SMRTR ProgrammingAug 23, 2026Daily.dev

Building a 3D AI assistant using React Native and GPT-Realtime

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Building a 3D AI assistant in React Native is more complex than just wiring up a WebSocket to GPT Realtime. This deep-dive covers rendering a 3D animated character with react-native-filament, streaming low-latency audio, driving mouth animations from audio loudness, and using tool-calling to write real calendar events — all while hitting 60fps on both iOS and Android.

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