diff --git a/gzbridge.init.d.sh b/gzbridge.init.d.sh
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f71794b1282bff0e81068fb03fb4f3cf5a94f1cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gzbridge.init.d.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# gzbridge Communication bridge for accessing Gazebo via the web
+#
+# chkconfig:   2345 20 80
+# description: Handles the gzbridge component which bridges the communication \
+#              between Gazebo (protobuf) and the web (JSON)
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides: gzbridge
+# Required-Start: $remote_fs gzserver
+# Required-Stop: 
+# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
+# Short-Description: start and stop gzbridge
+# Description: gzbridge is the communication bridge for the Gazebo robot simulator.
+### END INIT INFO
+
+# Source function library.
+. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
+
+GZBRIDGE_BIN_DIR=/nfs4/bbp.epfl.ch/sw/neurorobotics/gzweb/2014.10.15/rhel-6.5-x86_64/gcc-4.8.2/x86_64/gzweb/gzbridge
+
+if [ -z $GZBRIDGE_BIN_DIR ]; then
+    echo "Necessary environment variable GZBRIDGE_BIN_DIR not set!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+exec="$GZBRIDGE_BIN_DIR/ws_server.js"
+prog="node"
+
+lockfile=/var/lock/subsys/$prog
+
+start() {
+    # loading the environment modules configuration files
+    export MODULEPATH=$MODULEPATH:/nfs4/bbp.epfl.ch/sw/neurorobotics/modulefiles
+    export MODULEPATH=$MODULEPATH:/nfs4/bbp.epfl.ch/sw/module/modulefiles
+
+    # source environment modules init file
+    . /usr/share/Modules/init/bash 2> /dev/null
+
+    # load the modules
+    module load gazebo/4.0-rhel6-x86_64-gcc4.8.2 &&
+    module load sdf/2.0-rhel6-x86_64-gcc4.4 &&
+    module load ogre/1.8.1-rhel6-x86_64-gcc4.8.2 &&
+    module load boost/1.55zlib-rhel6-x86_64-gcc4.4
+    retval=$?
+    if [ $retval -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Loading the environment modules was not successful!"
+        exit 1
+    fi  
+
+    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/nfs4/bbp.epfl.ch/sw/neurorobotics/staging/lib64/
+
+    # test if the exec file exists and execute permission is granted 
+    # exit with exit code 5 (program not installed) if conditions do not hold
+    [ -x $exec ] || exit 5
+    
+    # we have to change to the directory, otherwise loading of materials
+    # does not work properly :(
+    cd $GZBRIDGE_BIN_DIR
+    
+    echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
+    # if not running, start gzbridge up here 
+    $exec &>/dev/null &
+    retval=$?
+    if [ $retval -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo_success
+    fi
+    echo
+    [ $retval -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile
+    return $retval
+}
+
+stop() {
+    echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
+    # stop gzserver here with the help of the killproc function
+    killproc $prog
+    retval=$?
+    echo
+    [ $retval -eq 0 ] && rm -f $lockfile
+    return $retval
+}
+
+restart() {
+    stop
+    start
+}
+
+reload() {
+    restart
+}
+
+force_reload() {
+    restart
+}
+
+rh_status() {
+    # run checks to determine if the service is running or use generic status
+    status $prog
+}
+
+rh_status_q() {
+    rh_status >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        rh_status_q && exit 0
+        $1
+        ;;
+    stop)
+        rh_status_q || exit 0
+        $1
+        ;;
+    restart)
+        $1
+        ;;
+    reload)
+        rh_status_q || exit 7
+        $1
+        ;;
+    force-reload)
+        force_reload
+        ;;
+    status)
+        rh_status
+        ;;
+    condrestart|try-restart)
+        rh_status_q || exit 0
+        restart
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|try-restart|reload|force-reload}"
+        exit 2
+esac
+exit $?
diff --git a/gzbridge/binding.gyp b/gzbridge/binding.gyp
index 53d0cad3d144cbbb815f9a3bbfc11b16a9afe316..434db95c2c220b718030aa85d97c9a6525671644 100644
--- a/gzbridge/binding.gyp
+++ b/gzbridge/binding.gyp
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
         "OgreMaterialParser.cc", "OgreMaterialParser.hh"],
       'cflags_cc!': [ '-fno-rtti', '-fno-exceptions' ],
       'cflags!': [ '-fno-exceptions' ],
+      "include_dirs": [
+	"/nfs4/bbp.epfl.ch/sw/neurorobotics/tbb/4.0.5/rhel-6.5-x86_64/gcc-4.4.7/x86_64/include"
+      ],
       "conditions": [
         ['OS=="linux"', {
           'cflags': [
diff --git a/http/client/assets/materials/blue.material b/http/client/assets/materials/blue.material
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2e771ef6119fc0d793cc7a96b5843f7547329a5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/client/assets/materials/blue.material
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+material Gazebo/Blue 
+{ 
+  technique 
+  { 
+    pass ambient 
+    { 
+      ambient 0 0 1 
+      diffuse 0 0 1 
+      specular 0.1 0.1 0.1 1 1 
+    } 
+  } 
+}
+
diff --git a/http/client/assets/materials/red.material b/http/client/assets/materials/red.material
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..34e626fcbb800e345f921f4e1076473374ef7524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/client/assets/materials/red.material
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+material Gazebo/Red
+{
+  technique
+  {
+    pass ambient
+    {
+      ambient 1 0 0
+      diffuse 1 0 0
+      specular 0.1 0.1 0.1 1 1
+    }
+  }
+}
+