diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a608ba0..c974af0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,3 +40,7 @@ path = "src/rust/lesson7.rs"
 [[bin]]
 name = "lesson8"
 path = "src/rust/lesson8.rs"
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "lesson9"
+path = "src/rust/lesson9.rs"
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index d573852..17ccf2c 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ pub fn main()
 		"NeHe.bmp",
 		"Crate.bmp",
 		"Glass.bmp",
+		"Star.bmp",
 	]);
 	copy_resources(&src_dir.join("shaders"), &dst_dir.join("Shaders"),
 	&[
@@ -50,5 +51,6 @@ pub fn main()
 		"lesson3.metallib",
 		"lesson6.metallib",
 		"lesson7.metallib",
+		"lesson9.metallib",
 	]);
 }
diff --git a/src/rust/lesson9.rs b/src/rust/lesson9.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4993155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rust/lesson9.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,414 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2025 a dinosaur
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Zlib
+ */
+
+use nehe::application::config::AppImplementation;
+use nehe::application::run;
+use nehe::context::NeHeContext;
+use nehe::error::NeHeError;
+use nehe::matrix::Mtx;
+use nehe::random::Random;
+use sdl3_sys::gpu::*;
+use sdl3_sys::keyboard::SDL_GetKeyboardState;
+use sdl3_sys::keycode::{SDL_Keycode, SDLK_T};
+use sdl3_sys::pixels::SDL_FColor;
+use sdl3_sys::scancode::*;
+use std::cmp::max;
+use std::ffi::c_void;
+use std::mem::offset_of;
+use std::process::ExitCode;
+use std::ptr::{null, null_mut};
+
+#[repr(C)]
+struct Vertex
+{
+	x: f32, y: f32, z: f32,
+	u: f32, v: f32,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+struct Instance
+{
+	model: Mtx,
+	color: [f32; 4],
+}
+
+#[derive(Default, Copy, Clone)]
+struct Star
+{
+	angle: f32,
+	distance: f32,
+	color: [u8; 3],
+}
+
+impl Star
+{
+	fn new(coeff: f32, random: &mut Random) -> Star
+	{
+		Star
+		{
+			angle: 0.0,
+			distance: 5.0 * coeff,
+			color: Self::next_color(random),
+		}
+	}
+
+	fn update(&mut self, coeff: f32, random: &mut Random)
+	{
+		self.angle += coeff;
+		self.distance -= 0.01;
+		if self.distance < 0.0
+		{
+			self.distance += 5.0;
+			self.color = Self::next_color(random);
+		}
+	}
+
+	fn color_rgba_f32(&self) -> [f32; 4]
+	{
+		[
+			self.color[0] as f32 / 255.0,
+			self.color[1] as f32 / 255.0,
+			self.color[2] as f32 / 255.0,
+			1.0,
+		]
+	}
+
+	fn next_color(random: &mut Random) -> [u8; 3]
+	{
+		[
+			(random.next() % 256) as u8,
+			(random.next() % 256) as u8,
+			(random.next() % 256) as u8,
+		]
+	}
+
+	fn coeff(star_id: usize, num_stars: usize) -> f32 { star_id as f32 / num_stars as f32 }
+}
+
+const VERTICES: &'static [Vertex] =
+&[
+	Vertex { x: -1.0, y: -1.0, z: 0.0, u: 0.0, v: 0.0 },
+	Vertex { x:  1.0, y: -1.0, z: 0.0, u: 1.0, v: 0.0 },
+	Vertex { x:  1.0, y:  1.0, z: 0.0, u: 1.0, v: 1.0 },
+	Vertex { x: -1.0, y:  1.0, z: 0.0, u: 0.0, v: 1.0 },
+];
+
+const INDICES: &'static [u16] =
+&[
+	0,  1,  2,
+	2,  3,  0,
+];
+
+struct Lesson9
+{
+	pso: *mut SDL_GPUGraphicsPipeline,
+	vtx_buffer: *mut SDL_GPUBuffer,
+	idx_buffer: *mut SDL_GPUBuffer,
+	instance_buffer: *mut SDL_GPUBuffer,
+	instance_xfer_buffer: *mut SDL_GPUTransferBuffer,
+	sampler: *mut SDL_GPUSampler,
+	texture: *mut SDL_GPUTexture,
+
+	projection: Mtx,
+
+	twinkle: bool,
+	stars: [Star; 50],
+
+	zoom: f32,
+	tilt: f32,
+	spin: f32,
+
+	random: Random,
+}
+
+impl Default for Lesson9
+{
+	fn default() -> Self
+	{
+		Self
+		{
+			pso: null_mut(),
+			vtx_buffer: null_mut(),
+			idx_buffer: null_mut(),
+			instance_buffer: null_mut(),
+			instance_xfer_buffer: null_mut(),
+			sampler: null_mut(),
+			texture: null_mut(),
+
+			projection: Mtx::IDENTITY,
+
+			twinkle: false,
+			stars: [Star::default(); 50],
+
+			zoom: -15.0,
+			tilt: 90.0,
+			spin: 0.0,
+
+			random: Random::default(),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl AppImplementation for Lesson9
+{
+	const TITLE: &'static str = "NeHe's Animated Blended Textures Tutorial";
+	const WIDTH: i32 = 640;
+	const HEIGHT: i32 = 480;
+
+	fn init(&mut self, ctx: &NeHeContext) -> Result<(), NeHeError>
+	{
+		let (vertex_shader, fragment_shader) = ctx.load_shaders("lesson9", 1, 1, 1)?;
+
+		const VERTEX_DESCRIPTIONS: &'static [SDL_GPUVertexBufferDescription] =
+		&[
+			SDL_GPUVertexBufferDescription
+			{
+				slot: 0,
+				pitch: size_of::<Vertex>() as u32,
+				input_rate: SDL_GPU_VERTEXINPUTRATE_VERTEX,
+				instance_step_rate: 0,
+			},
+		];
+		const VERTEX_ATTRIBS: &'static [SDL_GPUVertexAttribute] =
+		&[
+			SDL_GPUVertexAttribute
+			{
+				location: 0,
+				buffer_slot: 0,
+				format: SDL_GPU_VERTEXELEMENTFORMAT_FLOAT3,
+				offset: offset_of!(Vertex, x) as u32,
+			},
+			SDL_GPUVertexAttribute
+			{
+				location: 1,
+				buffer_slot: 0,
+				format: SDL_GPU_VERTEXELEMENTFORMAT_FLOAT2,
+				offset: offset_of!(Vertex, u) as u32,
+			},
+		];
+
+		let mut pso_info = SDL_GPUGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo::default();
+		pso_info.vertex_shader   = vertex_shader;
+		pso_info.fragment_shader = fragment_shader;
+		pso_info.primitive_type  = SDL_GPU_PRIMITIVETYPE_TRIANGLELIST;
+
+		pso_info.vertex_input_state = SDL_GPUVertexInputState
+		{
+			vertex_buffer_descriptions: VERTEX_DESCRIPTIONS.as_ptr(),
+			num_vertex_buffers: VERTEX_DESCRIPTIONS.len() as u32,
+			vertex_attributes: VERTEX_ATTRIBS.as_ptr(),
+			num_vertex_attributes: VERTEX_ATTRIBS.len() as u32,
+		};
+
+		pso_info.rasterizer_state.fill_mode  = SDL_GPU_FILLMODE_FILL;
+		pso_info.rasterizer_state.cull_mode  = SDL_GPU_CULLMODE_NONE;
+		pso_info.rasterizer_state.front_face = SDL_GPU_FRONTFACE_COUNTER_CLOCKWISE;
+
+		let mut color_targets = [ SDL_GPUColorTargetDescription::default() ];
+		color_targets[0].format = unsafe { SDL_GetGPUSwapchainTextureFormat(ctx.device, ctx.window) };
+		color_targets[0].blend_state.enable_blend = true;
+		color_targets[0].blend_state.color_blend_op = SDL_GPU_BLENDOP_ADD;
+		color_targets[0].blend_state.alpha_blend_op = SDL_GPU_BLENDOP_ADD;
+		color_targets[0].blend_state.src_color_blendfactor = SDL_GPU_BLENDFACTOR_SRC_ALPHA;
+		color_targets[0].blend_state.dst_color_blendfactor = SDL_GPU_BLENDFACTOR_ONE;
+		color_targets[0].blend_state.src_alpha_blendfactor = SDL_GPU_BLENDFACTOR_SRC_ALPHA;
+		color_targets[0].blend_state.dst_alpha_blendfactor = SDL_GPU_BLENDFACTOR_ONE;
+		pso_info.target_info.color_target_descriptions = color_targets.as_ptr();
+		pso_info.target_info.num_color_targets = color_targets.len() as u32;
+
+		self.pso = unsafe { SDL_CreateGPUGraphicsPipeline(ctx.device, &pso_info).as_mut() }
+			.ok_or(NeHeError::sdl("SDL_CreateGPUGraphicsPipeline"))?;
+
+		// Create texture sampler
+		let mut sampler_info = SDL_GPUSamplerCreateInfo::default();
+		sampler_info.min_filter = SDL_GPU_FILTER_LINEAR;
+		sampler_info.mag_filter = SDL_GPU_FILTER_LINEAR;
+		self.sampler = unsafe { SDL_CreateGPUSampler(ctx.device, &sampler_info).as_mut() }
+			.ok_or(NeHeError::sdl("SDL_CreateGPUSampler"))?;
+
+		ctx.copy_pass(|pass|
+		{
+			self.texture = pass.load_texture("Data/Star.bmp", true, false)?;
+			self.vtx_buffer = pass.create_buffer(SDL_GPU_BUFFERUSAGE_VERTEX, VERTICES)?;
+			self.idx_buffer = pass.create_buffer(SDL_GPU_BUFFERUSAGE_INDEX, INDICES)?;
+			Ok(())
+		})?;
+
+		let num_stars = self.stars.len();
+
+		// Create GPU side buffer for star instances
+		let instance_buffer_size = (size_of::<Instance>() * 2 * num_stars) as u32;
+		let instance_info = SDL_GPUBufferCreateInfo
+		{
+			usage: SDL_GPU_BUFFERUSAGE_GRAPHICS_STORAGE_READ,
+			size: instance_buffer_size,
+			props: 0,
+		};
+		self.instance_buffer = unsafe { SDL_CreateGPUBuffer(ctx.device, &instance_info).as_mut() }
+			.ok_or(NeHeError::sdl("SDL_CreateGPUBuffer"))?;
+
+		// Create CPU side buffer for star instances (to upload to GPU)
+		let instance_xfer_info = SDL_GPUTransferBufferCreateInfo
+		{
+			usage: SDL_GPU_TRANSFERBUFFERUSAGE_UPLOAD,
+			size: instance_buffer_size,
+			props: 0,
+		};
+		self.instance_xfer_buffer = unsafe { SDL_CreateGPUTransferBuffer(ctx.device, &instance_xfer_info).as_mut() }
+			.ok_or(NeHeError::sdl("SDL_CreateGPUTransferBuffer"))?;
+
+		// Initialise stars
+		for i in 0..num_stars
+		{
+			let _ = std::mem::replace(&mut self.stars[i],
+				Star::new(Star::coeff(i, num_stars), &mut self.random));
+		}
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	fn quit(&mut self, ctx: &NeHeContext)
+	{
+		unsafe
+		{
+			SDL_ReleaseGPUTransferBuffer(ctx.device, self.instance_xfer_buffer);
+			SDL_ReleaseGPUBuffer(ctx.device, self.instance_buffer);
+			SDL_ReleaseGPUBuffer(ctx.device, self.idx_buffer);
+			SDL_ReleaseGPUBuffer(ctx.device, self.vtx_buffer);
+			SDL_ReleaseGPUTexture(ctx.device, self.texture);
+			SDL_ReleaseGPUSampler(ctx.device, self.sampler);
+			SDL_ReleaseGPUGraphicsPipeline(ctx.device, self.pso);
+		}
+	}
+
+	fn resize(&mut self, _ctx: &NeHeContext, width: i32, height: i32)
+	{
+		let aspect = width as f32 / max(height, 1) as f32;
+		self.projection = Mtx::perspective(45.0, aspect, 0.1, 100.0);
+	}
+
+	fn draw(&mut self, ctx: &NeHeContext, cmd: *mut SDL_GPUCommandBuffer, swapchain: *mut SDL_GPUTexture)
+	{
+		// Animate stars
+		let num_stars = self.stars.len();
+		let num_instances = if self.twinkle { 2 * num_stars } else { num_stars };
+		let instances = unsafe
+		{
+			let map = SDL_MapGPUTransferBuffer(ctx.device, self.instance_xfer_buffer, true);
+			assert!(!map.is_null(), "Failed to map instance transfer buffer");
+			std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(map as *mut Instance, num_instances)
+		};
+		let mut instance_idx = 0;
+		for star_idx in 0..num_stars
+		{
+			let mut star = self.stars[star_idx];
+
+			let mut model = Mtx::translation(0.0, 0.0, self.zoom);
+			model.rotate(  self.tilt, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+			model.rotate( star.angle, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+			model.translate(star.distance, 0.0, 0.0);
+			model.rotate(-star.angle, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+			model.rotate( -self.tilt, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+
+			if self.twinkle
+			{
+				let twinkle_color = self.stars[num_stars - star_idx - 1].color_rgba_f32();
+				instances[instance_idx] = Instance { model, color: twinkle_color };
+				instance_idx += 1;
+			}
+
+			model.rotate(self.spin, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+			instances[instance_idx] = Instance { model, color: star.color_rgba_f32() };
+			instance_idx += 1;
+
+			self.spin += 0.01;
+
+			// Update star
+			star.update(Star::coeff(star_idx, num_stars), &mut self.random);
+			let _ = std::mem::replace(&mut self.stars[star_idx], star);
+		}
+		unsafe { SDL_UnmapGPUTransferBuffer(ctx.device, self.instance_xfer_buffer); }
+
+		// Upload instances buffer to the GPU
+		unsafe
+		{
+			let copy_pass = SDL_BeginGPUCopyPass(cmd);
+			let source = SDL_GPUTransferBufferLocation
+			{
+				transfer_buffer: self.instance_xfer_buffer,
+				offset: 0,
+			};
+			let destination = SDL_GPUBufferRegion
+			{
+				buffer: self.instance_buffer,
+				offset: 0,
+				size: (size_of::<Instance>() * num_instances) as u32,
+			};
+			SDL_UploadToGPUBuffer(copy_pass, &source, &destination, true);
+			SDL_EndGPUCopyPass(copy_pass);
+		}
+
+		// Begin pass & bind pipeline state
+		let mut color_info = SDL_GPUColorTargetInfo::default();
+		color_info.texture     = swapchain;
+		color_info.clear_color = SDL_FColor { r: 0.0, g: 0.0, b: 0.0, a: 0.5 };
+		color_info.load_op     = SDL_GPU_LOADOP_CLEAR;
+		color_info.store_op    = SDL_GPU_STOREOP_STORE;
+		unsafe
+		{
+			let render_pass = SDL_BeginGPURenderPass(cmd, &color_info, 1, null());
+			SDL_BindGPUGraphicsPipeline(render_pass, self.pso);
+
+			// Bind particle texture
+			let texture_binding = SDL_GPUTextureSamplerBinding { texture: self.texture, sampler: self.sampler };
+			SDL_BindGPUFragmentSamplers(render_pass, 0, &texture_binding, 1);
+
+			// Bind vertex & index buffers
+			let vtx_bindings = [ SDL_GPUBufferBinding { buffer: self.vtx_buffer, offset: 0 } ];
+			let idx_binding = SDL_GPUBufferBinding { buffer: self.idx_buffer, offset: 0 } ;
+
+			SDL_BindGPUVertexBuffers(render_pass, 0, vtx_bindings.as_ptr(), vtx_bindings.len() as u32);
+			SDL_BindGPUIndexBuffer(render_pass, &idx_binding, SDL_GPU_INDEXELEMENTSIZE_16BIT);
+
+			// Bind instance storage buffer
+			SDL_BindGPUVertexStorageBuffers(render_pass, 0, &self.instance_buffer, 1);
+
+			// Push shader uniforms
+			SDL_PushGPUVertexUniformData(cmd, 0, self.projection.as_ptr() as *mut c_void, size_of::<Mtx>() as u32);
+
+			// Draw star instances
+			SDL_DrawGPUIndexedPrimitives(render_pass, INDICES.len() as u32, num_instances as u32, 0, 0, 0);
+
+			SDL_EndGPURenderPass(render_pass);
+		}
+
+		let keys = unsafe
+		{
+			let mut numkeys: std::ffi::c_int = 0;
+			let keys = SDL_GetKeyboardState(&mut numkeys);
+			std::slice::from_raw_parts(keys, numkeys as usize)
+		};
+
+		if keys[SDL_SCANCODE_UP.0 as usize]       { self.tilt -= 0.5 }
+		if keys[SDL_SCANCODE_DOWN.0 as usize]     { self.tilt += 0.5 }
+		if keys[SDL_SCANCODE_PAGEUP.0 as usize]   { self.zoom -= 0.2 }
+		if keys[SDL_SCANCODE_PAGEDOWN.0 as usize] { self.zoom += 0.2 }
+	}
+
+	fn key(&mut self, _ctx: &NeHeContext, key: SDL_Keycode, down: bool, repeat: bool)
+	{
+		match key
+		{
+			SDLK_T if down && !repeat => self.twinkle = !self.twinkle,
+			_ => ()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn main() -> Result<ExitCode, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
+{
+	run::<Lesson9>()?;
+	Ok(ExitCode::SUCCESS)
+}
diff --git a/src/rust/nehe/lib.rs b/src/rust/nehe/lib.rs
index 18fecf9..0e5e827 100644
--- a/src/rust/nehe/lib.rs
+++ b/src/rust/nehe/lib.rs
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ pub mod application;
 pub mod context;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod matrix;
+pub mod random;
diff --git a/src/rust/nehe/random.rs b/src/rust/nehe/random.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e27d27a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rust/nehe/random.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2025 a dinosaur
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Zlib
+ */
+
+pub struct Random(u32);
+
+impl Random
+{
+	#[inline(always)]
+	pub fn new() -> Self { Self(1) }
+	#[inline(always)]
+	pub fn new_seed(seed: u32) -> Self { Self(seed) }
+
+	#[inline(always)]
+	#[must_use]
+	pub fn seed(&self) -> u32 { self.0 }
+	#[inline(always)]
+	pub fn set_seed(&mut self, seed: u32)
+	{
+		self.0 = seed
+	}
+
+	pub fn next(&mut self) -> i32
+	{
+		self.0 = self.0.wrapping_mul(214013).wrapping_add(2531011);
+		((self.0 >> 16) & 0x7FFF) as i32  // (s / 65536) % 32768
+	}
+}
+
+impl Default for Random
+{
+	#[inline(always)]
+	fn default() -> Self { Self::new() }
+}