Emojis can express words and feelings without actually writing anything. Emojis were created in 1998 by Shigetaka Kirita, intended to communicate through icons. The outcome was 176 icons called emoji. The word combines two Japanese words: “e” (picture and “moji” (character).  They are now used on every platform and have thousands upon thousands that are all different. For week 6 of the SBC, we had to use emojis to create unique ways to create fun things.

The first challenge I had was creating a math equation using emojis. I first made emoji math using exponents (visit my exponent blog post to learn more about exponents). I included exponent laws and applied algebra in the question. You can either simplify the equation or try to solve it. The next photo shares some of the answers to help with the equation.

The second task was to make a guessing game. I did a quiz on brands, movies, objects and expressions. There are not the most difficult, but it requires some thought. The quiz consists of 2 emojis each word(s).

The final task was to create emoji art. I chose to make an animated emoji using flip-a-clip. I made the photos using SuperimposeX and Sketches Pro. I think an animated emoji could express even more words. There could be so many possibilities that animated emojis could bring such as dying of laughter, turning mad and could be used for something useful like telling the weather.

Emojis are very handy in day to day texting, and they are easy to use. I would like it if there was a search bar for emojis to find the one you want quickly. Another feature that would make emojis way better is if they could be animated. I think emojis are a tool that most don’t need but use a lot.