# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/WodsonKun/OpenDance>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/WodsonKun/OpenDance/blob/1c95fb0fc7e72fcec9725133e18808b435cbd2bf/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/opendance-just-dance-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/opendance-just-dance-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/opendance-just-dance-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/WodsonKun/OpenDance/blob/1c95fb0fc7e72fcec9725133e18808b435cbd2bf/README.md>

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