unity-ui-development

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SKILL.md

Unity UI Development

Overview

Unity provides two UI systems: UGUI (the established GameObject-based system) and UI Toolkit (the newer retained-mode system inspired by web technologies). This skill covers both systems, when to use each, and implementation patterns.

Choosing a UI System

Factor UGUI UI Toolkit
Runtime UI Mature, full-featured Supported (Unity 2023+)
Editor UI Not supported Primary system for editor
World-space UI Excellent (World Space Canvas) Limited
Animation/Tweening DOTween, Animator, LeanTween USS transitions, C# manipulation
Styling Per-element, manual USS stylesheets (CSS-like)
Performance Draw call heavy with many canvases Retained mode, lighter draw calls
Learning curve Lower for Unity devs Higher (web-like paradigm)
VR/AR Well-supported Limited world-space support
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