diff --git a/src/examples/GLTFs.tsx b/src/examples/GLTFs.tsx
index c194cff..64e9cad 100644
--- a/src/examples/GLTFs.tsx
+++ b/src/examples/GLTFs.tsx
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ export const gltfRoutes = [
     description: 'Ethereal Engine Material Extension',
     /** @todo currently relies on eepro advanced materials project - replace asset with one that has base custom material */
     entry: () => <GLTFViewer src={fileServer + '/projects/ee-development-test-suite/assets/GLTF/double-mat-test.glb'} light />
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'VRM',
+    description: 'VRM Avatar',
+    entry: () => <GLTFViewer src={fileServer + '/projects/ee-development-test-suite/assets/GLTF/VRM/VRMTest.vrm'} light />
   }
 ] as RouteData[]
 
diff --git a/src/examples/avatarSimple.tsx b/src/examples/avatarSimple.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8881d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/examples/avatarSimple.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { dispatchAction, getMutableState, getState, useHookstate } from '@etherealengine/hyperflux'
+import { GLTF } from '@gltf-transform/core'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { Cache, Color, Euler, Quaternion } from 'three'
+
+import { AvatarID } from '@etherealengine/common/src/schema.type.module'
+import {
+  Engine,
+  EntityUUID,
+  UUIDComponent,
+  UndefinedEntity,
+  createEntity,
+  getComponent,
+  getMutableComponent,
+  setComponent,
+  useOptionalComponent
+} from '@etherealengine/ecs'
+import { AvatarNetworkAction } from '@etherealengine/engine/src/avatar/state/AvatarNetworkActions'
+import { GLTFComponent } from '@etherealengine/engine/src/gltf/GLTFComponent'
+import { GLTFAssetState, GLTFSourceState } from '@etherealengine/engine/src/gltf/GLTFState'
+import { AmbientLightComponent, DirectionalLightComponent, TransformComponent } from '@etherealengine/spatial'
+import { EngineState } from '@etherealengine/spatial/src/EngineState'
+import { NameComponent } from '@etherealengine/spatial/src/common/NameComponent'
+import { RendererComponent } from '@etherealengine/spatial/src/renderer/WebGLRendererSystem'
+import { SceneComponent } from '@etherealengine/spatial/src/renderer/components/SceneComponents'
+import { VisibleComponent } from '@etherealengine/spatial/src/renderer/components/VisibleComponent'
+import { EntityTreeComponent } from '@etherealengine/spatial/src/transform/components/EntityTree'
+
+// create scene with a rigidbody loaded offset from the origin
+const createSceneGLTF = (id: string): GLTF.IGLTF => ({
+  asset: {
+    version: '2.0',
+    generator: 'iR Engine'
+  },
+  scenes: [{ nodes: [0] }],
+  scene: 0,
+  nodes: [
+    {
+      name: 'Ground Plane',
+      extensions: {
+        EE_uuid: 'ground-plane',
+        EE_visible: true,
+        EE_ground_plane: {}
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  extensionsUsed: ['EE_uuid', 'EE_visible', 'EE_ground_plane']
+})
+
+export default function AvatarSimpleEntry() {
+  const entity = useHookstate(UndefinedEntity)
+  const gltfComponent = useOptionalComponent(entity.value, GLTFComponent)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const lightEntity = createEntity()
+    setComponent(lightEntity, UUIDComponent, 'directional light' as EntityUUID)
+    setComponent(lightEntity, NameComponent, 'Directional Light')
+    setComponent(lightEntity, TransformComponent, { rotation: new Quaternion().setFromEuler(new Euler(2, 5, 3)) })
+    setComponent(lightEntity, EntityTreeComponent, { parentEntity: getState(EngineState).originEntity })
+    setComponent(lightEntity, VisibleComponent, true)
+    setComponent(lightEntity, DirectionalLightComponent, { color: new Color('white'), intensity: 0.5 })
+    setComponent(lightEntity, AmbientLightComponent, { color: new Color('white'), intensity: 0.5 })
+
+    const sceneID = `scene`
+    const gltf = createSceneGLTF(sceneID)
+
+    const sceneURL = `/${sceneID}.gltf`
+
+    Cache.add(sceneURL, gltf)
+
+    const gltfEntity = GLTFSourceState.load(sceneURL, sceneURL as EntityUUID)
+    getMutableComponent(Engine.instance.viewerEntity, RendererComponent).scenes.merge([gltfEntity])
+    setComponent(gltfEntity, SceneComponent)
+    getMutableState(GLTFAssetState)[sceneURL].set(gltfEntity)
+
+    entity.set(gltfEntity)
+
+    return () => {
+      GLTFSourceState.unload(gltfEntity)
+      getMutableState(GLTFAssetState)[sceneURL].set(gltfEntity)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (gltfComponent?.progress?.value !== 100) return
+
+    const parentUUID = getComponent(entity.value, UUIDComponent)
+    const entityUUID = Engine.instance.userID
+    dispatchAction(
+      AvatarNetworkAction.spawn({
+        parentUUID,
+        avatarID: '9cc0a253-aeec-45d6-86cb-ab08f094c09d' as AvatarID,
+        entityUUID: (entityUUID + '_avatar') as EntityUUID,
+        name: 'avatar'
+      })
+    )
+  }, [gltfComponent?.progress?.value])
+
+  return null
+}
diff --git a/src/examples/gltfViewer.tsx b/src/examples/gltfViewer.tsx
index 26295a6..eb90bca 100644
--- a/src/examples/gltfViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/examples/gltfViewer.tsx
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ export const metadata = {
 }
 
 const loadOldModel = false
+const defaultSource = config.client.fileServer + '/projects/default-project/assets/apartment.glb'
 // const defaultSource = config.client.fileServer + '/projects/ee-development-test-suite/assets/GLTF/Duck/basic/Duck.gltf'
 // const defaultSource = config.client.fileServer + '/projects/ee-development-test-suite/assets/GLTF/Duck/binary/Duck.glb'
 // const defaultSource = config.client.fileServer + '/projects/ee-development-test-suite/assets/GLTF/Duck/draco/Duck.gltf'
 // const defaultSource = config.client.fileServer + '/projects/ee-development-test-suite/assets/GLTF/Duck/embedded/Duck.gltf'
 // const defaultSource = config.client.fileServer + '/projects/ee-development-test-suite/assets/GLTF/Duck/quantized/Duck.gltf'
-const defaultSource = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KhronosGroup/glTF-Sample-Models/main/2.0/UnlitTest/glTF-Binary/UnlitTest.glb'
+// const defaultSource = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KhronosGroup/glTF-Sample-Models/main/2.0/UnlitTest/glTF-Binary/UnlitTest.glb'
 
 
 const GLTF = () => {
diff --git a/src/examplesRoute.tsx b/src/examplesRoute.tsx
index 69d377f..fb12cdb 100644
--- a/src/examplesRoute.tsx
+++ b/src/examplesRoute.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import React from 'react'
 
+import { useEngineInjection } from '@etherealengine/client-core/src/components/World/EngineHooks'
 import '@etherealengine/engine/src/EngineModule'
+import { gltfRoutes } from './examples/GLTFs'
 import AvatarMocapEntry from './examples/avatarMocap'
+import AvatarSimpleEntry from './examples/avatarSimple'
 import AvatarTestEntry from './examples/avatarTest'
 import ComponentExamplesRoute, { subComponentExamples } from './examples/componentExamples/componentExamples'
 import GLTFViewer from './examples/gltfViewer'
@@ -9,8 +12,6 @@ import ImmersiveAR from './examples/immersiveAR'
 import ImmersiveVR from './examples/immersiveVR'
 import MultipleScenesEntry from './examples/multipleScenes'
 import Routes, { RouteCategories } from './sceneRoute'
-import { gltfRoutes } from './examples/GLTFs'
-import { useEngineInjection } from '@etherealengine/client-core/src/components/World/EngineHooks'
 
 export const examples: RouteCategories = [
   {
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ export const examples: RouteCategories = [
   {
     category: 'Avatar',
     routes: [
+      {
+        name: 'Simple',
+        description: 'Avatar simple example',
+        entry: AvatarSimpleEntry
+      },
       {
         name: 'Mocap',
         description: 'Avatar mocap example',