HTML/DOM GUI instead of BABYLON.GUI

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Hi Steffen,

First of all if you want your UI to be available in VR mode Babylon GUI is the only choice you have.

Now if VR is not required there are 2 cases :

  1. Screen mode (= 2D)
    If you need simple UI - a menu for example - you can (should) use HTML/CSS. There’s no performance issue and it’s more easy to setup and maintain.
  2. Scene world (= 3D)
    If you want your GUI to match the 3D world, Babylon GUI is the only way.

So in this demo : Babylon.js - GUI demo

  • The right menu could be done with HTML/CSS…if you don’t need it in VR headsets.
  • Tooltips on the spheres + checkboxes for options => Babylon GUI (anyway it would be nearly impossible in HTML/CSS)
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