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A classic issue in asset browsers is that users only see thumbnails of assets. This gives everyone barely any idea of what the assets look like! A good way to solve this is with a Zoo, which showcases all the assets in 3D at the same time. AssetPlacer for Godot can even generate Zoos automatically

Using only thumbnails makes it much harder for everyone to work with the assets, and may even prevent some valuable assets from ever being used. It's a problem of data asset management, where the assets themselves may be great, but the user may not be able to find what they need.

Zoos on the other end, because of their 3D representation inside a level, make it possible to see asset's scale, their materials in lighting, and to move around the assets to see what they look like from any angle.

Check out AssetPlacer, a plugin made for Godot by @cookiebadger.bsky.social, as it is a fantastic way of generating such Zoos instantly from any asset group. cookiebadger.itch.io/assetplacer (I don't make any money off of this, I just think it's really cool and should be shared!)