feat: Dear ImGui editor, GLTF materials, scene serialization

- ImGuiLayer: entity inspector (Transform/Material/Light/Camera editing),
  hierarchy panel, debug overlay with FPS graph (rlImgui-cs + ImGui.NET)
- GltfLoader.LoadWithMaterials: extracts PBR albedo, roughness, metallic,
  base color texture from glTF files
- SceneSerializer: save/load ECS world to/from JSON with custom
  Vector3/Quaternion converters, 6 tests
- ImGui disabled in tour/test mode to keep screenshots clean
- 66/66 tests passing

CORTEX_ENGINE_ARCHITECTURE.md

@@ -708,14 +708,14 @@ In Release (NativeAOT), the MCP server and ASP.NET Core are excluded. The AI can
 
 - [x] Texture loading in RaylibRenderer (`SetMaterialUniforms` now loads/binds textures)
 - [x] Fix `demo.png` screenshot timing (moved to main loop with frame warm-up)
-- [ ] Unit tests (`tests/Engine.Tests/` — planned but never created)
+- [x] Unit tests — 60 tests covering ObjLoader, camera controllers, AiCommandProcessor, RenderBackendFactory, Timing, ProceduralMesh, MeshMath, Transform, Camera, Material, Mesh, Light
 - [x] `AGENTS.md` — created for opencode integration
 
 ### Medium-term
 
-- [ ] Dear ImGui integration (Hexa.NET.ImGui) for editor UI
+- [x] Dear ImGui integration (rlImgui-cs + ImGui.NET) — entity inspector, hierarchy panel, debug overlay with FPS graph
-- [ ] Model loading from GLTF/OBJ with textures and materials
+- [x] Model loading from GLTF with textures and materials (`GltfLoader.LoadWithMaterials` extracts PBR albedo, roughness, metallic, base color texture)
-- [ ] Scene serialization / deserialization
+- [x] Scene serialization / deserialization (`SceneSerializer` — save/load named entities with Transform, Material, Light, Camera to/from JSON)
 - [ ] Multi-light shadow mapping
 
 ### Long-term (backlog)

imgui.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[Window][Debug##Default]
+Pos=60,60
+Size=400,400
+Collapsed=0
+
+[Window][Debug]
+Pos=10,10
+Size=216,107
+Collapsed=0
+
+[Window][Hierarchy]
+Pos=29,195
+Size=250,398
+Collapsed=0
+
+[Window][Inspector]
+Pos=964,309
+Size=300,400
+Collapsed=0
+

src/CortexEngine.App/Program.cs

@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ class Program
             var input = window.Input;
             using var renderer = renderContext.CreateRenderer();
 
+            // ImGui editor layer
+            var imGuiLayer = new ImGuiLayer();
+            if (!cameraTour)
+            {
+                imGuiLayer.Initialize();
+                if (renderer is RaylibRenderer rlRenderer)
+                    rlRenderer.ImGuiLayer = imGuiLayer;
+            }
+
             var (modelPath, mcpPort) = ParseArgs(args);
             var mesh = LoadModel(modelPath);
 
@@ -131,6 +140,7 @@ class Program
             var lastWidth = window.Width;
             var lastHeight = window.Height;
             var demoScreenshotRequested = false;
+            var currentFps = 0;
 
             var tourPoses = testScene
                 ? new CameraPose[]
@@ -258,12 +268,16 @@ class Program
                     demoScreenshotRequested = true;
                 }
 
+                // Feed frame data to ImGui before rendering.
+                imGuiLayer.SetFrameData(world, timing, currentFps);
+
                 renderer.RenderWorld(world);
                 queue.CompletePendingScreenshots();
 
                 frames++;
                 if (timing.TotalTime - lastFpsTime >= 1.0)
                 {
+                    currentFps = frames;
                     Console.WriteLine($"FPS: {frames}, Delta: {timing.DeltaTime * 1000.0:F2} ms");
                     frames = 0;
                     lastFpsTime = timing.TotalTime;
@@ -271,6 +285,7 @@ class Program
             }
 
             Console.WriteLine("Shutting down...");
+            imGuiLayer.Dispose();
 #if !RELEASE_AOT
             if (mcpApp != null)
                 await mcpApp.StopAsync();

src/Engine.Graphics.Raylib/Engine.Graphics.Raylib.csproj

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Raylib-cs" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Flecs.NET.Debug" Version="4.0.4-build.546" Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'" />
     <PackageReference Include="Flecs.NET.Release" Version="4.0.4-build.546" Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release' OR '$(Configuration)' == 'ReleaseAOT'" />
+    <PackageReference Include="rlImgui-cs" Version="3.2.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/Engine.Graphics.Raylib/ImGuiLayer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+using Engine.Core;
+using Flecs.NET.Core;
+using ImGuiNET;
+using rlImGui_cs;
+using EngineTransform = Engine.Core.Components.Transform;
+using EngineMaterial = Engine.Core.Components.Material;
+using EngineLight = Engine.Core.Components.Light;
+using EngineCamera = Engine.Core.Components.Camera;
+
+namespace Engine.Graphics.RaylibBackend;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Dear ImGui integration for the Raylib backend.
+/// Provides an entity inspector, hierarchy panel, and debug overlay.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class ImGuiLayer : IDisposable
+{
+    private bool _initialized;
+    private bool _disposed;
+    private string _selectedEntity = "";
+    private float[] _fpsHistory = new float[120];
+    private int _fpsHistoryIndex;
+
+    private World? _world;
+    private Timing? _timing;
+    private int _fps;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Set per-frame data before calling RenderImGuiUI.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void SetFrameData(World world, Timing timing, int fps)
+    {
+        _world = world;
+        _timing = timing;
+        _fps = fps;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Render the ImGui UI. Called internally by RaylibRenderer between Begin() and End().
+    /// </summary>
+    internal void RenderImGuiUI()
+    {
+        if (!_initialized || _world is not { } world || _timing is not { } timing) return;
+        RenderDebugOverlay(timing, _fps);
+        RenderHierarchy(world);
+        RenderInspector(world);
+    }
+
+    public void Initialize()
+    {
+        if (_initialized) return;
+        rlImGui.Setup(true);
+        _initialized = true;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Call at the start of the frame (after EndMode3D, before EndDrawing).
+    /// Begins the ImGui render pass.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void Begin()
+    {
+        if (!_initialized) return;
+        rlImGui.Begin();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Call at the end of the frame (before EndDrawing).
+    /// Ends the ImGui render pass and renders all ImGui draw data.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void End()
+    {
+        if (!_initialized) return;
+        rlImGui.End();
+    }
+
+    private void RenderDebugOverlay(Timing timing, int fps)
+    {
+        ImGui.SetNextWindowPos(new Vector2(10, 10), ImGuiCond.Always);
+        ImGui.SetNextWindowBgAlpha(0.7f);
+
+        if (!ImGui.Begin("Debug", ImGuiWindowFlags.NoMove | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoDecoration | ImGuiWindowFlags.AlwaysAutoResize))
+        {
+            ImGui.End();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ImGui.Text($"FPS: {fps}");
+        ImGui.Text($"Frame: {timing.DeltaTime * 1000.0f:F2} ms");
+        ImGui.Text($"Time: {timing.TotalTime:F1} s");
+
+        _fpsHistory[_fpsHistoryIndex] = fps;
+        _fpsHistoryIndex = (_fpsHistoryIndex + 1) % _fpsHistory.Length;
+
+        ImGui.PlotLines("##fps", ref _fpsHistory[0], _fpsHistory.Length, _fpsHistoryIndex, "", 0, 200, new Vector2(200, 40));
+
+        ImGui.End();
+    }
+
+    private void RenderHierarchy(World world)
+    {
+        ImGui.SetNextWindowPos(new Vector2(10, 120), ImGuiCond.FirstUseEver);
+        ImGui.SetNextWindowSize(new Vector2(250, 400), ImGuiCond.FirstUseEver);
+
+        if (!ImGui.Begin("Hierarchy"))
+        {
+            ImGui.End();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        world.Each((Entity e, ref EngineTransform _) =>
+        {
+            var name = e.Name();
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
+                return;
+
+            var isSelected = name == _selectedEntity;
+            if (ImGui.Selectable(name, isSelected))
+                _selectedEntity = name;
+        });
+
+        ImGui.End();
+    }
+
+    private void RenderInspector(World world)
+    {
+        ImGui.SetNextWindowPos(new Vector2(270, 120), ImGuiCond.FirstUseEver);
+        ImGui.SetNextWindowSize(new Vector2(300, 400), ImGuiCond.FirstUseEver);
+
+        if (!ImGui.Begin("Inspector"))
+        {
+            ImGui.End();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_selectedEntity))
+        {
+            ImGui.TextDisabled("Select an entity from the Hierarchy");
+            ImGui.End();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var entity = world.Lookup(_selectedEntity);
+        if ((ulong)entity.Id == 0)
+        {
+            ImGui.TextDisabled($"Entity '{_selectedEntity}' not found");
+            ImGui.End();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ImGui.Text($"Entity: {_selectedEntity}");
+        ImGui.Separator();
+
+        if (entity.Has<EngineTransform>())
+        {
+            var t = entity.Get<EngineTransform>();
+
+            if (ImGui.CollapsingHeader("Transform", ImGuiTreeNodeFlags.DefaultOpen))
+            {
+                var pos = t.Position;
+                if (ImGui.DragFloat3("Position", ref pos, 0.1f))
+                {
+                    t.Position = pos;
+                    entity.Set(t);
+                }
+
+                var scale = t.Scale;
+                if (ImGui.DragFloat3("Scale", ref scale, 0.1f, 0.01f, 100f))
+                {
+                    t.Scale = scale;
+                    entity.Set(t);
+                }
+
+                var euler = ToEuler(t.Rotation);
+                if (ImGui.DragFloat3("Rotation", ref euler, 1.0f, -180f, 180f))
+                {
+                    t.Rotation = FromEuler(euler);
+                    entity.Set(t);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (entity.Has<EngineMaterial>())
+        {
+            var m = entity.Get<EngineMaterial>();
+
+            if (ImGui.CollapsingHeader("Material", ImGuiTreeNodeFlags.DefaultOpen))
+            {
+                var albedo = m.Albedo;
+                if (ImGui.ColorEdit3("Albedo", ref albedo))
+                {
+                    m.Albedo = albedo;
+                    entity.Set(m);
+                }
+
+                var rough = m.Roughness;
+                if (ImGui.SliderFloat("Roughness", ref rough, 0.0f, 1.0f))
+                {
+                    m.Roughness = rough;
+                    entity.Set(m);
+                }
+
+                var metal = m.Metallic;
+                if (ImGui.SliderFloat("Metallic", ref metal, 0.0f, 1.0f))
+                {
+                    m.Metallic = metal;
+                    entity.Set(m);
+                }
+
+                if (m.HasTexture)
+                    ImGui.Text($"Texture: {m.TexturePath}");
+                else
+                    ImGui.TextDisabled("No texture");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (entity.Has<EngineLight>())
+        {
+            var l = entity.Get<EngineLight>();
+
+            if (ImGui.CollapsingHeader("Light", ImGuiTreeNodeFlags.DefaultOpen))
+            {
+                var color = l.Color;
+                if (ImGui.ColorEdit3("Color", ref color))
+                {
+                    l.Color = color;
+                    entity.Set(l);
+                }
+
+                var intensity = l.Intensity;
+                if (ImGui.SliderFloat("Intensity", ref intensity, 0.0f, 5.0f))
+                {
+                    l.Intensity = intensity;
+                    entity.Set(l);
+                }
+
+                var dir = l.Direction;
+                if (ImGui.DragFloat3("Direction", ref dir, 0.01f, -1f, 1f))
+                {
+                    l.Direction = dir;
+                    entity.Set(l);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (entity.Has<EngineCamera>())
+        {
+            var c = entity.Get<EngineCamera>();
+
+            if (ImGui.CollapsingHeader("Camera"))
+            {
+                var pos = c.Position;
+                if (ImGui.DragFloat3("Position", ref pos, 0.1f))
+                {
+                    c.Position = pos;
+                    entity.Set(c);
+                }
+
+                var target = c.Target;
+                if (ImGui.DragFloat3("Target", ref target, 0.1f))
+                {
+                    c.Target = target;
+                    entity.Set(c);
+                }
+
+                var fov = c.FieldOfView * 180.0f / MathF.PI;
+                if (ImGui.SliderFloat("FOV", ref fov, 5f, 120f))
+                {
+                    c.FieldOfView = fov * MathF.PI / 180.0f;
+                    entity.Set(c);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        ImGui.End();
+    }
+
+    private static Vector3 ToEuler(Quaternion q)
+    {
+        var pitch = MathF.Atan2(2 * (q.W * q.X + q.Y * q.Z), 1 - 2 * (q.X * q.X + q.Y * q.Y));
+        var yaw = MathF.Asin(Math.Clamp(2 * (q.W * q.Y - q.Z * q.X), -1f, 1f));
+        var roll = MathF.Atan2(2 * (q.W * q.Z + q.X * q.Y), 1 - 2 * (q.Y * q.Y + q.Z * q.Z));
+        return new Vector3(pitch * 180f / MathF.PI, yaw * 180f / MathF.PI, roll * 180f / MathF.PI);
+    }
+
+    private static Quaternion FromEuler(Vector3 euler)
+    {
+        var rad = euler * MathF.PI / 180f;
+        return Quaternion.CreateFromYawPitchRoll(rad.Y, rad.X, rad.Z);
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        if (_disposed) return;
+        _disposed = true;
+        if (_initialized)
+            rlImGui.Shutdown();
+    }
+}

src/Engine.Graphics.Raylib/RaylibRenderer.cs

@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ public sealed class RaylibRenderer : IRenderer
     private int _frameCount;
     private bool _disposed;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// ImGui editor layer. Accessible so the app can feed world/timing data.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ImGuiLayer? ImGuiLayer { get; set; }
+
     public RaylibRenderer()
     {
         _shader = LoadShader();
@@ -120,6 +125,15 @@ public sealed class RaylibRenderer : IRenderer
         Raylib.DrawGrid(20, 1.0f);
 
         Raylib.EndMode3D();
+
+        // ImGui renders on top of the 3D scene, before EndDrawing.
+        if (ImGuiLayer != null)
+        {
+            ImGuiLayer.Begin();
+            ImGuiLayer.RenderImGuiUI();
+            ImGuiLayer.End();
+        }
+
         Raylib.EndDrawing();
 
         // Defer the first screenshot by a few frames. Raylib may return a blank image

src/Engine.Graphics/Loaders/GltfLoader.cs

@@ -1,65 +1,177 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Numerics;
 using Engine.Core;
-using Engine.Core.Components;
+using EngineCoreMaterial = Engine.Core.Components.Material;
+using EngineMesh = Engine.Core.Components.Mesh;
 using SharpGLTF.Schema2;
 
 namespace Engine.Graphics.Loaders;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// glTF/glTF binary loader using SharpGLTF.Core.
-/// Loads the first primitive of the first mesh and converts it to a colored Mesh component.
+/// Loads all primitives across all meshes, extracting:
-/// Creates per-face normals for flat shading if the glTF does not provide normals.
+/// - Positions, normals (from file or computed), texcoords
+/// - PBR material: albedo, roughness, metallic, base color texture
 /// </summary>
 public static class GltfLoader
 {
-    public static Engine.Core.Components.Mesh Load(string path, Vector3? defaultColor = null)
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Load a glTF/GLB file and return the combined mesh plus extracted materials.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static EngineMesh Load(string path, Vector3? defaultColor = null)
+    {
+        var (mesh, _) = LoadWithMaterials(path, defaultColor);
+        return mesh;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Load a glTF/GLB file and return the combined mesh plus a list of
+    /// (primitive index, material) pairs. Textures are extracted to a
+    /// temp directory next to the source file.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static (EngineMesh Mesh, List<EngineCoreMaterial> Materials) LoadWithMaterials(
+        string path, Vector3? defaultColor = null)
     {
         var color = defaultColor ?? new Vector3(0.7f, 0.7f, 0.7f);
-
+        var textureDir = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(path) ?? ".", "extracted_textures");
         var model = ModelRoot.Load(path);
+
         if (model.LogicalMeshes.Count == 0)
             throw new InvalidOperationException($"glTF file has no meshes: {path}");
 
-        var mesh = model.LogicalMeshes[0];
-        if (mesh.Primitives.Count == 0)
-            throw new InvalidOperationException($"glTF mesh has no primitives: {path}");
-
-        var primitive = mesh.Primitives[0];
-
-        if (!primitive.VertexAccessors.TryGetValue("POSITION", out var positionAccessor))
-            throw new InvalidOperationException($"glTF primitive has no POSITION accessor: {path}");
-
-        var positions = positionAccessor.AsVector3Array();
-
-        var indices = GetIndices(primitive, positions.Count);
         var vertices = new List<Vertex>();
-        var newIndices = new List<uint>();
+        var indices = new List<uint>();
+        var materials = new List<EngineCoreMaterial>();
 
-        for (var i = 0; i < indices.Length; i += 3)
+        foreach (var mesh in model.LogicalMeshes)
         {
-            var i0 = (int)indices[i];
+            foreach (var primitive in mesh.Primitives)
-            var i1 = (int)indices[i + 1];
+            {
-            var i2 = (int)indices[i + 2];
+                if (!primitive.VertexAccessors.TryGetValue("POSITION", out var positionAccessor))
+                    continue;
 
-            var v0 = new Vector3(positions[i0].X, positions[i0].Y, positions[i0].Z);
+                var positions = positionAccessor.AsVector3Array();
-            var v1 = new Vector3(positions[i1].X, positions[i1].Y, positions[i1].Z);
+                var normals = primitive.VertexAccessors.TryGetValue("NORMAL", out var normalAccessor)
-            var v2 = new Vector3(positions[i2].X, positions[i2].Y, positions[i2].Z);
+                    ? normalAccessor.AsVector3Array()
+                    : null;
+                var uvs = primitive.VertexAccessors.TryGetValue("TEXCOORD_0", out var uvAccessor)
+                    ? uvAccessor.AsVector2Array()
+                    : null;
 
-            var normal = ComputeFaceNormal(v0, v1, v2);
+                var primIndices = GetIndices(primitive, positions.Count);
+                var material = ExtractMaterial(primitive, color, textureDir);
+                materials.Add(material);
 
-            var vertexBase = (uint)vertices.Count;
+                var vertexBase = (uint)vertices.Count;
-            newIndices.Add(vertexBase);
-            newIndices.Add(vertexBase + 1);
-            newIndices.Add(vertexBase + 2);
 
-            vertices.Add(new Vertex(v0, color, normal));
+                for (var i = 0; i < primIndices.Length; i += 3)
-            vertices.Add(new Vertex(v1, color, normal));
+                {
-            vertices.Add(new Vertex(v2, color, normal));
+                    var i0 = (int)primIndices[i];
+                    var i1 = (int)primIndices[i + 1];
+                    var i2 = (int)primIndices[i + 2];
+
+                    var v0 = ToVertex(positions, normals, uvs, i0, color);
+                    var v1 = ToVertex(positions, normals, uvs, i1, color);
+                    var v2 = ToVertex(positions, normals, uvs, i2, color);
+
+                    if (normals == null)
+                    {
+                        var n = MeshMath.ComputeFaceNormal(v0.Position, v1.Position, v2.Position);
+                        v0.Normal = n;
+                        v1.Normal = n;
+                        v2.Normal = n;
+                    }
+
+                    indices.Add(vertexBase + (uint)i0);
+                    indices.Add(vertexBase + (uint)i1);
+                    indices.Add(vertexBase + (uint)i2);
+
+                    if (i == 0)
+                    {
+                        vertices.AddRange(new[] { v0, v1, v2 });
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (normals != null || uvs != null)
+                {
+                    for (var i = 0; i < positions.Count; i++)
+                        vertices.Add(ToVertex(positions, normals, uvs, i, color));
+                }
+
+                vertexBase = (uint)vertices.Count;
+            }
         }
 
-        return new Engine.Core.Components.Mesh(vertices.ToArray(), newIndices.ToArray());
+        return (new EngineMesh(vertices.ToArray(), indices.ToArray()), materials);
+    }
+
+    private static Vertex ToVertex(
+        IReadOnlyList<Vector3> positions,
+        IReadOnlyList<Vector3>? normals,
+        IReadOnlyList<Vector2>? uvs,
+        int index,
+        Vector3 color)
+    {
+        var pos = new Vector3(positions[index].X, positions[index].Y, positions[index].Z);
+        var normal = normals != null
+            ? Vector3.Normalize(new Vector3(normals[index].X, normals[index].Y, normals[index].Z))
+            : Vector3.UnitY;
+
+        return new Vertex(pos, color, normal);
+    }
+
+    private static EngineCoreMaterial ExtractMaterial(MeshPrimitive primitive, Vector3 defaultColor, string textureDir)
+    {
+        var albedo = defaultColor;
+        var roughness = 0.5f;
+        var metallic = 0.0f;
+        string? texturePath = null;
+
+        var gltfMat = primitive.Material;
+        if (gltfMat == null)
+            return new EngineCoreMaterial(albedo, roughness, metallic);
+
+        if (gltfMat.FindChannel("BaseColor") is { } baseColor)
+        {
+            foreach (var param in baseColor.Parameters)
+            {
+                if (param.Name == "BaseColorFactor" && param.Value is Vector4 factor)
+                {
+                    albedo = new Vector3(factor.X, factor.Y, factor.Z);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (baseColor.Texture?.PrimaryImage is { } img)
+            {
+                var mem = img.Content;
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(mem.SourcePath) && File.Exists(mem.SourcePath))
+                {
+                    texturePath = mem.SourcePath;
+                }
+                else if (mem.IsValid)
+                {
+                    Directory.CreateDirectory(textureDir);
+                    var ext = string.IsNullOrEmpty(mem.FileExtension) ? ".png" : mem.FileExtension;
+                    texturePath = Path.Combine(textureDir, $"tex_{Guid.NewGuid():N}{ext}");
+                    mem.SaveToFile(texturePath);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (gltfMat.FindChannel("MetallicRoughness") is { } mr)
+        {
+            foreach (var param in mr.Parameters)
+            {
+                if (param.Name == "MetallicFactor" && param.Value is float mf)
+                    metallic = mf;
+                if (param.Name == "RoughnessFactor" && param.Value is float rf)
+                    roughness = rf;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return new EngineCoreMaterial(albedo, roughness, metallic, texturePath);
     }
 
     private static uint[] GetIndices(MeshPrimitive primitive, int positionCount)
@@ -73,7 +185,6 @@ public static class GltfLoader
             return indices;
         }
 
-        // Non-indexed primitive
         var auto = new uint[positionCount];
         for (var i = 0; i < positionCount; i++)
             auto[i] = (uint)i;

src/Engine.Graphics/SceneSerializer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Numerics;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Engine.Core.Components;
+using Flecs.NET.Core;
+
+namespace Engine.Graphics;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Scene serialization — saves and loads the ECS world to/from JSON.
+/// Uses manual serialization for named entities with Transform, Material, Light, Camera components.
+/// </summary>
+public static class SceneSerializer
+{
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions JsonOptions = new()
+    {
+        PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true,
+        WriteIndented = true,
+        Converters =
+        {
+            new Vector3JsonConverter(),
+            new QuaternionJsonConverter()
+        }
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Serialize all named entities with their components to a JSON string.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static string SaveToString(World world)
+    {
+        var entities = new List<SceneEntity>();
+        var processedNames = new HashSet<string>();
+
+        world.Each((Entity e, ref Transform _) =>
+        {
+            var name = e.Name();
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
+                return;
+
+            if (processedNames.Contains(name))
+                return;
+            processedNames.Add(name);
+
+            var entry = new SceneEntity { Name = name };
+
+            if (e.Has<Transform>())
+            {
+                var t = e.Get<Transform>();
+                entry.Transform = new SceneTransform
+                {
+                    Position = t.Position,
+                    Rotation = t.Rotation,
+                    Scale = t.Scale
+                };
+            }
+
+            if (e.Has<Material>())
+            {
+                var m = e.Get<Material>();
+                entry.Material = new SceneMaterial
+                {
+                    Albedo = m.Albedo,
+                    Roughness = m.Roughness,
+                    Metallic = m.Metallic,
+                    TexturePath = m.TexturePath
+                };
+            }
+
+            if (e.Has<Light>())
+            {
+                var l = e.Get<Light>();
+                entry.Light = new SceneLight
+                {
+                    Direction = l.Direction,
+                    Color = l.Color,
+                    Intensity = l.Intensity
+                };
+            }
+
+            if (e.Has<Camera>())
+            {
+                var c = e.Get<Camera>();
+                entry.Camera = new SceneCamera
+                {
+                    Position = c.Position,
+                    Target = c.Target,
+                    Up = c.Up,
+                    FieldOfView = c.FieldOfView,
+                    NearPlane = c.NearPlane,
+                    FarPlane = c.FarPlane
+                };
+            }
+
+            entities.Add(entry);
+        });
+
+        return JsonSerializer.Serialize(entities, JsonOptions);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Save the world to a JSON file.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static void SaveToFile(World world, string path)
+    {
+        var json = SaveToString(world);
+        var dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(dir))
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
+        File.WriteAllText(path, json);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Load entities from a JSON string into the world.
+    /// Returns the number of entities loaded.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static int LoadFromString(World world, string json)
+    {
+        var entities = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<List<SceneEntity>>(json, JsonOptions);
+        if (entities == null) return 0;
+
+        foreach (var entry in entities)
+        {
+            var entity = world.Entity(entry.Name);
+
+            if (entry.Transform != null)
+            {
+                entity.Set(new Transform(
+                    entry.Transform.Position,
+                    entry.Transform.Rotation,
+                    entry.Transform.Scale));
+            }
+
+            if (entry.Material != null)
+            {
+                entity.Set(new Material(
+                    entry.Material.Albedo,
+                    entry.Material.Roughness,
+                    entry.Material.Metallic,
+                    entry.Material.TexturePath));
+            }
+
+            if (entry.Light != null)
+            {
+                entity.Set(new Light(
+                    entry.Light.Direction,
+                    entry.Light.Color,
+                    entry.Light.Intensity));
+            }
+
+            if (entry.Camera != null)
+            {
+                entity.Set(new Camera(
+                    entry.Camera.Position,
+                    entry.Camera.Target,
+                    entry.Camera.Up,
+                    entry.Camera.FieldOfView,
+                    16f / 9f,
+                    entry.Camera.NearPlane,
+                    entry.Camera.FarPlane));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return entities.Count;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Load entities from a JSON file into the world.
+    /// Returns the number of entities loaded.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static int LoadFromFile(World world, string path)
+    {
+        if (!File.Exists(path))
+            throw new FileNotFoundException($"Scene file not found: {path}");
+
+        var json = File.ReadAllText(path);
+        return LoadFromString(world, json);
+    }
+}
+
+// Serialization DTOs
+
+internal sealed class SceneEntity
+{
+    public string Name { get; set; } = "";
+    public SceneTransform? Transform { get; set; }
+    public SceneMaterial? Material { get; set; }
+    public SceneLight? Light { get; set; }
+    public SceneCamera? Camera { get; set; }
+}
+
+internal sealed class SceneTransform
+{
+    public Vector3 Position { get; set; }
+    public Quaternion Rotation { get; set; }
+    public Vector3 Scale { get; set; }
+}
+
+internal sealed class SceneMaterial
+{
+    public Vector3 Albedo { get; set; }
+    public float Roughness { get; set; }
+    public float Metallic { get; set; }
+    public string? TexturePath { get; set; }
+}
+
+internal sealed class SceneLight
+{
+    public Vector3 Direction { get; set; }
+    public Vector3 Color { get; set; }
+    public float Intensity { get; set; }
+}
+
+internal sealed class SceneCamera
+{
+    public Vector3 Position { get; set; }
+    public Vector3 Target { get; set; }
+    public Vector3 Up { get; set; }
+    public float FieldOfView { get; set; }
+    public float NearPlane { get; set; }
+    public float FarPlane { get; set; }
+}
+
+internal sealed class Vector3JsonConverter : JsonConverter<Vector3>
+{
+    public override Vector3 Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        if (reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.StartArray)
+            throw new JsonException("Expected array for Vector3");
+        reader.Read();
+        var x = reader.GetSingle();
+        reader.Read();
+        var y = reader.GetSingle();
+        reader.Read();
+        var z = reader.GetSingle();
+        reader.Read();
+        if (reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.EndArray)
+            throw new JsonException("Expected 3 elements for Vector3");
+        return new Vector3(x, y, z);
+    }
+
+    public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, Vector3 value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        writer.WriteStartArray();
+        writer.WriteNumberValue(value.X);
+        writer.WriteNumberValue(value.Y);
+        writer.WriteNumberValue(value.Z);
+        writer.WriteEndArray();
+    }
+}
+
+internal sealed class QuaternionJsonConverter : JsonConverter<Quaternion>
+{
+    public override Quaternion Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        if (reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.StartArray)
+            throw new JsonException("Expected array for Quaternion");
+        reader.Read();
+        var x = reader.GetSingle();
+        reader.Read();
+        var y = reader.GetSingle();
+        reader.Read();
+        var z = reader.GetSingle();
+        reader.Read();
+        var w = reader.GetSingle();
+        reader.Read();
+        if (reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.EndArray)
+            throw new JsonException("Expected 4 elements for Quaternion");
+        return new Quaternion(x, y, z, w);
+    }
+
+    public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, Quaternion value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        writer.WriteStartArray();
+        writer.WriteNumberValue(value.X);
+        writer.WriteNumberValue(value.Y);
+        writer.WriteNumberValue(value.Z);
+        writer.WriteNumberValue(value.W);
+        writer.WriteEndArray();
+    }
+}

tests/Engine.Tests/SceneSerializerTests.cs

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+using System.IO;
+using System.Numerics;
+using Engine.Core.Components;
+using Engine.Graphics;
+using Flecs.NET.Core;
+
+namespace Engine.Tests;
+
+public class SceneSerializerTests
+{
+    private static World CreateWorldWithEntities()
+    {
+        var world = World.Create();
+        world.Entity("CubeA")
+            .Set(new Transform(new Vector3(1, 2, 3), Quaternion.Identity, Vector3.One))
+            .Set(new Material(new Vector3(0.9f, 0.2f, 0.2f), 0.4f, 0.1f));
+
+        world.Entity("CubeB")
+            .Set(new Transform(new Vector3(-1, 0, 5), Quaternion.Identity, new Vector3(2, 2, 2)))
+            .Set(new Material(new Vector3(0.2f, 0.8f, 0.3f), 0.7f, 0.0f));
+
+        return world;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SaveToString_Produces_NonEmpty_Json()
+    {
+        using var world = CreateWorldWithEntities();
+
+        var json = SceneSerializer.SaveToString(world);
+
+        Assert.False(string.IsNullOrEmpty(json));
+        Assert.Contains("CubeA", json);
+        Assert.Contains("CubeB", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SaveToFile_Creates_File()
+    {
+        using var world = CreateWorldWithEntities();
+        var path = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"scene_{Guid.NewGuid():N}.json");
+
+        try
+        {
+            SceneSerializer.SaveToFile(world, path);
+
+            Assert.True(File.Exists(path));
+            var content = File.ReadAllText(path);
+            Assert.Contains("CubeA", content);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            if (File.Exists(path)) File.Delete(path);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void LoadFromString_Adds_Entities()
+    {
+        using var sourceWorld = CreateWorldWithEntities();
+        var json = SceneSerializer.SaveToString(sourceWorld);
+
+        using var targetWorld = World.Create();
+        var loaded = SceneSerializer.LoadFromString(targetWorld, json);
+
+        Assert.True(loaded > 0);
+        var entity = targetWorld.Lookup("CubeA");
+        Assert.True((ulong)entity.Id != 0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void LoadFromFile_Restores_Entities()
+    {
+        using var sourceWorld = CreateWorldWithEntities();
+        var path = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"scene_{Guid.NewGuid():N}.json");
+
+        try
+        {
+            SceneSerializer.SaveToFile(sourceWorld, path);
+
+            using var targetWorld = World.Create();
+            SceneSerializer.LoadFromFile(targetWorld, path);
+
+            var entity = targetWorld.Lookup("CubeB");
+            Assert.True((ulong)entity.Id != 0);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            if (File.Exists(path)) File.Delete(path);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void LoadFromFile_Throws_For_Missing_File()
+    {
+        using var world = World.Create();
+
+        Assert.Throws<FileNotFoundException>(() =>
+            SceneSerializer.LoadFromFile(world, "/nonexistent/scene.json"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Roundtrip_Preserves_Transform_Position()
+    {
+        using var sourceWorld = World.Create();
+        sourceWorld.Entity("TestEntity")
+            .Set(new Transform(new Vector3(5, 10, 15), Quaternion.Identity, Vector3.One));
+
+        var json = SceneSerializer.SaveToString(sourceWorld);
+
+        using var targetWorld = World.Create();
+        SceneSerializer.LoadFromString(targetWorld, json);
+
+        var entity = targetWorld.Lookup("TestEntity");
+        Assert.True((ulong)entity.Id != 0);
+        var transform = entity.Get<Transform>();
+        Assert.Equal(5f, transform.Position.X, 0.001f);
+        Assert.Equal(10f, transform.Position.Y, 0.001f);
+        Assert.Equal(15f, transform.Position.Z, 0.001f);
+    }
+}