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Dhafer Souid
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πŸ€– Bobby – The Desktop Pet

I’m excited to share my latest project: Bobby, an interactive desktop companion built with Electron.js that adds personality to your workspace!

✨ Key Features

πŸ‘‰ 70+ unique personality responses across different interactions

πŸ‘‰ Mood system: happy, excited, sad, and angry emotions

πŸ‘‰ Interactive games like number guessing with dynamic difficulty

πŸ‘‰ Drag & drop physics – Bobby reacts when moved around

πŸ‘‰ Smart chat system with keyword recognition and contextual replies

πŸ‘‰ Sunglasses mode 😎 for when Bobby feels extra cool

πŸ‘‰ System integration: monitors power events and window management

πŸ› οΈ Technical Highlights

πŸ’» Cross-platform desktop app using Electron.js

🎨 Smooth interactions with CSS animations and Anime.js

πŸ”Š Dynamic sound generation using the Web Audio API

βš™οΈ Automated builds with GitHub Actions CI/CD

πŸ“¦ Portable releases for Windows, macOS, and Linux

🎯 What I Learned

Building Bobby taught me a lot about desktop app architecture, real-time user interactions, and crafting engaging UX through personality-driven design. The biggest challenge was making a digital pet feel truly alive!

πŸ’‘ Try It Yourself

πŸ“₯ Desktop Download: https://github.com/Dhafer99/VirtualDesktopPet/releases/tag/v1.0.1 – extract the files and launch the .exe to run Bobby

πŸ“‚ GitHub Source Code: https://github.com/Dhafer99/VirtualDesktopPet

✨ If you enjoy Bobby, don’t forget to ⭐ the GitHub repo!

ElectronJS #JavaScript #DesktopApp #AI #OpenSource #UX #Animation

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