BLOGG Watch a child play, and you will see real power. They are fearless. (Gray Scott) Images created from Emoji The first emoji were created in 1999 by Japanese artist Shigetaka Kurita. Kurita worked on the development team for “i-mode,” an early mobile internet platform from Japan’s main mobile carrier, DOCOMO. The benefits of bubbles Visual tracking skills; Gross motor movement; Muscle tone development; Hand-eye and foot-eye coordination; Oral-motor skills, etc.