Heilan is a cross-platform OpenGL X3D browser written in C and designed for audiovisual performance. Specifically, it forms the environment within which I developed an audiovisual instrument (Ashitaka) for my PhD. As such, it has a number of features not commonly found in X3D browsers:
Low latency audio courtesy of PortAudio (ASIO, DirectX, MME on Windows; Jack, ALSA, OSS on Linux; CoreAudio on OSX).
A 1st order B-format Ambisonic audio engine, allowing for full 3d sound, capable of accommodating virtually any speaker configuration.
Open Sound Control support for all nodes, allowing a node's attributes to be manipulated in realtime, potentially by multiple users.
A multi-threaded audio engine, able to split off different nodes' audio processing into separate threads (and potentially, separate cpus/cores). This can be configured by the scene author.
Remotely connect to another computer and perform various actions.
Transfer and manage Nikon DSLR camera models from your Mac.
ScreenSharingMenulet searches for hosts (local, Back to My Mac or custom) which are available via Remote Frame Buffer.
Set up a VNC server for Remote Mac connections.
Air Mouse Server is a server app that allows you to remote control your Mac.
Create and run a personal cloud on your Mac.
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