Helium
A modern, customizable, high-performance retained UI framework for the LÖVE game engine.
What is Helium?
Helium is a UI framework for the LÖVE game engine that provides a structured, retained mode architecture for building custom user interfaces. It simplifies UI development by managing element state and rendering efficiently, allowing developers to create interactive UI components directly within their game's rendering loop. The framework focuses on giving developers full control over rendering while abstracting repetitive state management tasks.
LÖVE game developers who need to build custom, performant user interfaces within their games, particularly those who prefer a retained mode architecture and want fine-grained control over UI rendering.
Developers choose Helium for its seamless integration with LÖVE's native graphics functions, its efficient retained mode architecture that reduces manual draw calls, and its flexibility in creating reusable, parameterized UI components without sacrificing simplicity or performance.
Overview
Helium is a UI framework designed for the LÖVE game engine, providing a structured way to build custom user interfaces with a retained mode architecture. It focuses on simplicity and performance, allowing developers to create interactive UI elements directly within their game's rendering loop.
Key Features
Retained Mode Architecture — Manages UI element state and rendering efficiently, reducing manual draw calls.
Scene Management — Organizes UI elements into scenes that can be activated, updated, and drawn collectively.
Custom Element Factories — Enables creation of reusable UI components with parameterized properties and dimensions.
Coordinate Abstraction — Simplifies positioning by automatically handling element-relative coordinates within the rendering function.
LÖVE Integration — Seamlessly works with love.graphics functions for drawing, leveraging the engine's native capabilities.
Philosophy
Helium emphasizes building custom and simple UI components, giving developers full control over the rendering process while abstracting repetitive state management tasks.
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