diff --git a/packages/dataverse/src/Atom.ts b/packages/dataverse/src/Atom.ts
index c796ff4..22270ce 100644
--- a/packages/dataverse/src/Atom.ts
+++ b/packages/dataverse/src/Atom.ts
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ const identityDerivationWeakMap = new WeakMap<{}, Prism<unknown>>()
  *
  * @param pointer - The pointer to return the derivation at.
  */
-export const valueDerivation = <P extends PointerType<$IntentionalAny>>(
+export const pointerToPrism = <P extends PointerType<$IntentionalAny>>(
   pointer: P,
 ): Prism<P extends PointerType<infer T> ? T : void> => {
   const meta = getPointerMeta(pointer)
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ export const valueDerivation = <P extends PointerType<$IntentionalAny>>(
     const root = meta.root
     if (!isIdentityDerivationProvider(root)) {
       throw new Error(
-        `Cannot run valueDerivation() on a pointer whose root is not an IdentityChangeProvider`,
+        `Cannot run pointerToPrism() on a pointer whose root is not an IdentityChangeProvider`,
       )
     }
     const {path} = meta
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ export const val = <
   ? P
   : unknown => {
   if (isPointer(input)) {
-    return valueDerivation(input).getValue() as $IntentionalAny
+    return pointerToPrism(input).getValue() as $IntentionalAny
   } else if (isPrism(input)) {
     return input.getValue() as $IntentionalAny
   } else {
diff --git a/packages/dataverse/src/PointerProxy.ts b/packages/dataverse/src/PointerProxy.ts
index efca7b4..fefda1a 100644
--- a/packages/dataverse/src/PointerProxy.ts
+++ b/packages/dataverse/src/PointerProxy.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default class PointerProxy<O extends {}>
    * Convenience pointer pointing to the root of this PointerProxy.
    *
    * @remarks
-   * Allows convenient use of {@link valueDerivation} and {@link val}.
+   * Allows convenient use of {@link pointerToPrism} and {@link val}.
    */
   readonly pointer: Pointer<O>
 
diff --git a/packages/dataverse/src/derivations/iterateAndCountTicks.ts b/packages/dataverse/src/derivations/iterateAndCountTicks.ts
index 10ee83d..a41e168 100644
--- a/packages/dataverse/src/derivations/iterateAndCountTicks.ts
+++ b/packages/dataverse/src/derivations/iterateAndCountTicks.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {valueDerivation} from '../Atom'
+import {pointerToPrism} from '../Atom'
 import type {Pointer} from '../pointer'
 import {isPointer} from '../pointer'
 import type {Prism} from './Interface'
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default function* iterateAndCountTicks<V>(
 ): Generator<{value: V; ticks: number}, void, void> {
   let d
   if (isPointer(pointerOrDerivation)) {
-    d = valueDerivation(pointerOrDerivation) as Prism<V>
+    d = pointerToPrism(pointerOrDerivation) as Prism<V>
   } else if (isPrism(pointerOrDerivation)) {
     d = pointerOrDerivation
   } else {
diff --git a/packages/dataverse/src/derivations/iterateOver.ts b/packages/dataverse/src/derivations/iterateOver.ts
index 37db47d..59d4861 100644
--- a/packages/dataverse/src/derivations/iterateOver.ts
+++ b/packages/dataverse/src/derivations/iterateOver.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {valueDerivation} from '../Atom'
+import {pointerToPrism} from '../Atom'
 import type {Pointer} from '../pointer'
 import {isPointer} from '../pointer'
 import Ticker from '../Ticker'
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default function* iterateOver<V>(
 ): Generator<V, void, void> {
   let d
   if (isPointer(pointerOrDerivation)) {
-    d = valueDerivation(pointerOrDerivation) as Prism<V>
+    d = pointerToPrism(pointerOrDerivation) as Prism<V>
   } else if (isPrism(pointerOrDerivation)) {
     d = pointerOrDerivation
   } else {
diff --git a/packages/dataverse/src/index.ts b/packages/dataverse/src/index.ts
index a31b8c1..e2db52b 100644
--- a/packages/dataverse/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/dataverse/src/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 export type {IdentityDerivationProvider} from './Atom'
-export {default as Atom, val, valueDerivation} from './Atom'
+export {default as Atom, val, pointerToPrism} from './Atom'
 export {default as Box} from './Box'
 export type {IBox} from './Box'
 export {isPrism} from './derivations/Interface'
diff --git a/theatre/core/src/coreExports.ts b/theatre/core/src/coreExports.ts
index 722c8f4..d2e05f0 100644
--- a/theatre/core/src/coreExports.ts
+++ b/theatre/core/src/coreExports.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import userReadableTypeOfValue from '@theatre/shared/utils/userReadableTypeOfVal
 import deepEqual from 'fast-deep-equal'
 import type {PointerType} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {isPointer} from '@theatre/dataverse'
-import {isPrism, valueDerivation} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {isPrism, pointerToPrism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import type {$IntentionalAny, VoidFn} from '@theatre/shared/utils/types'
 import type {ProjectId} from '@theatre/shared/utils/ids'
 import {_coreLogger} from './_coreLogger'
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export function onChange<P extends PointerType<$IntentionalAny>>(
   callback: (value: P extends PointerType<infer T> ? T : unknown) => void,
 ): VoidFn {
   if (isPointer(pointer)) {
-    const derivation = valueDerivation(pointer)
+    const derivation = pointerToPrism(pointer)
     return derivation.onChange(
       getCoreTicker(),
       callback as $IntentionalAny,
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export function onChange<P extends PointerType<$IntentionalAny>>(
  */
 export function val<T>(pointer: PointerType<T>): T {
   if (isPointer(pointer)) {
-    return valueDerivation(pointer).getValue() as $IntentionalAny
+    return pointerToPrism(pointer).getValue() as $IntentionalAny
   } else {
     throw new Error(`Called val(p) where p is not a pointer.`)
   }
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/Studio.ts b/theatre/studio/src/Studio.ts
index 6a4d3b5..e2cd5a7 100644
--- a/theatre/studio/src/Studio.ts
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/Studio.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Scrub from '@theatre/studio/Scrub'
 import type {StudioHistoricState} from '@theatre/studio/store/types/historic'
 import type UI from '@theatre/studio/UI'
 import type {Pointer} from '@theatre/dataverse'
-import {Atom, PointerProxy, valueDerivation} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {Atom, PointerProxy, pointerToPrism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import type {
   CommitOrDiscard,
   ITransactionPrivateApi,
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export class Studio {
   }
 
   _attachToIncomingProjects() {
-    const projectsD = valueDerivation(this.projectsP)
+    const projectsD = pointerToPrism(this.projectsP)
 
     const attachToProjects = (projects: Record<string, Project>) => {
       for (const project of Object.values(projects)) {
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/DopeSheet/Right/AggregatedKeyframeTrack/AggregatedKeyframeTrack.tsx b/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/DopeSheet/Right/AggregatedKeyframeTrack/AggregatedKeyframeTrack.tsx
index a083265..68b0715 100644
--- a/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/DopeSheet/Right/AggregatedKeyframeTrack/AggregatedKeyframeTrack.tsx
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/DopeSheet/Right/AggregatedKeyframeTrack/AggregatedKeyframeTrack.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type {
 } from '@theatre/studio/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/layout/tree'
 import {usePrism, useVal} from '@theatre/react'
 import type {Prism, Pointer} from '@theatre/dataverse'
-import {prism, val, valueDerivation} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {prism, val, pointerToPrism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import React, {useMemo, Fragment} from 'react'
 import styled from 'styled-components'
 import type {IContextMenuItem} from '@theatre/studio/uiComponents/simpleContextMenu/useContextMenu'
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ function useAggregatedKeyframeTrackContextMenu(
     displayName: 'Aggregate Keyframe Track',
     menuItems: () => {
       const selectionKeyframes =
-        valueDerivation(
+        pointerToPrism(
           getStudio()!.atomP.ahistoric.clipboard.keyframesWithRelativePaths,
         ).getValue() ?? []
 
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ function pasteKeyframesSheet(
 
   if (areKeyframesAllOnSingleTrack) {
     for (const object of viewModel.children.map((child) => child.sheetObject)) {
-      const tracksByObject = valueDerivation(
+      const tracksByObject = pointerToPrism(
         getStudio().atomP.historic.coreByProject[projectId].sheetsById[sheetId]
           .sequence.tracksByObject[object.address.objectKey],
       ).getValue()
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ function pasteKeyframesSheet(
       )
     }
   } else {
-    const tracksByObject = valueDerivation(
+    const tracksByObject = pointerToPrism(
       getStudio().atomP.historic.coreByProject[projectId].sheetsById[sheetId]
         .sequence.tracksByObject,
     ).getValue()
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ function pasteKeyframesObjectOrCompound(
 ) {
   const {projectId, sheetId, objectKey} = viewModel.sheetObject.address
 
-  const trackRecords = valueDerivation(
+  const trackRecords = pointerToPrism(
     getStudio().atomP.historic.coreByProject[projectId].sheetsById[sheetId]
       .sequence.tracksByObject[objectKey],
   ).getValue()
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/layout/tree.ts b/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/layout/tree.ts
index 6e48eaa..b471987 100644
--- a/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/layout/tree.ts
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/layout/tree.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import type {
 } from '@theatre/shared/utils/ids'
 import {createStudioSheetItemKey} from '@theatre/shared/utils/ids'
 import type {$FixMe, $IntentionalAny} from '@theatre/shared/utils/types'
-import {prism, val, valueDerivation} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {prism, val, pointerToPrism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import logger from '@theatre/shared/logger'
 import {titleBarHeight} from '@theatre/studio/panels/BasePanel/common'
 import type {Studio} from '@theatre/studio/Studio'
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export const calculateSequenceEditorTree = (
 
   const isCollapsedP =
     collapsableItemSetP.byId[createStudioSheetItemKey.forSheet()].isCollapsed
-  const isCollapsed = valueDerivation(isCollapsedP).getValue() ?? false
+  const isCollapsed = pointerToPrism(isCollapsedP).getValue() ?? false
 
   const tree: SequenceEditorTree = {
     type: 'sheet',
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export const calculateSequenceEditorTree = (
       collapsableItemSetP.byId[
         createStudioSheetItemKey.forSheetObject(sheetObject)
       ].isCollapsed
-    const isCollapsed = valueDerivation(isCollapsedP).getValue() ?? false
+    const isCollapsed = pointerToPrism(isCollapsedP).getValue() ?? false
 
     const row: SequenceEditorTree_SheetObject = {
       type: 'sheetObject',
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ export const calculateSequenceEditorTree = (
       collapsableItemSetP.byId[
         createStudioSheetItemKey.forSheetObjectProp(sheetObject, pathToProp)
       ].isCollapsed
-    const isCollapsed = valueDerivation(isCollapsedP).getValue() ?? false
+    const isCollapsed = pointerToPrism(isCollapsedP).getValue() ?? false
 
     const row: SequenceEditorTree_PropWithChildren = {
       type: 'propWithChildren',
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/usePresence.tsx b/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/usePresence.tsx
index 4750223..c1e0dac 100644
--- a/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/usePresence.tsx
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/usePresence.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type {StrictRecord} from '@theatre/shared/utils/types'
 import React, {useMemo} from 'react'
 import {useEffect} from 'react'
 import {useLogger} from './useLogger'
-import {Box, prism, valueDerivation} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {Box, prism, pointerToPrism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {Atom} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {useDerivation} from '@theatre/react'
 import {selectClosestHTMLAncestor} from '@theatre/studio/utils/selectClosestHTMLAncestor'
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ function createPresenceContext(options: {
         if (!itemKey) return undefinedD
         // this is the thing being hovered
         const currentD = currentUserHoverItemB.derivation
-        const primaryFocusDer = valueDerivation(
+        const primaryFocusDer = pointerToPrism(
           currentUserHoverFlagItemsAtom.pointer[itemKey],
         )
-        const relationsDer = valueDerivation(relationsAtom.pointer[itemKey])
+        const relationsDer = pointerToPrism(relationsAtom.pointer[itemKey])
         return prism(() => {
           const primary = primaryFocusDer.getValue()
           if (primary) {