diff --git a/src/gamestate.ts b/src/gamestate.ts
line changes: +23/-6
index 319efb4..1fbefb3
--- a/src/gamestate.ts
+++ b/src/gamestate.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import GameMap from './map';
 import Editor from './editor';
 import MapView from './mapview';
+import TextView from './textview';
 
 import { ID } from './id';
 import { GameEvent } from './event';

@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class GameState {
     objects: Map<ID, GameObject>;
     agents: Map<ID, GameAgent>; 
 
-    text: HTMLDivElement; //GameText;
+    textView: TextView;
     editor: Editor;
     mapView: MapView;
     editMode: boolean = true;

@@ -42,10 +43,12 @@ class GameState {
         if (localStorage['map']) {
             this.map.load(JSON.parse(localStorage.map));
         }
-        this.text = document.getElementById('text') as HTMLDivElement;
+        this.textView = new TextView();
         this.editor = new Editor();
         this.mapView = new MapView();
         this.mapView.updateAll();
+
+        this.showCellText();
     }
 
     edit(initialText: string, callback: (elem: HTMLTextAreaElement) => void) {

@@ -54,10 +57,24 @@ class GameState {
     }
 
     print(...args: string[]) {
-        const line = args.join(' ');
-        const div = document.createElement('div');
-        div.appendChild(document.createTextNode(line));
-        this.text.appendChild(div);
+        this.textView.print(...args);
+    }
+
+    movePlayerRel(dx: number, dy: number) {
+        const [ x, y ] = this.map.getPlayerPosition();
+        this.movePlayer(x + dx, y + dy);
+    }
+
+    movePlayer(x: number, y: number) {
+        this.map.movePlayer(x, y);
+        this.showCellText();
+    }
+
+    showCellText() {
+        const cell = this.map.getCurrentCell();
+        gs.textView.clear();
+        gs.textView.print("You have entered the", cell.title);
+        gs.textView.print(cell.description);
     }
 }
 

diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
line changes: +4/-4
index 13514f1..c6d83a1
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts

@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ import gs from './gamestate';
 function keydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
     switch(e.code) {
         case 'ArrowRight':
-            gs.map.movePlayerRel(1, 0);
+            gs.movePlayerRel(1, 0);
             break;
         case 'ArrowLeft':
-            gs.map.movePlayerRel(-1, 0);
+            gs.movePlayerRel(-1, 0);
             break;
         case 'ArrowUp':
-            gs.map.movePlayerRel(0, -1);
+            gs.movePlayerRel(0, -1);
             break;
         case 'ArrowDown':
-            gs.map.movePlayerRel(0, 1);
+            gs.movePlayerRel(0, 1);
             break;
         case 'KeyN':
             gs.map.toggleNavigable();

diff --git a/src/map.ts b/src/map.ts
line changes: +10/-1
index d78edc9..6cb1444
--- a/src/map.ts
+++ b/src/map.ts

@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ export default class GameMap extends Storable {
         this.cells[oldY][oldX].removeObject(this.player);
         this.player.moveTo(x, y);
         this.cells[y][x].addObject(this.player);
-        gs.print('moved:', this.cells[y][x].description);
 
         gs.mapView.updateAll();
         gs.mapView.updateCoords(x, y);

@@ -89,6 +88,16 @@ export default class GameMap extends Storable {
         this.movePlayer(x + dx, y + dy);
     }
 
+    getPlayerPosition(): [number, number] {
+        const { x, y } = this.player;
+        return [x, y];
+    }
+
+    getCurrentCell(): Cell {
+        const { x, y } = this.player;
+        return this.cells[y][x];
+    }
+
     toggleNavigable() {
         const { x, y } = this.player;
         this.cells[y][x].navigable = !this.cells[y][x].navigable;

diff --git a/src/textview.ts b/src/textview.ts
line changes: +19/-0
index 0000000..02b93dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/textview.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export default class TextView {
+    elem: HTMLDivElement;
+
+    constructor() {
+        this.elem = <HTMLDivElement>document.getElementById('text');
+    }
+
+    clear() {
+        while (this.elem.firstChild)
+            this.elem.removeChild(this.elem.firstChild);
+    }
+
+    print(...args: string[]) {
+        const line = args.join(' ');
+        const div = document.createElement('div');
+        div.appendChild(document.createTextNode(line));
+        this.elem.appendChild(div);
+    }
+}