---
title: "Cross Scene Object Placement"
description: "Calculate screen-space positions for UI elements in an overlay scene based on world-space coordinates in a background scene, factoring in camera panning and zoom levels."
phaser: "4.1.0"
size: "800x600"
files: 1
url: https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera/view/cross-scene-object-placement
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# Cross Scene Object Placement

Calculate screen-space positions for UI elements in an overlay scene based on world-space coordinates in a background scene, factoring in camera panning and zoom levels.

A Phaser 4.1.0 example in [Camera](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera.md). It runs at 800 × 600, and loads its assets from https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410. See it running, with its code, at https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera/view/cross-scene-object-placement.

To run it, load Phaser 4.1.0 (`https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/phaser@4.1.0/dist/phaser.min.js`), then the file, on a page with a `<div id="game-container">`.

## Code

### cross scene object placement.js

```js
class MapScene extends Phaser.Scene {

    constructor ()
    {
        super('MapScene');

        //  Sphinx
        this.location1 = new Phaser.Math.Vector2(766, 1090);

        //  Oasis
        this.location2 = new Phaser.Math.Vector2(225, 1552);

        //  Tomb
        this.location3 = new Phaser.Math.Vector2(700, 1592);

        //  City Gates
        this.location4 = new Phaser.Math.Vector2(323, 480);

        //  Chair
        this.location5 = new Phaser.Math.Vector2(593, 274);

        //  River Hormuz
        this.location6 = new Phaser.Math.Vector2(180, 1087);

        //  Guard Outpost
        this.location7 = new Phaser.Math.Vector2(168, 163);
    }

    preload ()
    {
        this.load.setBaseURL('https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410');
        this.load.image('map', 'assets/tests/camera/earthbound-scarab.png');
    }

    create ()
    {
        this.cameras.main.setBounds(0, 0, 1024, 2048);

        this.add.image(0, 0, 'map').setOrigin(0);

        this.cameras.main.setZoom(1);
        this.cameras.main.centerOn(0, 0);

        var pos = 1;

        this.input.on('pointerdown', function () {

            var cam = this.cameras.main;
            var location = this['location' + pos];
            var rndZoom = Phaser.Math.FloatBetween(0.5, 4);

            cam.pan(location.x, location.y, 3000, 'Sine.easeInOut');
            cam.zoomTo(rndZoom, 3000);

            pos++;

            if (pos === 8)
            {
                pos = 1;
            }


        }, this);

        this.scene.launch('UIScene');
    }

}

class UIScene extends Phaser.Scene {

    constructor ()
    {
        super('UIScene');

        this.mapScene;
        this.mapCamera;

        this.graphics;

        this.tooltip1;
        this.tooltip2;
        this.tooltip3;
        this.tooltip4;
        this.tooltip5;
        this.tooltip6;
        this.tooltip7;
    }

    create ()
    {
        this.mapScene = this.scene.get('MapScene');

        this.mapCamera = this.mapScene.cameras.main;

        this.graphics = this.add.graphics();

        this.tooltip1 = this.add.text(0, 0).setText('Sphinx');
        this.tooltip2 = this.add.text(0, 0).setText('Oasis');
        this.tooltip3 = this.add.text(0, 0).setText('Tomb of Ket');
        this.tooltip4 = this.add.text(0, 0).setText('City Gates');
        this.tooltip5 = this.add.text(0, 0).setText('Rest Easy');
        this.tooltip6 = this.add.text(0, 0).setText('River Hormuz');
        this.tooltip7 = this.add.text(0, 0).setText('Guard Outpost');
    }

    update ()
    {
        this.graphics.clear();

        this.updateToolTip(this.mapScene.location1, this.tooltip1);
        this.updateToolTip(this.mapScene.location2, this.tooltip2);
        this.updateToolTip(this.mapScene.location3, this.tooltip3);
        this.updateToolTip(this.mapScene.location4, this.tooltip4);
        this.updateToolTip(this.mapScene.location5, this.tooltip5);
        this.updateToolTip(this.mapScene.location6, this.tooltip6);
        this.updateToolTip(this.mapScene.location7, this.tooltip7);
    }

    updateToolTip (source, tooltip)
    {
        var basePosition = source;
        var camera = this.mapCamera;

        //  The marker point
        var x = (basePosition.x - camera.worldView.x) * camera.zoom;
        var y = (basePosition.y - camera.worldView.y) * camera.zoom;

        var graphics = this.graphics;

        graphics.fillStyle(0x000000, 0.8);
        graphics.lineStyle(4, 0x000000, 0.8);

        //  The text is above this point
        var width = tooltip.width + 32;
        var height = tooltip.height + 32;

        var bx = x - width / 2;
        var by = y - (height + 32);

        graphics.fillRect(bx, by, width, height);

        tooltip.x = bx + 16;
        tooltip.y = by + 16;

        graphics.lineBetween(bx + 16, by + height, x, y);
    }

}

const config = {
    scale: { mode: Phaser.Scale.FIT },
    type: Phaser.AUTO,
    width: 800,
    height: 600,
    pixelArt: true,
    parent: 'game-container',
    scene: [ MapScene, UIScene ]
};

const game = new Phaser.Game(config);
```

## More in Camera

- [16 Camera Grid](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera/view/16-camera-test.md): Demonstrates how to create and position multiple cameras in a grid layout to display the same scene across several viewports simultaneously.
- [Add Camera On Click](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera/view/add-camera-on-click.md): Demonstrates how to dynamically add multiple cameras to a scene on a pointer event, creating a grid of viewports that all render the same scene objects.
- [Camera Alpha](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera/view/camera-alpha.md): This example demonstrates how to adjust the transparency of a camera using its alpha property, affecting the visibility of all game objects rendered by that camera.
- [Camera Background Color](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera/view/background-color.md): Learn how to set a specific background color and alpha for an individual camera using RGBA values.
- [Camera Background Color Interpolation](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera/view/background-color-interpolate.md): Learn how to smoothly transition the camera's background color between two values based on a sprite's vertical position using color interpolation.
- [Camera Blur Shader](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera/view/camera-blur-shader.md): Demonstrates how to apply a built-in blur filter to a specific camera and use camera ignore lists to keep certain game objects sharp.
- [Camera Bounds with Negative Coordinates](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera/view/bounds-at-zero.md): This example demonstrates how to set camera and physics world bounds using negative coordinates, allowing the camera to scroll into areas behind the (0,0) origin while following a player.
- [Camera Center On](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera/view/camera-center-on.md): Use the centerOn method to snap the camera focus to specific world coordinates, demonstrated with a zoomed-in view of a large map.
- [Camera Effect Callbacks](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera/view/camera-effect-callbacks.md): Demonstrates how to sequence multiple camera effects like flash, shake, and fade by using completion callbacks to trigger the next effect in a chain.
- [Camera Effects](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera/view/camera-effects.md): Demonstrates the built-in camera special effects including fading, flashing, and shaking using multiple cameras and viewports.
- [Camera External Filter Scanline](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera/view/render-to-texture-shader-5.md): Demonstrates applying an external shader filter to a camera and updating the shader's uniform values based on mouse input.
- [Camera External Filters](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera/view/change-camera-shader.md): Demonstrates applying, toggling, and combining multiple external post-processing shaders on a camera using filter controllers.
- [All 68 examples in Camera](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/camera.md)

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