diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8e047dfe..1ece92da 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -89,3 +89,4 @@ ingest/
 
 # Local texture dumps / extracted art should never be committed
 assets/textures/
+node_modules/
diff --git a/src/rendering/camera.cpp b/src/rendering/camera.cpp
index 825730c0..f2edc7a7 100644
--- a/src/rendering/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/camera.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ void Camera::updateViewMatrix() {
 
 void Camera::updateProjectionMatrix() {
     projectionMatrix = glm::perspective(glm::radians(fov), aspectRatio, nearPlane, farPlane);
+    // Vulkan clip-space has Y pointing down; flip the projection's Y axis.
+    projectionMatrix[1][1] *= -1.0f;
 }
 
 glm::vec3 Camera::getForward() const {