Now, if you want to, you can use Google’s 3D emoji in your own creations. The company shared some details about how it went about designing the little pictograms and why, as part of World Emoji Day on Friday. Things you might not necessarily worry about in a 2D illustration suddenly become very important when you’re talking about a 3D model. Is a smiley face a sphere? A mask? A flat disc?
In addition to sharing a behind‑the‑scenes look at Google’s design process, the company announced that the emoji set will be fully open‑sourced:
We’re releasing raw .OBJ files to the community so they can use them to build immersive VR worlds, indie apps, or creative memes.
The specific uses for such VR experiences remain uncertain, but the release follows the debut of Google’s Noto Emoji 3D in May, which received a mixed reaction.
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