American Idol Star Experience Lets Facebook Be The Audience

American Idol Star Experience is a PC game that integrates with social media to allow players to create their own Idol and see how other people evaluate him or her. The game is being created by Interactive entertainment company Ludia and FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), and will be available on May 26th to coincide with the American Idol season finale. The game is unique in that players download the PC component to create content, but anybody that has a Facebook account can view that content without the download. The game is being made by the creators of the hit Family Feud game. The PC-based Performance Creator enables players to design their own unique stage performance, including building a custom avatar from head to toe, choosing a song to sing from dozens of hits, choreographing dance moves, and directing a multitude of staging elements like camera angles and special effects. The player can then post the performance to Facebook with one click, to be rated to see how they compare to other performers in singing, styling and staging categories. Members of the Facebook community can also enjoy the American Idol Star Experience game in a highly social context as members of the "audience" view and rate performances, choose favorites, leave comments for performers and discuss the best (and worst) of the performances- all within the Facebook environment. "We are excited to release a unique game experience based on American Idol, one of the most important entertainment franchises in the world," said Alex Thabet, Founder and CEO of Ludia Inc. "American Idol Star Experience reinforces our existing multiplatform game strategy, now seamlessly integrated with robust social features." The other key features are listed below: Personal avatars that players build head to toe, including body type, face, eyes, hair and more. Dozens of hit songs available in a wide variety of genres to suit all musical tastes including rock, punk, pop, hip hop, disco, R&B and country. Customization of all elements of a performance via a simple "drag and drop" interface, including: Recorded singing- Players can select pre-recorded voice tracks, or use their own voice to sing karaoke-style. Personal styling- Hundreds of hair styles, wardrobe items and accessories to choose from. Unique staging- Stages modeled after the famous American Idol stage, with special effects, lighting, camera angles, dance moves and props that players can craft to create a one-of-a-kind performance. Social interaction within the Facebook community as members of Facebook can visit http://apps.facebook.com/playamericanidol to view and rate performances based on singing, styling and staging criteria. Players have also the ability to invite select Facebook friends to a private viewing of their performance. American Idol Star Experience is available for PC as a free download at http://www.PlayAmericanIdol.com.

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