Google is open-sourcing its 3D emoji

谷歌宣布将其 3D 表情符号开源

Google is open-sourcing its 3D emoji. The company also gave a bit of insight into the design process for World Emoji Day. 谷歌宣布将其 3D 表情符号开源。借着“世界表情符号日”的契机，该公司还分享了一些关于其设计过程的见解。

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? 现在，如果你愿意，可以在自己的创作中使用谷歌的 3D 表情符号。作为周五“世界表情符号日”活动的一部分，谷歌分享了关于这些小图标的设计初衷及过程的细节。在 2D 插图中你可能不必担心的细节，在 3D 模型中却变得至关重要。比如，一个笑脸究竟是一个球体？一个面具？还是一个扁平的圆盘？

In addition to offering a behind-the-scenes look at Google’s design process, it also announced that it would be completely open-sourcing the emoji set: We’re handing over raw .OBJ files to the community so they can use them to build immersive VR worlds, indie apps or weird memes. 除了展示谷歌设计过程的幕后花絮外，该公司还宣布将完全开源这套表情符号：“我们将把原始的 .OBJ 文件交给社区，以便他们能够利用这些文件构建沉浸式 VR 世界、独立应用程序或制作搞怪的表情包。”

Exactly what kind of “immersive VR worlds” someone might want to build with a bunch of emojis is a bit of a mystery to me. But if the Emoji Movie is any indication, it won’t be good. Google’s Noto Emoji 3D made their debut in May and were met with 😬 reactions. 至于有人想用一堆表情符号构建什么样的“沉浸式 VR 世界”，对我来说还是个谜。但如果参考《表情奇幻冒险》（Emoji Movie）的话，结果恐怕不容乐观。谷歌的 Noto Emoji 3D 于今年 5 月首次亮相，当时收获的评价是 😬（尴尬）。