Case study

OpenDance Engine: recreating Just Dance gameplay in GML

OpenDance Engine recreates Just Dance gameplay in GameMaker Language using hand-written code and findings from the UbiArt Framework and Bluestar Engine. It reads UbiArt CKD and Bluestar JSON files, plays video and audio, and implements KaraokeClip, PictogramClip, GoldMoveEffectClip and MainSequence support.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 66
Last commit: 2026-05-28
Language: Game Maker Language
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires GameMaker Language tooling for the supplied project.
Limits: MoveSpace scoring is in progress; BeatsPreview, non-Latin characters and camera scoring are planned.
License: GPL-3.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{opendance-just-dance-case,
  title = {{OpenDance Engine: recreating Just Dance gameplay in GML}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/WodsonKun/OpenDance}},
  url = {https://github.com/WodsonKun/OpenDance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/opendance-just-dance-case/}}
}

Plain text

OpenDance Engine: recreating Just Dance gameplay in GML. https://github.com/WodsonKun/OpenDance (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/opendance-just-dance-case/

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README.md GitHub · WodsonKun/OpenDance · Revision 1c95fb0