Spooky Moves: Skeleton Animation in Rive by Piyush KachaSpooky Moves: Skeleton Animation in Rive by Piyush Kacha

Spooky Moves: Skeleton Animation in Rive

Piyush Kacha

Completed work

2D Animator

Animator

Motion Designer

Rive

Film

💀 Spooky Moves - Trigger-Based Skeleton Animation in Rive

This playful Halloween project brings a rigged skeleton to life using Rive's motion system + state machines - just pure animation logic inside Rive.

The character reacts to 3 interactive buttons:

🕺 Make It Dance

👋 Send a Wave

🦴 Make It Jump

Each action is powered by triggers, timelines, and smart state logic, letting a single character switch between complex motion states smoothly.

🧠 What Makes This Project Fun + Technical

✅ Fully rigged and animated skeletal character ✅ Interactive button-based input (UI + animation synced) ✅ Reusable state machine with multiple motion branches ✅ Zero JavaScript — all animation logic stays inside Rive ✅ Perfect example of “character rig + UX triggers” workflow

🎯 Use Cases

Gamified UI elements

Interactive onboarding mascots

Marketing microsites & seasonal promos

Web/app motion characters without code

Rive learning/demo projects

🕯️ Why I Built It

To demonstrate that Rive can do more than just UI motion - it can rig characters, handle logic, and respond to user input, much like a mini-game engine.