
diff --git a/src/render/texturearray/array.rs b/src/render/texturearray/array.rs
index e0ca703..f45edda 100644
--- a/src/render/texturearray/array.rs
+++ b/src/render/texturearray/array.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, num::NonZeroU32, path::PathBuf};
 use wgpu::BindGroupLayout;
 
+use crate::render::SpriteTexture;
+
 use super::{loader::TextureLoader, Texture, TextureArrayConfig};
 
 pub struct TextureArray {
@@ -14,11 +16,15 @@ pub struct TextureArray {
 impl TextureArray {
 	const INDEX_PATH: &'static str = "assets";
 
-	pub fn get_starfield(&self) -> Texture {
+	pub fn get_starfield_texture(&self) -> Texture {
 		return self.get_texture(&self.config.starfield);
 	}
 
-	pub fn get_texture(&self, name: &str) -> Texture {
+	pub fn get_sprite_texture(&self, sprite: SpriteTexture) -> Texture {
+		return self.get_texture(sprite.name);
+	}
+
+	fn get_texture(&self, name: &str) -> Texture {
 		match self.textures.get(name) {
 			Some(x) => *x,
 			None => self.get_texture(&self.config.error),
diff --git a/src/ship.rs b/src/ship.rs
index f87c842..a44f6b6 100644
--- a/src/ship.rs
+++ b/src/ship.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 use cgmath::Point2;
 
-use crate::{physics::Pfloat, physics::PhysBody, Sprite, Spriteable};
+use crate::{physics::Pfloat, physics::PhysBody, render::SpriteTexture, Sprite, Spriteable};
 
 pub enum ShipKind {
 	Gypsum,
 }
 
 impl ShipKind {
-	fn sprite(&self) -> &'static str {
-		match self {
+	fn sprite(&self) -> SpriteTexture {
+		let name = match self {
 			Self::Gypsum => "ship::gypsum",
-		}
+		};
+
+		return SpriteTexture { name };
 	}
 
 	fn height(&self) -> Pfloat {
@@ -35,10 +37,10 @@ impl Ship {
 }
 
 impl Spriteable for Ship {
-	fn sprite(&self) -> Sprite {
+	fn get_sprite(&self) -> Sprite {
 		return Sprite {
 			pos: self.body.pos,
-			name: self.kind.sprite().to_owned(),
+			texture: self.kind.sprite(),
 			angle: self.body.angle,
 			scale: 1.0,
 			parallax: 1.0,
diff --git a/src/system.rs b/src/system.rs
index ce337f2..adf80f1 100644
--- a/src/system.rs
+++ b/src/system.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
 	physics::{Pfloat, Polar},
+	render::SpriteTexture,
 	Doodad, Sprite, Spriteable, STARFIELD_COUNT, STARFIELD_PARALLAX_MAX, STARFIELD_PARALLAX_MIN,
 	STARFIELD_SIZE,
 };
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ impl System {
 
 		s.bodies.push(Doodad {
 			pos: (0.0, 0.0).into(),
-			sprite: "star::star".to_owned(),
+			sprite: SpriteTexture { name: "star::star" },
 			parallax: 10.0,
 			height: 80.0,
 		});
@@ -60,7 +61,9 @@ impl System {
 				angle: Deg { 0: 31.0 },
 			}
 			.to_cartesian(),
-			sprite: "planet::earth".to_owned(),
+			sprite: SpriteTexture {
+				name: "planet::earth",
+			},
 			parallax: 5.0,
 			height: 120.0,
 		});
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ impl System {
 		return s;
 	}
 
-	pub fn sprites(&self) -> Vec<Sprite> {
-		return self.bodies.iter().map(|x| x.sprite()).collect();
+	pub fn get_sprites(&self) -> Vec<Sprite> {
+		return self.bodies.iter().map(|x| x.get_sprite()).collect();
 	}
 }