The ShiVa 3D Engine is the most versatile cross-platform engine ever, working either in the web browser or as an executable for Windows, Mac, Linux, Wii, iPhone and iPad, Android, Palm and PSP.
With ShiVa 1.9, the engine will be extendible with ssl-securized plug-ins like the PhysX engine, Fmod sounds library, ARToolkit and the Scaleform HUD engine.

Classic Geometry Polygonal mesh support, including: - Static meshes - Skinned meshes with up to 4 joints per vertex Import Collada 3.x, 4.x and Autodesk DWF. Up to 15,000,000 triangles per frame Built-in level of detail generation Coordinates and values as 32-bit floating point values

	Terrain Geometry Create vast, detailed environments. Use geo-spatial information data (GeoTIFF, ASCII .xyz, NASA and IGN ). Use realistic satellite ortho-photos for the textures. The terrain editor uses a multi-layer approach and real-time paint editing for geometry, material and vegetation. In addition, the roads manager allows you to draw paths to modify geometry, textures and vegetation. Built-in Terrain Editor

Shaders Simple and advanced shader support : - Gouraud, Phong and Toon Shadings - Vertex or Pixel Shader - Fresnel - Outline - Gloss, Normal, Noise Texture Maps - Animated Textures - Dynamic Textures - Procedural Texture Mapping Coordinate Generation - Shadows Built-in material editor

	Ocean Shader Create an infinite sea in your scene. The ocean function is and easy-to-use feature for designing all sea and coastal scenes. It is script-able and dynamic, with ultra-realistic, automatic and customizable wave height, colour, reflection, refraction, texture, foam and fog. Built-in Ocean Editor

Lights and shadows Per vertex/Per Pixel Shading Directional and Omni-Directional Dynamic Shadows Multiple Shadows Cascaded Shadow Maps with PCF Up to 32 Lights Per Surface. Import Light Maps / Vertex Lighting Skinned Objects Casting Dynamic Shadows Dynamic Shadows Handling Alpha Textures Built-in lightmap compiler with light attenuation functions and AO

	Particles and Trail system Dynamic particle system and motion trail support Explosions, splashes Fire, rain, snow, underwater air bubbles, etc. Tire tracks on the road, in the sand, in the snow Localized retinal persistence (car fires at night, sword trails, etc.). Built-in particle and polyTrail editor

3D Special effects Dynamically-Generated Reflection and Refraction Textures Fog Attenuation Water Effects Mirrors Heat Haze Billboarding Classic and Height Fog Anisotropic Filtering

	2D Post-Render Effects Dynamic cumulative post-render effects, including : - Light Bloom - Monochrome, Color Levels, Saturation and Contrast - Motion Blur, Distortion, Depth of Field. Built-in Ambience Editor

Plug-ins Allow developers to extend engine capabilities by including add-on like procedural textures, augmented reality, HTML rendering, 3d spacialized sounds, dynamic clothing and to create your own dll. SSL Security All the distributed plug-ins must be signed using the well-known VeriSign system, to ensure security on the internet. Script Editor Integration A dedicated plug-in related API will be available in the Script Editor with auto-completion, code coloration and help. Plug-in availability A store will be soon available to buy and sell plug-ins for ShiVa. For the moment, four plug-ins will be available along the ShiVa Editor 1.9.

	Animation Hierarchical animation support : - Characters, creatures - Unlimited number of joints / 4 bone influences per vertex Motion blending - Perform smooth transitions between animations - Up to 8 simultaneous animation channels per object / Multiple playback Total control via script - Mix your animations in real time / Skeleton synchronization - Get/Set the position of every joint in the world space Automatic path-finding - create autonomous moving objects with ease - find the shortest route between two points while avoiding obstacles.

2D Graphics ShiVa includes a user interface component management system. HUD components - Common components : label, button, editbox, listbox, checkbox... - Special components : video input, webcam capture - Create your own controls. Actions - Create fade-in fade-out effects for components - Create dynamic, intelligent and autonomous interfaces. Built-in HUD Editor

	Network Make your 3D real-time web application fully compliant with your database and server technology, using the XML protocol with SOAP. The engine now includes an embedded ShiVa Server, making it possible to create multi-user applications without the need for an external server. You can create for all client technologies durable data, as well as secure contents. You can also download 3D resources, sounds, images and videos from the Internet and turn your application into a genuine media interface.

ODE Physics Engine Polygonal collision meshes - Static or moving meshes - Robust and optimized ray-casting - Unlimited size and number of faces Realistic and robust rigid body simulation - Management of physical parameters (form, mass, friction, bounce, etc.) - Management of linear and angular forces, fields and impulses - Management of collisions. Connection system between several rigid bodies - Simple joints (universal, spring, hinge, slider, etc.), - Complex joints (car axle, etc.), - Motor joints. Compound Dynamic Body Create complexe physics object compound of multiple spheres, boxes and capsules. Built-in attributes editor for dynamics

	Sound Punctual sounds 2D/3D Sound 5.1 Surround Sound with real-time, script-based control of gain or pitch. 3D sound positioning, spacialization and collision Ambient music Streaming of large music files - Volume control - Automatic cross-fade between music.

Classic Geometry

Terrain Geometry

Shaders

Ocean Shader

Lights and shadows

Particles and Trail system

3D Special effects

2D Post-Render Effects

Plug-ins

Animation

2D Graphics

Network

ODE Physics Engine

Sound