diff --git a/packages/dataverse/src/Atom.ts b/packages/dataverse/src/Atom.ts
index c63069e..5e25d4b 100644
--- a/packages/dataverse/src/Atom.ts
+++ b/packages/dataverse/src/Atom.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class Scope {
 /**
  * Wraps an object whose (sub)properties can be individually tracked.
  */
-export default class Atom<State extends {}> implements IdentityPrismProvider {
+export default class Atom<State> implements IdentityPrismProvider {
   private _currentState: State
   /**
    * @internal
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ export default class Atom<State extends {}> implements IdentityPrismProvider {
    */
   readonly pointer: Pointer<State>
 
+  readonly prism: Prism<State> = this.getIdentityPrism([]) as $IntentionalAny
+
   constructor(initialState: State) {
     this._currentState = initialState
     this._rootScope = new Scope(undefined, [])
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ export default class Atom<State extends {}> implements IdentityPrismProvider {
    *
    * @param newState - The new state of the atom.
    */
-  setState(newState: State) {
+  set(newState: State) {
     const oldState = this._currentState
     this._currentState = newState
 
@@ -150,11 +152,23 @@ export default class Atom<State extends {}> implements IdentityPrismProvider {
 
   /**
    * Gets the current state of the atom.
+   * @deprecated
    */
   getState() {
     return this._currentState
   }
 
+  get() {
+    return this.getState()
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @deprecated
+   */
+  setState(newState: State) {
+    this.set(newState)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets the state of the atom at `path`.
    */
diff --git a/packages/dataverse/src/index.ts b/packages/dataverse/src/index.ts
index 3c9a688..d01ecb5 100644
--- a/packages/dataverse/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/dataverse/src/index.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 export type {IdentityPrismProvider} from './Atom'
 export {default as Atom, val, pointerToPrism} from './Atom'
-export {default as Box} from './Box'
-export type {IBox} from './Box'
 export {isPrism} from './prism/Interface'
 export type {Prism} from './prism/Interface'
 export {default as iterateAndCountTicks} from './prism/iterateAndCountTicks'
diff --git a/packages/playground/src/shared/hello-world-extension-dataverse/index.tsx b/packages/playground/src/shared/hello-world-extension-dataverse/index.tsx
index 4a3a308..73e4934 100644
--- a/packages/playground/src/shared/hello-world-extension-dataverse/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/playground/src/shared/hello-world-extension-dataverse/index.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import App from './App'
 import type {ToolsetConfig} from '@theatre/studio'
 import studio from '@theatre/studio'
 import extension from '@theatre/r3f/dist/extension'
-import {Box, prism, Ticker, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {Atom, prism, Ticker, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 
 /**
  * Let's take a look at how we can use `prism`, `Ticker`, and `val` from Theatre.js's Dataverse library
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ studio.extend({
   id: '@theatre/hello-world-extension',
   toolbars: {
     global(set, studio) {
-      const exampleBox = new Box('mobile')
+      const exampleBox = new Atom('mobile')
 
       const untapFn = prism<ToolsetConfig>(() => [
         {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/index.ts b/packages/react/src/index.ts
index 3df7246..15e3315 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/index.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  * @packageDocumentation
  */
 
-import type {Prism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
-import {Box} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import type { Prism} from '@theatre/dataverse';
+import {Atom} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {prism, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {findIndex} from 'lodash-es'
 import queueMicrotask from 'queue-microtask'
@@ -58,17 +58,17 @@ export function usePrism<T>(
   debugLabel?: string,
 ): T {
   const fnAsCallback = useCallback(fn, deps)
-  const boxRef = useRef<Box<typeof fn>>(null as $IntentionalAny)
-  if (!boxRef.current) {
-    boxRef.current = new Box(fnAsCallback)
+  const atomRef = useRef<Atom<typeof fn>>(null as $IntentionalAny)
+  if (!atomRef.current) {
+    atomRef.current = new Atom(fnAsCallback)
   } else {
-    boxRef.current.set(fnAsCallback)
+    atomRef.current.setState(fnAsCallback)
   }
 
   const prsm = useMemo(
     () =>
       prism(() => {
-        const fn = boxRef.current.prism.getValue()
+        const fn = atomRef.current.prism.getValue()
         return fn()
       }),
     [],
diff --git a/theatre/core/src/sequences/Sequence.ts b/theatre/core/src/sequences/Sequence.ts
index c227047..1973512 100644
--- a/theatre/core/src/sequences/Sequence.ts
+++ b/theatre/core/src/sequences/Sequence.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ import type Sheet from '@theatre/core/sheets/Sheet'
 import type {SequenceAddress} from '@theatre/shared/utils/addresses'
 import didYouMean from '@theatre/shared/utils/didYouMean'
 import {InvalidArgumentError} from '@theatre/shared/utils/errors'
-import type {IBox, Prism, Pointer} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import type {Prism, Pointer} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {Atom} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {pointer} from '@theatre/dataverse'
-import {Box, prism, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {prism, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {padStart} from 'lodash-es'
 import type {
   IPlaybackController,
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ export default class Sequence {
   public readonly address: SequenceAddress
   publicApi: TheatreSequence
 
-  private _playbackControllerBox: IBox<IPlaybackController>
+  private _playbackControllerBox: Atom<IPlaybackController>
   private _prismOfStatePointer: Prism<Pointer<IPlaybackState>>
   private _positionD: Prism<number>
   private _positionFormatterD: Prism<ISequencePositionFormatter>
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ export default class Sequence {
 
     this.publicApi = new TheatreSequence(this)
 
-    this._playbackControllerBox = new Box(
+    this._playbackControllerBox = new Atom(
       playbackController ?? new DefaultPlaybackController(getCoreTicker()),
     )
 
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ export default class Sequence {
   }
 
   get position() {
-    return this._playbackControllerBox.get().getCurrentPosition()
+    return this._playbackControllerBox.getState().getCurrentPosition()
   }
 
   get subUnitsPerUnit(): number {
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ export default class Sequence {
     }
     const dur = this.length
     this._playbackControllerBox
-      .get()
+      .getState()
       .gotoPosition(position > dur ? dur : position)
   }
 
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ export default class Sequence {
   }
 
   get playing() {
-    return val(this._playbackControllerBox.get().statePointer.playing)
+    return val(this._playbackControllerBox.getState().statePointer.playing)
   }
 
   _makeRangeFromSequenceTemplate(): Prism<IPlaybackRange> {
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ export default class Sequence {
    *
    */
   playDynamicRange(rangeD: Prism<IPlaybackRange>): Promise<unknown> {
-    return this._playbackControllerBox.get().playDynamicRange(rangeD)
+    return this._playbackControllerBox.getState().playDynamicRange(rangeD)
   }
 
   async play(
@@ -329,18 +330,18 @@ To fix this, either set \`conf.range[1]\` to be less the duration of the sequenc
     direction: IPlaybackDirection,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
     return this._playbackControllerBox
-      .get()
+      .getState()
       .play(iterationCount, range, rate, direction)
   }
 
   pause() {
-    this._playbackControllerBox.get().pause()
+    this._playbackControllerBox.getState().pause()
   }
 
   replacePlaybackController(playbackController: IPlaybackController) {
     this.pause()
-    const oldController = this._playbackControllerBox.get()
-    this._playbackControllerBox.set(playbackController)
+    const oldController = this._playbackControllerBox.getState()
+    this._playbackControllerBox.setState(playbackController)
 
     const time = oldController.getCurrentPosition()
     oldController.destroy()
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/UIRoot/useKeyboardShortcuts.ts b/theatre/studio/src/UIRoot/useKeyboardShortcuts.ts
index a1c9e68..022fb54 100644
--- a/theatre/studio/src/UIRoot/useKeyboardShortcuts.ts
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/UIRoot/useKeyboardShortcuts.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {cmdIsDown} from '@theatre/studio/utils/keyboardUtils'
 import {getSelectedSequence} from '@theatre/studio/selectors'
 import type {$IntentionalAny} from '@theatre/shared/utils/types'
 import type {Prism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
-import {Box, prism, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {Atom, prism, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import type {IPlaybackRange} from '@theatre/core/sequences/Sequence'
 import type Sequence from '@theatre/core/sequences/Sequence'
 import memoizeFn from '@theatre/shared/utils/memoizeFn'
@@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ export default function useKeyboardShortcuts() {
   }, [])
 }
 
-type ControlledPlaybackStateBox = Box<
+type ControlledPlaybackStateBox = Atom<
   undefined | Prism<{range: IPlaybackRange; isFollowingARange: boolean}>
 >
 
 const getPlaybackStateBox = memoizeFn(
   (sequence: Sequence): ControlledPlaybackStateBox => {
-    const box = new Box(undefined) as ControlledPlaybackStateBox
+    const box = new Atom(undefined) as ControlledPlaybackStateBox
     return box
   },
 )
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/panels/DetailPanel/DetailPanel.tsx b/theatre/studio/src/panels/DetailPanel/DetailPanel.tsx
index acf919e..a2ae973 100644
--- a/theatre/studio/src/panels/DetailPanel/DetailPanel.tsx
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/panels/DetailPanel/DetailPanel.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import ObjectDetails from './ObjectDetails'
 import ProjectDetails from './ProjectDetails'
 import getStudio from '@theatre/studio/getStudio'
 import useHotspot from '@theatre/studio/uiComponents/useHotspot'
-import {Box, prism, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {Atom, prism, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import EmptyState from './EmptyState'
 import useLockSet from '@theatre/studio/uiComponents/useLockSet'
 import {usePresenceListenersOnRootElement} from '@theatre/studio/uiComponents/usePresence'
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ export default () => {
   )
 }
 
-const isDetailPanelHotspotActiveB = new Box<boolean>(false)
-const isDetailPanelHoveredB = new Box<boolean>(false)
+const isDetailPanelHotspotActiveB = new Atom<boolean>(false)
+const isDetailPanelHoveredB = new Atom<boolean>(false)
 
 export const shouldShowDetailD = prism<boolean>(() => {
   const isHovered = val(isDetailPanelHoveredB.prism)
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/panels/OutlinePanel/OutlinePanel.tsx b/theatre/studio/src/panels/OutlinePanel/OutlinePanel.tsx
index e4c98fc..0c0f63a 100644
--- a/theatre/studio/src/panels/OutlinePanel/OutlinePanel.tsx
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/panels/OutlinePanel/OutlinePanel.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import ProjectsList from './ProjectsList/ProjectsList'
 import {useVal} from '@theatre/react'
 import getStudio from '@theatre/studio/getStudio'
 import useHotspot from '@theatre/studio/uiComponents/useHotspot'
-import {Box, prism, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {Atom, prism, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {pointerEventsAutoInNormalMode} from '@theatre/studio/css'
 
 const headerHeight = `44px`
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ const OutlinePanel: React.FC<{}> = () => {
 
 export default OutlinePanel
 
-const isOutlinePanelHotspotActiveB = new Box<boolean>(false)
-const isOutlinePanelHoveredB = new Box<boolean>(false)
+const isOutlinePanelHotspotActiveB = new Atom<boolean>(false)
+const isOutlinePanelHoveredB = new Atom<boolean>(false)
 
 export const shouldShowOutlineD = prism<boolean>(() => {
   const isHovered = val(isOutlinePanelHoveredB.prism)
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/DopeSheet/Right/BasicKeyframedTrack/KeyframeEditor/CurveEditorPopover/CurveEditorPopover.tsx b/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/DopeSheet/Right/BasicKeyframedTrack/KeyframeEditor/CurveEditorPopover/CurveEditorPopover.tsx
index 4a6fa52..cc9222f 100644
--- a/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/DopeSheet/Right/BasicKeyframedTrack/KeyframeEditor/CurveEditorPopover/CurveEditorPopover.tsx
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/DopeSheet/Right/BasicKeyframedTrack/KeyframeEditor/CurveEditorPopover/CurveEditorPopover.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Box, prism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {Atom, prism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import type {KeyboardEvent} from 'react'
 import React, {
   useEffect,
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ function areConnectedKeyframesTheSameAs({
 
 const {isCurveEditorOpenD, isConnectionEditingInCurvePopover, getLock} =
   (() => {
-    const connectionsInCurvePopoverEdit = new Box<
+    const connectionsInCurvePopoverEdit = new Atom<
       Array<KeyframeConnectionWithAddress>
     >([])
 
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/DopeSheet/Right/KeyframeSnapTarget.tsx b/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/DopeSheet/Right/KeyframeSnapTarget.tsx
index 4c105dd..5573971 100644
--- a/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/DopeSheet/Right/KeyframeSnapTarget.tsx
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/DopeSheet/Right/KeyframeSnapTarget.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type {SequenceEditorPanelLayout} from '@theatre/studio/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/layout/layout'
-import type {Pointer} from '@theatre/dataverse'
-import {Box, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import type { Pointer} from '@theatre/dataverse';
+import {Atom} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import React from 'react'
 import styled from 'styled-components'
 import {DopeSnapHitZoneUI} from '@theatre/studio/panels/SequenceEditorPanel/RightOverlay/DopeSnapHitZoneUI'
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ export type KeyframeSnapPositions = {
   }
 }
 
-const stateB = new Box<
+const stateB = new Atom<
   | {
       // all keyframes must be snap targets
       mode: 'snapToAll'
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/toolbars/ExtensionToolbar/ExtensionToolbar.tsx b/theatre/studio/src/toolbars/ExtensionToolbar/ExtensionToolbar.tsx
index 3f8a8fe..d7c9282 100644
--- a/theatre/studio/src/toolbars/ExtensionToolbar/ExtensionToolbar.tsx
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/toolbars/ExtensionToolbar/ExtensionToolbar.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Box} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {Atom} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {useVal} from '@theatre/react'
 import type {IExtension} from '@theatre/studio'
 import getStudio from '@theatre/studio/getStudio'
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ const ExtensionToolsetRender: React.FC<{
   extension: IExtension
   toolbarId: string
 }> = ({extension, toolbarId}) => {
-  const toolsetConfigBox = useMemo(() => new Box<ToolsetConfig>([]), [])
+  const toolsetConfigBox = useMemo(() => new Atom<ToolsetConfig>([]), [])
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     const detach = extension.toolbars?.[toolbarId]?.(
-      toolsetConfigBox.set.bind(toolsetConfigBox),
+      toolsetConfigBox.setState.bind(toolsetConfigBox),
       getStudio()!.publicApi,
     )
 
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/Popover/TooltipContext.tsx b/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/Popover/TooltipContext.tsx
index 15a463e..9cd917d 100644
--- a/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/Popover/TooltipContext.tsx
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/Popover/TooltipContext.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import type {Prism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
-import {Box} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import type { Prism} from '@theatre/dataverse';
+import {Atom} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import useRefAndState from '@theatre/studio/utils/useRefAndState'
 import React, {
   createContext,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const useTooltipOpenState = (): [
 }
 
 const TooltipContext: React.FC<{}> = ({children}) => {
-  const currentTooltipId = useMemo(() => new Box(-1), [])
+  const currentTooltipId = useMemo(() => new Atom(-1), [])
   const cur = currentTooltipId.prism
 
   const set = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/usePresence.tsx b/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/usePresence.tsx
index 90d8c67..609aeb6 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, pointerToPrism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
+import {prism, pointerToPrism} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {Atom} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {usePrismInstance} from '@theatre/react'
 import {selectClosestHTMLAncestor} from '@theatre/studio/utils/selectClosestHTMLAncestor'
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ undefinedD.keepHot() // constant anyway...
 function createPresenceContext(options: {
   enabled: boolean
 }): InternalPresenceContext {
-  const currentUserHoverItemB = new Box<StudioSheetItemKey | undefined>(
+  const currentUserHoverItemB = new Atom<StudioSheetItemKey | undefined>(
     undefined,
   )
   const currentUserHoverFlagItemsAtom = new Atom(
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ function createPresenceContext(options: {
       return usePrismInstance(focusD)
     },
     setUserHover(itemKeyOpt) {
-      const prev = currentUserHoverItemB.get()
+      const prev = currentUserHoverItemB.getState()
       if (prev === itemKeyOpt) {
         return
       }
       if (prev) {
         currentUserHoverFlagItemsAtom.setIn([prev], false)
       }
-      currentUserHoverItemB.set(itemKeyOpt)
+      currentUserHoverItemB.setState(itemKeyOpt)
       if (itemKeyOpt) {
         currentUserHoverFlagItemsAtom.setIn([itemKeyOpt], true)
       }