diff --git a/rooms/sample.tmj b/rooms/sample.tmj
index 622048b..bfc8633 100644
--- a/rooms/sample.tmj
+++ b/rooms/sample.tmj
@@ -43,10 +43,15 @@
                  "id":1,
                  "name":"",
                  "properties":[
+                        {
+                         "name":"color",
+                         "type":"string",
+                         "value":"red"
+                        }, 
                         {
                          "name":"event",
                          "type":"string",
-                         "value":"logSomething"
+                         "value":"change_color"
                         }],
                  "rotation":0,
                  "type":"",
diff --git a/src/event.js b/src/event.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4df60a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/event.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+export default class Event {
+  constructor(name, action) {
+    this.name = name
+    this.action = action
+    this.triggered = false
+    this.triggeredThisFrame = false
+  }
+
+  trigger(object) {
+    this.triggeredThisFrame = true
+    if (!this.triggered) {
+      this.triggered = true
+      this.action(object)
+    }
+  }
+
+  nextFrame() {
+    this.triggered = this.triggeredThisFrame
+    this.triggeredThisFrame = false
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/game.js b/src/game.js
index 458515e..be9ff77 100644
--- a/src/game.js
+++ b/src/game.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Player from "./player.js"
 import Input from "./input.js"
+import Event from "./event.js"
 
 export default class Game {
   constructor(canvas) {
@@ -12,6 +13,16 @@ export default class Game {
     this.input = new Input().initialize()
 
     this.currentRoom = null
+    this.events = {
+      "log_test": new Event("log_test", () => console.log("Log events work!")),
+      "change_color": new Event("change_color", object => object.properties.find(property => property.name == "color").value = "blue")
+    }
+  }
+
+  triggerEvent(eventName, object) {
+    const event = this.events[eventName]
+    if (event) event.trigger(object)
+    else console.error("Unknown event " + eventName)
   }
 
   start() {
@@ -31,6 +42,7 @@ export default class Game {
   tick(dt) {
     this.actors.forEach(actor => actor.tick(dt))
     this.currentRoom.tick(this, dt)
+    Object.values(this.events).forEach(e => e.nextFrame())
   }
 
   draw() {
diff --git a/src/room.js b/src/room.js
index e387d04..54584f2 100644
--- a/src/room.js
+++ b/src/room.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ export default class Room {
   constructor(json, name) {
     this.json = json
     this.name = name
-    console.log(json)
   }
 
   tick(game, dt) {
@@ -15,7 +14,10 @@ export default class Room {
   tickObjectGroup(game, layer) {
     const { player } = game
     layer.objects.forEach(object => {
-      if (doRectanglesOverlap(player, object)) console.log(object)
+      if (doRectanglesOverlap(player, object)) {
+	const eventName = object.properties.find(property => property.name == "event")?.value
+	if (eventName) game.triggerEvent(eventName, object)
+      }
     })
   }
 
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ export default class Room {
 
   drawObjectGroup(ctx, layer) {
     layer.objects.forEach(object => {
-      ctx.fillStyle = "#FF000066"
+      ctx.fillStyle = object.properties.find(property => property.name == "color").value
       ctx.fillRect(object.x, object.y, object.width, object.height)
     })
   }