ShiVa (game engine)
ShiVa is an authoring tool for creating interactive 3D graphics such as video games, serious game and all other 3d real time applications.
This software is similar to Unity, Blender game engine, Virtools or Torque Game Builder because of its graphical user interface to make applications.
It can produce games for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone , standalone or embedded in web navigators (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Mozilla, Netscape,...)
The game engine uses OpenGL, OpenGL ES or DirectX, and can also run in software mode.
The playback engine is free to distribute.
Major Features
- Integrated development environment for visual EDition
- Built-in Terrain and animation editor
- Material, Particle, Trail and HUD Live PREview while editing
- Full Lightmap control ( UV2, import, export, built-in compiler )
- Assets import using the Collada exchange format, compatible with XSI, Maya, Blender, Cinema 4D, 3dsmax,...
- Built-in support for the ODE physics engine.
- Game scripting using Lua programming language
- Built-in XML API
ShiVa PLE
ShiVa PLE is a free, unlimited and full edition of ShiVa Unlimited edition but without publishing...
Games
- KidNet : a game similar to Second Life, targeted for children
- Super bataille de char: a PC version of the Wiiplay Tank game
- Twingo challenge : an advertising game for Renault
- iBall3D : a free iPhone game
- vy fight : Shoot em up for iPhone
- ipopetz : 3D customized greetings also available for iPhone
- PartyKit : Winter and Valentine edition for iPhone
- light : Light game for iPhone
- 7mcontest : Hand Ball Game also available for iPhone
See also
- 3D computer graphics software
- game engines