Google is offering its own 3D emoji

Now, if you want, you can use Google’s 3D emoji in your creations. The company shared details about how it was designed to create the emoji and why, as part of World Emoji Day on Friday. Things you wouldn’t worry about in a 2D model suddenly become more important when you’re talking about a 3D model. Is the smiley face round? A mask? A flat disc?

In addition to giving the background look to Google’s design, it also announced that it will be open for emoji:

We are providing raw .OBJ files to the community so they can use them to create VR worlds, indie apps or awesome memes.

What kind of “immersive VR worlds” one would want to create with a bunch of emojis is a mystery to me. But if The Emoji Movie is any indication, it can’t be good. Google’s Noto Emoji 3D made their own first appearance in May and we met 😬 actions.