For those who want to customize their 360 - and quick - the
GameFace 360 includes 6 pre-made, ready-to-go designs that you can simply slap in between the two-piece faceplate and snap onto your 360 for some instant street-cred.
The included designs cover a wide variety of tastes and personalities. There is Camo and Map, which both seem to be targeted towards war-gamers; Camo could get lost easily in the woods and Map looks like it came straight out of a war-room somewhere.
Classic and Flame seem to be targeted at your car fans; Classic is a red face with a simple design and clean lines, while Flame has a black background and is adorned with flames that look like they belong on a hot-rod. If you're into classic cars and hotrods, however, another option would be to use your GameFace without any insert at all... giving your 360 a cool Chrome appearance.
The other two designs are more whimsical. Lava makes your 360 look like it is a blue lava lamp. If you think about it, the shape of the 360 is not bad for this one at all. The final design, Target, has the design of a dart board, with the 360's power button at the center. You can't, of course, see the entire dart board, just the center bit. For this reason, the effect isn't quite as cool as the Lava design.
If you have some more time on your hands and wish to express your inner creativity, you can fire up the graphics program of your choice, download the GameFace application from nYko's website and print out your very own masterpieces to be displayed on your 360's face, using one of the 15 Blank Paper Templates that are included.
In fact, if you're not looking for a lot of editing and just want some simple layering, you can skip the art program and just use the GameFace software; it allows you to import new "layers" from standard image formats such as bitmaps, jpegs and gifs. You can then position it where you like and use the available options to get your desired effect. The most useful tool is the Scale tool, which allows you to increase or decrease the size of the current layer, while maintaining the same aspect ratio as the original image. You can also modify the Contrast and Brightness in gradients or Rotate the image in multiples of 90 degrees.
The other effects of the GameFace software include Invert, Sepia tone, Gray-Scale, Blur, Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical and Transparent White, which will set white parts to transparent.
The GameFace software is not overly powerful. If you want to really make something custom and cool, you'll need to work on the elements in a different art program and then import them as new layers into GameFace. Also, when you print your design out, do a test print to ensure that you know which way to insert the template.
Speaking "Out-of-the-Box" for a minute, you're not restricted to using computer printouts for your GameFace templates. You could use inks, markers, crayons or whatever you like on the templates to get the look and feel you want. Also, you could paint the inside baseplate with your very own design - graffiti style - and then use the clear outer face to cover and protect your design. Let your imagination run free. This is the true spirit behind modding - express your individuality.
