I built an assistant character in Rive that's wired into the product's actual state — not a loop on top of the UI, but a face that responds in real time. It blinks and breathes while idle, leans in the moment you start typing, jumps when the answer lands and winces when something goes wrong.

Every expression is driven by data binding, so the character mirrors what the assistant is actually doing — part of the product, not a sticker on top of it.

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Under the hood One Rive state machine: Idle · Typing · Correct · Wrong · Jump. Every mood is driven by data binding (typing / correct / wrong / jump), so the face reads the assistant's actual state — no canned loops.

That's the whole engine behind the demo above.

Very often, clients ask me to create an interactive mascot for their digital product. So, to take part in the #characterchallenge, I created a character who isn’t shy about showing his emotions. I decided to approach this with a sense of humor, so I used the old Addams Family movies as references. Ruby (that’s what I named him) can be happy, sad, or even angry - all controlled via inputs. The concept, character design, and animations - everything was created in Rive. Try it here: https://rive.app/s/Ufd7XrfbNkCKNgJ70U81Bg/?runtime=rive-renderer

this is too good!