D&W Reviews: Will we be able to import our pre-existing photos on the DSi into Faceez?
 
Eddy Léja-Six: That was an important design choice. At first, we tried to use faces in pre-existing photos, and studied face recognition technologies. Then we designed and implemented our key feature: dynamic animation. It gave amazing never-seen-before results, but required photos with a specific size and angle. In the end, that choice seemed obvious. It even became a good thing: there is a lot of fun in chasing people you know to “Faceez” them! As for pre-existing photos, you can always use them as backgrounds.
D&W Reviews: Will there be any support for Wi-Fi? Can we send our picture creations to our friends?

Eddy Léja-Six: Whether for modifying pictures or for sharing them, we always tried not to redo what the DSi already does very well. So Faceez creates DSi-compatible picture files. After you’ve created one, you can do anything with it! Imagine this: I create a Faceez and put it in a background of my own home, and send the picture to you. You can use that picture as a background for your own Faceez! The result is a DSi picture file showing the two Faceez together. Both of us can show, send, upload that picture and share it with the world!

D&W Reviews: What sort of crazy pictures can I expect to make?

Eddy Léja-Six: Sky’s the limit! All the options combine, so I can create a Faceez with my wife’s face, but with my beard, and a clown nose, a top hat, a laser gun, doing kung-fu moves in a public library. Of course, that’s just a silly example! We found the funniest thing was to put people you know in themed situations: they could look glorious, evil, ridiculous, happy, sad, mad, loony, angered, mischievous, and so on! Turn your boss into a monster, dress up your friends, or show yourself with your favorite star! There are even more possibilities when you put several Faceez in a picture. Even when you’ve run out of ideas, you can try taking pictures of unusual “faces”: animals, paintings, drawings, statues, etc. They all work brilliantly.


D&W Reviews: Any sort of animations too?

Eddy Léja-Six: There again, we tried to make it easy to mix animations, so you can animate independently the arms, the legs, the eyes and the mouth.

D&W Reviews: Any word on the cost?

Eddy Léja-Six: Faceez will cost 200 Nintendo Points. 


D&W Reviews: How about the release date?

Eddy Léja-Six: Faceez will be available February the 22^nd in the US and in March in Europe.