diff --git a/private/sdl_gpu_test/1_green_triangle/app.cpp b/private/sdl_gpu_test/1_green_triangle/app.cpp
index 612215e..e1f96f8 100644
--- a/private/sdl_gpu_test/1_green_triangle/app.cpp
+++ b/private/sdl_gpu_test/1_green_triangle/app.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void GreenTriangleApp::init(const AppInitArgs& args)
         }
     };
     mPipeline.create(mDevice, {
-        .vertexShader =  vertexShader,
+        .vertexShader = vertexShader,
         .fragmentShader = fragmentShader,
         .targetInfo = {
             .colorTargetDescriptions = colorTargetsDescs
diff --git a/private/sdl_gpu_test/3_textured_quad/app.cpp b/private/sdl_gpu_test/3_textured_quad/app.cpp
index c430212..023461f 100644
--- a/private/sdl_gpu_test/3_textured_quad/app.cpp
+++ b/private/sdl_gpu_test/3_textured_quad/app.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void TexturedQuadApp::init(const AppInitArgs& args)
                 .dstColorBlendfactor = sdlpp::GPUBlendFactor::ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA,
                 .colorBlendOp = sdlpp::GPUBlendOp::ADD,
                 .srcAlphaBlendfactor = sdlpp::GPUBlendFactor::ONE,
-                .dstAlphaBlendfactor = sdlpp::GPUBlendFactor::ZERO,
+                .dstAlphaBlendfactor = sdlpp::GPUBlendFactor::ONE,
                 .alphaBlendOp = sdlpp::GPUBlendOp::ADD
             }
         }
diff --git a/private/sdl_gpu_test/7_3d_scene/app.cpp b/private/sdl_gpu_test/7_3d_scene/app.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3200c98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/private/sdl_gpu_test/7_3d_scene/app.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+
+#include "./app.hpp"
+
+#include <glm/mat4x4.hpp>
+#include <glm/vec2.hpp>
+#include <glm/vec3.hpp>
+#include <glm/vec4.hpp>
+#include <glm/gtc/matrix_transform.hpp>
+
+#include "../sdlpp/keyboard.hpp"
+#include "../util/bitmap.hpp"
+#include "../util/mesh.hpp"
+
+namespace sdl_gpu_test
+{
+namespace
+{
+inline constexpr float Y_POS_MIN = -10.f;
+inline constexpr float Y_POS_MAX = 10.f;
+inline constexpr Uint16 AXIS_DEADZONE = 5000;
+
+struct VertexShaderParameters
+{
+    glm::mat4 worldToView;
+    glm::mat4 viewToClip;
+};
+}
+
+void ThreeDSceneApp::init(const AppInitArgs& args)
+{
+    Application::init(args);
+
+    // create depth buffer
+    mDepthBuffer.create(mDevice, {
+        .format = sdlpp::GPUTextureFormat::D16_UNORM,
+        .usage = sdlpp::GPUTextureUsageFlags{.depthStencilTarget = true},
+        .width = 1280,
+        .height = 720
+    });
+
+    // create graphics pipeline
+    createMeshPipeline();
+
+    // create UI pipeline
+    mUIRenderer.init(*this);
+
+    // load the mesh
+    const Mesh mesh = loadMesh(mFileSystem.getPath("meshes/cube.obj"));
+    mNumVertices = static_cast<Uint32>(mesh.vertices.size());
+
+    // create vertex buffer
+    mVertexBuffer.create(mDevice, {
+        .usage = {.vertex = true},
+        .size = static_cast<Uint32>(mesh.vertices.size() * sizeof(Vertex))
+    });
+    uploadVertexData(mVertexBuffer, std::span(mesh.vertices));
+
+    // create texture and sampler
+    sdlpp::GPUTextureCreateArgs textureArgs = {
+        .format = sdlpp::GPUTextureFormat::R8G8B8A8_UNORM_SRGB,
+        .usage = {.sampler = true}
+    };
+    mTexture = loadTexture("bitmaps/cube.png", textureArgs);
+    mSampler.create(mDevice, {});
+
+    // open gamepad
+    const std::vector<SDL_JoystickID> gamepads = sdlpp::getGamepads();
+    if (!gamepads.empty())
+    {
+        mGamepad.open(gamepads[0]);
+    }
+
+    // init the UI
+    mWidgetTree.init({.renderer = &mUIRenderer});
+    mLabel = mWidgetTree.getRootWidget().emplaceChild<Label>({
+        .text = "Test-Text!\nSecond $f00line$fff?",
+        .color = glm::vec4(0.f, 1.f, 0.f, 1.f),
+        .posX = 100,
+        .posY = 100,
+        .textHeight = 20
+    });
+    mButton = mWidgetTree.getRootWidget().emplaceChild<Button>({
+        .text = "Click Me!",
+        .posX = 100,
+        .posY = 500
+    });
+    mButton->clicked.connect([&]()
+    {
+        mButton->setText("Thanks!");
+    });
+}
+
+void ThreeDSceneApp::update(const AppUpdateArgs& args)
+{
+    Application::update(args);
+
+    processInput(args);
+    mLabel->setText(std::format("Rotation: {}{}\n$rUI vertices: $f8c{}", mRotation > 180.f ? "$8cf": "$fff" , mRotation, mUIRenderer.getNumVertices()));
+    mWidgetTree.revalidateWidgets();
+
+    // begin rendering
+    sdlpp::GPUCommandBuffer cmdBuffer = mDevice.acquireCommandBuffer();
+    Uint32 swapchainWidth = 0, swapchainHeight = 0;
+    const sdlpp::GPUTexture swapchainTexture = cmdBuffer.acquireSwapchainTexture(mWindow, swapchainWidth, swapchainHeight);
+
+    if (swapchainWidth != mLastSwapchainWidth || swapchainHeight != mLastSwapchainHeight)
+    {
+        mDepthBuffer.destroy();
+        mDepthBuffer.create(mDevice, {
+            .format = sdlpp::GPUTextureFormat::D16_UNORM,
+            .usage = sdlpp::GPUTextureUsageFlags{.depthStencilTarget = true},
+            .width = swapchainWidth,
+            .height = swapchainHeight
+        });
+        mLastSwapchainWidth = swapchainWidth;
+        mLastSwapchainHeight = swapchainHeight;
+    }
+
+    // render the 3D "scene"
+    const VertexShaderParameters vertexShaderParameters = {
+        .worldToView = glm::lookAt(glm::vec3(2.f, mYPos, 2.f), glm::vec3(0.f, 0.f, 0.f), glm::vec3(0.f, 1.f, 0.f))
+                * glm::rotate(glm::mat4(1.f), glm::radians(mRotation), glm::vec3(0.f, 1.f, 0.f)),
+        .viewToClip = glm::perspectiveFov(
+            /* fov    = */ glm::radians(90.f),
+            /* width  = */ static_cast<float>(swapchainWidth),
+            /* height = */ static_cast<float>(swapchainHeight),
+            /* zNear  = */ 0.1f,
+            /* zFar   = */ 100.f
+        )
+    };
+
+    std::array colorTargets = {sdlpp::GPUColorTargetInfo{
+        .texture = swapchainTexture,
+        .clearColor = {.r = 0.f, .g = 0.f, .b = 0.f, .a = 1.f},
+        .loadOp = sdlpp::GPULoadOp::CLEAR,
+    }};
+    sdlpp::GPURenderPass renderPass = cmdBuffer.beginRenderPass({
+        .colorTargetInfos = colorTargets,
+        .depthStencilTargetInfo = sdlpp::GPUDepthStencilTargetInfo{
+            .texture = mDepthBuffer,
+            .loadOp = sdlpp::GPULoadOp::CLEAR
+        }
+    });
+    static const glm::vec4 WHITE(1.f, 1.f, 1.f, 1.f);
+    cmdBuffer.pushFragmentUniformData(0, std::span(&WHITE, 1));
+    cmdBuffer.pushVertexUniformData(0, std::span(&vertexShaderParameters, 1));
+    renderPass.bindFragmentSampler({.texture = mTexture, .sampler = mSampler});
+    renderPass.bindGraphicsPipeline(mMeshPipeline);
+    renderPass.bindVertexBuffer({.buffer = mVertexBuffer});
+    renderPass.drawPrimitives({.numVertices = mNumVertices});
+    renderPass.end();
+
+    // render the "UI"
+    mUIRenderer.render({
+        .cmdBuffer = &cmdBuffer,
+        .targetTexture = &swapchainTexture,
+        .targetTextureWidth = swapchainWidth,
+        .targetTextureHeight = swapchainHeight
+    });
+
+    // finalize
+    cmdBuffer.submit();
+}
+
+void ThreeDSceneApp::handleKeyboardEvent(const sdlpp::KeyboardEvent& event)
+{
+    switch (event.key)
+    {
+        case SDLK_Q:
+            if (!event.down)
+            {
+                mRunning = false;
+            }
+            break;
+        default: break;
+    }
+}
+
+void ThreeDSceneApp::handleMouseMotionEvent(const sdlpp::MouseMotionEvent& event)
+{
+    mWidgetTree.notifyMouseMoved(event);
+
+    if (event.state.left)
+    {
+        mRotation += 0.5f * event.xrel;
+        mYPos = std::clamp(mYPos + 0.02f * event.yrel, Y_POS_MIN, Y_POS_MAX);
+    }
+}
+
+void ThreeDSceneApp::handleMouseButtonEvent(const sdlpp::MouseButtonEvent& event)
+{
+    mWidgetTree.notifyMouseButton(event);
+}
+
+
+void ThreeDSceneApp::createMeshPipeline()
+{
+    // create shaders
+    const sdlpp::GPUShader vertexShader = loadShader("shaders/glsl/textured_3dtriangles_from_buffer.vert.spv", {
+        .format = sdlpp::GPUShaderFormat::SPIRV,
+        .stage = sdlpp::GPUShaderStage::VERTEX,
+        .numUniformBuffers = 1
+    });
+    const sdlpp::GPUShader fragmentShader = loadShader("shaders/glsl/color_from_texture.frag.spv", {
+        .format = sdlpp::GPUShaderFormat::SPIRV,
+        .stage = sdlpp::GPUShaderStage::FRAGMENT,
+        .numSamplers = 1,
+        .numUniformBuffers = 1
+    });
+    std::array colorTargetsDescs = {
+        sdlpp::GPUColorTargetDescription{
+            .format = mDevice.getSwapchainTextureFormat(mWindow),
+            .blendState = {
+                .enableBlend = true,
+                .srcColorBlendfactor = sdlpp::GPUBlendFactor::SRC_ALPHA,
+                .dstColorBlendfactor = sdlpp::GPUBlendFactor::ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA,
+                .colorBlendOp = sdlpp::GPUBlendOp::ADD,
+                .srcAlphaBlendfactor = sdlpp::GPUBlendFactor::ONE,
+                .dstAlphaBlendfactor = sdlpp::GPUBlendFactor::ZERO,
+            .alphaBlendOp = sdlpp::GPUBlendOp::ADD
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    std::array vertexBindings = {
+        sdlpp::GPUVertexBinding{
+            .index = 0,
+            .pitch = sizeof(Vertex)
+        }
+    };
+    std::array vertexAttributes = {
+        sdlpp::GPUVertexAttribute{
+            .location = 0,
+            .bindingIndex = 0,
+            .format = sdlpp::GPUVertexElementFormat::FLOAT3,
+            .offset = offsetof(Vertex, pos)
+        },
+        sdlpp::GPUVertexAttribute{
+            .location = 1,
+            .bindingIndex = 0,
+            .format = sdlpp::GPUVertexElementFormat::FLOAT2,
+            .offset = offsetof(Vertex, texcoord)
+        }
+    };
+    mMeshPipeline.create(mDevice, {
+        .vertexShader = vertexShader,
+        .fragmentShader = fragmentShader,
+        .vertexInputState = {
+            .vertexBindings = vertexBindings,
+            .vertexAttributes = vertexAttributes
+        },
+        .rasterizerState = {
+            .cullMode = sdlpp::GPUCullMode::BACK
+        },
+        .targetInfo = {
+            .colorTargetDescriptions = colorTargetsDescs,
+            .depthStencilFormat = sdlpp::GPUTextureFormat::D16_UNORM
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+void ThreeDSceneApp::processInput(const AppUpdateArgs& args)
+{
+    const std::span<const SDL_bool> keystates = sdlpp::getKeyboardState();
+    if (keystates[SDL_SCANCODE_LEFT])
+    {
+        mRotation -= 40.f * args.tickSeconds;
+    }
+    if (keystates[SDL_SCANCODE_RIGHT])
+    {
+        mRotation += 40.f * args.tickSeconds;
+    }
+    if (keystates[SDL_SCANCODE_UP])
+    {
+        mYPos -= 2.f * args.tickSeconds;
+    }
+    if (keystates[SDL_SCANCODE_DOWN])
+    {
+        mYPos += 2.f * args.tickSeconds;
+    }
+    if (mGamepad)
+    {
+        const Sint16 xAxis = mGamepad.getAxis(sdlpp::GamepadAxis::LEFTX);
+        if (std::abs(xAxis) > AXIS_DEADZONE)
+        {
+            mRotation += 0.001f * args.tickSeconds * static_cast<float>(xAxis);
+        }
+        const Sint16 yAxis = mGamepad.getAxis(sdlpp::GamepadAxis::LEFTY);
+        if (std::abs(yAxis) > AXIS_DEADZONE)
+        {
+            mYPos += 0.0002f * args.tickSeconds * yAxis;
+        }
+    }
+
+    while (mRotation >= 360.f) { mRotation -= 360.f; }
+    while (mRotation < 0.f) { mRotation += 360.f; }
+    mYPos = std::clamp(mYPos, Y_POS_MIN, Y_POS_MAX);
+}
+}
diff --git a/private/sdl_gpu_test/7_3d_scene/app.hpp b/private/sdl_gpu_test/7_3d_scene/app.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..774f671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/private/sdl_gpu_test/7_3d_scene/app.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+
+#pragma once
+
+#if !defined(SDL_GPU_TEST_PRIVATE_SDL_GPU_TEST_7_3D_SCENE_APP_HPP_INCLUDED)
+#define SDL_GPU_TEST_PRIVATE_SDL_GPU_TEST_7_3D_SCENE_APP_HPP_INCLUDED 1
+
+#include "../application.hpp"
+#include "../gui/button.hpp"
+#include "../gui/label.hpp"
+#include "../gui/widget.hpp"
+#include "../gui/ui_renderer.hpp"
+#include "../sdlpp/gamepad.hpp"
+
+namespace sdl_gpu_test
+{
+class ThreeDSceneApp : public Application
+{
+private:
+    sdlpp::GPUBuffer mVertexBuffer;
+    sdlpp::GPUTexture mDepthBuffer;
+    sdlpp::GPUGraphicsPipeline mMeshPipeline;
+    sdlpp::GPUTexture mTexture;
+    sdlpp::GPUSampler mSampler;
+
+    UIRenderer mUIRenderer;
+    WidgetTree mWidgetTree;
+
+    Label* mLabel;
+    Button* mButton;
+
+    sdlpp::Gamepad mGamepad;
+    Uint32 mNumVertices = 0;
+    Uint32 mLastSwapchainWidth = 1280;
+    Uint32 mLastSwapchainHeight = 720;
+    float mRotation = 0.f;
+    float mYPos = 1.5f;
+public:
+    void init(const AppInitArgs& args) override;
+    void update(const AppUpdateArgs& args) override;
+    void handleKeyboardEvent(const sdlpp::KeyboardEvent& event) override;
+    void handleMouseMotionEvent(const sdlpp::MouseMotionEvent& event) override;
+    void handleMouseButtonEvent(const sdlpp::MouseButtonEvent&) override;
+private:
+    void createMeshPipeline();
+    void processInput(const AppUpdateArgs& args);
+};
+} // namespace sdl_gpu_test
+
+#endif // !defined(SDL_GPU_TEST_PRIVATE_SDL_GPU_TEST_7_3D_SCENE_APP_HPP_INCLUDED)
diff --git a/private/sdl_gpu_test/SModule b/private/sdl_gpu_test/SModule
index 4bf44b8..214b061 100644
--- a/private/sdl_gpu_test/SModule
+++ b/private/sdl_gpu_test/SModule
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ src_files = Split("""
     4_textured_cube/app.cpp
     5_input/app.cpp
     6_ui/app.cpp
+    7_3d_scene/app.cpp
 """)
 
 shader_files = env.Glob("#assets/shaders/glsl/*.frag") \
diff --git a/private/sdl_gpu_test/main.cpp b/private/sdl_gpu_test/main.cpp
index dedd622..b412cee 100644
--- a/private/sdl_gpu_test/main.cpp
+++ b/private/sdl_gpu_test/main.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "./4_textured_cube/app.hpp"
 #include "./5_input/app.hpp"
 #include "./6_ui/app.hpp"
+#include "./7_3d_scene/app.hpp"
 #include "./util/spdlog_wrapper.hpp"
 
 namespace
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ const std::array APPS = {
     makeAppHelper<sdl_gpu_test::TexturedQuadApp>("textured_quad"),
     makeAppHelper<sdl_gpu_test::TexturedCubeApp>("textured_cube"),
     makeAppHelper<sdl_gpu_test::InputApp>("input"),
-    makeAppHelper<sdl_gpu_test::UIApp>("ui")
+    makeAppHelper<sdl_gpu_test::UIApp>("ui"),
+    makeAppHelper<sdl_gpu_test::ThreeDSceneApp>("3d_scene")
 };
 }