diff --git a/Controllers/RoomController.cs b/Controllers/RoomController.cs
index ff786d9..7d5af5e 100644
--- a/Controllers/RoomController.cs
+++ b/Controllers/RoomController.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
 using MauMau_Server.Websockets;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 
@@ -24,24 +25,27 @@ public class RoomController : ControllerBase
         return Ok(rooms);
     }
 
-    [HttpGet("{id}")]
-    public async Task ConnectToRoom(string id)
+    [HttpGet("{id}/{name}")]
+    public async Task ConnectToRoom(string id, string name)
     {
+        var response = HttpContext.Response;
         if (!HttpContext.WebSockets.IsWebSocketRequest)
         {
-            HttpContext.Response.StatusCode = 400;
+            response.StatusCode = 400;
+            await response.BodyWriter.WriteAsync("Request is not a websocket request"u8.ToArray());
             return;
         }
 
         if (!_roomManager.RoomExists(id))
         {
-            HttpContext.Response.StatusCode = 404;
+            response.StatusCode = 404;
+            await response.BodyWriter.WriteAsync("Room could not be found"u8.ToArray());
             return;
         }
 
         using var webSocket = await HttpContext.WebSockets.AcceptWebSocketAsync();
         var room = _roomManager.GetRoom(id);
-        await room.InstantiateConnection(webSocket);
+        await room.InstantiateConnection(webSocket, name);
     }
 
     [HttpPost]
diff --git a/Mau/GameState.cs b/Mau/GameState.cs
index 470fd70..8afcf41 100644
--- a/Mau/GameState.cs
+++ b/Mau/GameState.cs
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 
 public class GameState
 {
-    public string PlayerName { get; set; }
+    public PlayerDTO Me { get; set; }
     public string CurrentState { get; set; }
     public List<string> Hand { get; set; } = new();
     public string CurrentCard { get; set; }
-    public string CurrentPlayer { get; set; }
-    public List<string> Players { get; set; } = new();
+    public PlayerDTO CurrentPlayer { get; set; }
+    public List<PlayerDTO> Players { get; set; } = new();
 
     public GameState(Game game, string playerId)
     {
         var p = game.GetPlayer(playerId);
-        PlayerName = p.Connection.ConnectionId;
+        Me = new PlayerDTO(game.GetPlayer(playerId));
         CurrentState = p.State.ToString();
         foreach (var card in p.Hand)
         {
@@ -21,10 +21,22 @@ public class GameState
         
         foreach (var player in game.Players)
         {
-            Players.Add(player.Connection.ConnectionId);
+            Players.Add(new PlayerDTO(player));
         }
         
         CurrentCard = game.CurrentCard.ToString();
-        CurrentPlayer = game.CurrentPlayer.Connection.ConnectionId;
+        CurrentPlayer = new PlayerDTO(game.CurrentPlayer);
+    }
+}
+
+public class PlayerDTO
+{
+    public string Name { get; set; }
+    public string Id { get; set; }
+    
+    public PlayerDTO(Player player)
+    {
+        Name = player.Connection.Name;
+        Id = player.Connection.ConnectionId;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Room/Chat/Chat.cs b/Room/Chat/Chat.cs
index 0e22051..e6d7b56 100644
--- a/Room/Chat/Chat.cs
+++ b/Room/Chat/Chat.cs
@@ -13,10 +13,24 @@ public class Chat
         _room = room;
     }
     
-    public void SendChatMessage(string connectionId, string message)
+    public void SendChatMessage(ConnectionInstance connection, string message)
     {
-        var chatMessage = new ChatOutput(connectionId, message);
+        var chatMessage = new ChatMessage(DateTime.UtcNow, connection.Name, message);
         var formattedMessage = new MessageDTO("CHAT", JsonSerializer.Serialize(chatMessage));
         WebsocketManager.BroadcastAsync(_room.GetWebsockets(), JsonSerializer.Serialize(formattedMessage));
     }
+}
+
+public class ChatMessage
+{
+    public DateTime Time { get; set; }
+    public string Sender { get; set; }
+    public string Message { get; set; }
+    
+    public ChatMessage(DateTime dateTime, string sender, string message)
+    {
+        Time = dateTime;
+        Sender = sender;
+        Message = message;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Room/Room.cs b/Room/Room.cs
index 9081ff4..d0c4cc7 100644
--- a/Room/Room.cs
+++ b/Room/Room.cs
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ public class Room
         _roomId = roomId;
     }
 
-    public async Task InstantiateConnection(WebSocket socket)
+    public async Task InstantiateConnection(WebSocket socket, string name)
     {
-        var connection = AddConnection(socket);
+        var connection = AddConnection(socket, name);
         if (IsEmpty()) _host = connection;
         _game.AddPlayerToGame(connection);
         await HandleConnection(connection);
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class Room
                 }
                 case "CHAT":
                 {
-                    _chat.SendChatMessage(connection.ConnectionId, message.Payload);
+                    _chat.SendChatMessage(connection, message.Payload);
                     break;
                 }
             }
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ public class Room
         HandleDisconnect(connection.ConnectionId);
     }
 
-    private ConnectionInstance AddConnection(WebSocket socket)
+    private ConnectionInstance AddConnection(WebSocket socket, string name)
     {
         var connectionId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
-        var connection = new ConnectionInstance(connectionId, socket);
+        var connection = new ConnectionInstance(name, connectionId, socket);
         _connections.Add(connection);
         return connection;
     }
diff --git a/Websockets/ConnectionInstance.cs b/Websockets/ConnectionInstance.cs
index 64357d9..8b1884d 100644
--- a/Websockets/ConnectionInstance.cs
+++ b/Websockets/ConnectionInstance.cs
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ namespace MauMau_Server.Websockets;
 
 public class ConnectionInstance
 {
+    public string Name { get; set; }
     public string ConnectionId { get; set; }
     public WebSocket Socket { get; set; }
     
-    public ConnectionInstance(string connectionId, WebSocket socket)
+    public ConnectionInstance(string name, string connectionId, WebSocket socket)
     {
+        Name = name;
         ConnectionId = connectionId;
         Socket = socket;
     }