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Spatial UI

UI elements that are placed within the 3D game world but are not diegetic, they float in space attached to objects or characters, visible only to the player.

In games, this means

Enemy health bars that float above their heads, waypoint markers that exist in 3D space, or loot labels above items are spatial UI. They bridge the gap between world and screen.

Tags
HUD
3D
UI Patterns