http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisekae_Set_System Where does the name Kisekae come from? The KiSS model was first proposed as a graduate thesis in Japan, in 1991. Kisekae takes its name from the Japanese term kisekae ningyou, which refers to playing dress-up with dolls. Kisekae Set System (commonly known as KiSS) is a blending of art with computers originally designed to allow creation of virtual "paper dolls". Kisekae is short for "kisekae ningyou"; a Japanese term meaning "dress-up dolls". Unlike "computer art" which creates or displays traditional art via a computer, KiSS uses the computer as the medium, allowing the art to be not only animated, but also interactive.