diff --git a/visions/server/src/handlers.rs b/visions/server/src/handlers.rs
index c8861ca..eb35e10 100644
--- a/visions/server/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/visions/server/src/handlers.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub async fn handle_connect_websocket(
         let core = core.clone();
         async move {
             let (mut ws_sender, _) = socket.split();
-            let mut receiver = core.connect_client(client_id);
+            let mut receiver = core.connect_client(client_id.clone());
 
             tokio::task::spawn(async move {
                 let background_image = core.0.read().unwrap().playfield_background.clone();
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ pub async fn handle_connect_websocket(
                         .send(Message::text(serde_json::to_string(&msg).unwrap()))
                         .await;
                 }
+                println!("process ended for id {}", client_id);
             });
         }
     })
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/App.tsx b/visions/ui/src/App.tsx
index 1497180..9148424 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/App.tsx
+++ b/visions/ui/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import logo from './logo.svg';
 import './App.css';
-import { WebsocketPlayingFieldComponent } from './components/PlayingField/PlayingField';
+import { PlayingFieldComponent} from './components/PlayingField/PlayingField';
 import { Client } from './client';
 import { createBrowserRouter, RouterProvider } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { GmPlayingFieldComponent } from './components/GmPlayingField/GmPlayingField';
+import { WebsocketProvider } from './components/WebsocketProvider';
 
 interface AppProps {
     client: Client;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const App = ({ client }: AppProps) => {
             },
             {
                 path: "/",
-                element: websocketUrl ? <WebsocketPlayingFieldComponent client={client} websocketUrl={websocketUrl} /> : <div> </div>
+                element: websocketUrl ? <WebsocketProvider websocketUrl={websocketUrl}> <PlayingFieldComponent client={client} /> </WebsocketProvider> : <div> </div>
             }
         ]);
     return (
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/components/PlayingField/PlayingField.tsx b/visions/ui/src/components/PlayingField/PlayingField.tsx
index ec44de9..9cbf15d 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/components/PlayingField/PlayingField.tsx
+++ b/visions/ui/src/components/PlayingField/PlayingField.tsx
@@ -1,80 +1,22 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
-import { Client, PlayingField } from '../../client';
-import { ThumbnailComponent } from '../Thumbnail/Thumbnail';
+import React, { useContext } from 'react';
 import './PlayingField.css';
-import useWebSocket, { ReadyState } from 'react-use-websocket';
+import { WebsocketContext } from '../WebsocketProvider';
+import { Client } from '../../client';
 
-/*
-export const PlayingFieldComponent = ({ client }: PlayingFieldProps) => {
-    const [socketUrl, setSocketUrl] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
-    const [field, setField] = useState<PlayingField | undefined>(undefined);
-
-    const [images, setImages] = useState<string[]>([]);
-    useEffect(() => {
-        client.availableImages().then((images) => setImages(images));
-    }, [client]);
-
-    const backgroundUrl = field && client.imageUrl(field.backgroundImage);
-    return (<div className="playing-field">
-        <div>
-            {images.map((imageName) => <ThumbnailComponent client={client} imageId={imageName} />)}
-        </div>
-        <div className="playing-field__background"> {backgroundUrl && <img src={backgroundUrl.toString()} alt="playing field" />} </div>
-        <div> Right Panel </div>
-    </div>)
-}
-*/
-
-interface WebsocketPlayingFieldProps {
+interface PlayingFieldComponentProps {
     client: Client;
-    websocketUrl: string;
 }
 
-type Message = |
-{
-    type: "PlayArea";
-    background_image: string;
-}
-
-export const WebsocketPlayingFieldComponent = ({ client, websocketUrl }: WebsocketPlayingFieldProps) => {
-    const { lastMessage, readyState } = useWebSocket(websocketUrl);
-    const [backgroundUrl, setBackgroundUrl] = useState<URL | undefined>(undefined);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        if (lastMessage !== null) {
-            const message: Message = JSON.parse(lastMessage.data);
-            console.log("playing area: ", message);
-            console.log("playing area: ", message.background_image);
-            setBackgroundUrl(client.imageUrl(message.background_image));
-        }
-    }, [lastMessage]);
-
-    const connectionStatus = {
-        [ReadyState.CONNECTING]: 'Connecting',
-        [ReadyState.OPEN]: 'Open',
-        [ReadyState.CLOSING]: 'Closing',
-        [ReadyState.CLOSED]: 'Closed',
-        [ReadyState.UNINSTANTIATED]: 'Uninstantiated',
-    }[readyState];
-
-    return <PlayingFieldComponent backgroundUrl={backgroundUrl} connectionStatus={connectionStatus} />;
-}
-
-interface PlayingFieldProps {
-    backgroundUrl: URL | undefined;
-    connectionStatus: string;
-}
-
-export const PlayingFieldComponent = ({ backgroundUrl, connectionStatus }: PlayingFieldProps) => {
-    if (backgroundUrl) {
+export const PlayingFieldComponent = ({ client }: PlayingFieldComponentProps) => {
+    const { backgroundImage } = useContext(WebsocketContext);
+    console.log("backgroundImage", backgroundImage);
+    if (backgroundImage) {
         return (<div className="playing-field">
-            <div className="playing-field__background"> {backgroundUrl && <img src={backgroundUrl.toString()} alt="playing field" />} </div>
-            <div> {connectionStatus} </div>
+            <div className="playing-field__background"> {backgroundImage && <img src={client.imageUrl(backgroundImage).toString()} alt="playing field" />} </div>
         </div>)
     } else {
         return (<div className="playing-field">
             <div> </div>
-            <div> {connectionStatus} </div>
         </div>
         );
     }
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/components/WebsocketProvider.tsx b/visions/ui/src/components/WebsocketProvider.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4737170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/visions/ui/src/components/WebsocketProvider.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import React, { createContext, PropsWithChildren, useEffect, useReducer } from "react";
+import useWebSocket from "react-use-websocket";
+
+type Message = |
+{
+    type: "PlayArea";
+    background_image: string;
+}
+
+type TabletopState = {
+    backgroundImage: string | undefined;
+}
+
+const initialState = () => ({ backgroundImage: undefined });
+
+export const WebsocketContext = createContext<TabletopState>(initialState());
+
+interface WebsocketProviderProps {
+    websocketUrl: string;
+}
+
+export const WebsocketProvider = ({ websocketUrl, children }: PropsWithChildren<WebsocketProviderProps>) => {
+    const { lastMessage } = useWebSocket(websocketUrl);
+
+    const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(handleMessage, initialState());
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (lastMessage !== null) {
+            const message: Message = JSON.parse(lastMessage.data);
+            dispatch(message);
+        }
+    }, [lastMessage]);
+
+    return (<WebsocketContext.Provider value={state}>
+        {children}
+    </WebsocketContext.Provider>);
+}
+
+const handleMessage = (state: TabletopState, message: Message): TabletopState => {
+    switch (message.type) {
+        case "PlayArea": {
+            return {
+                ...state,
+                backgroundImage: message.background_image,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}