Google Open-Sources 3,977 3D Emoji .OBJ Files on World Emoji Day
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Updated · The Verge · Jul 18
Google Open-Sources 3,977 3D Emoji .OBJ Files on World Emoji Day
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Jul 18
Summary
Google released raw .OBJ files for its 3D Noto Emoji set, letting developers and creators reuse the assets in projects such as VR worlds, indie apps and memes.
World Emoji Day framed the move, with Google also detailing how 3D design choices—such as whether a smiley should read as a sphere, mask or flat disc—change the look of familiar pictograms.
The set covers 3,977 redesigned emoji that Google said were built to favor expression over hyper-realism, drawing on user studies and choices like giving animals full bodies.
Previewed in May, the 3D emoji are still slated to reach Pixel phones later this year before expanding across Google products.