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Ubisoft unveils more details about the ADHD-themed Just Dance 2025 Edition map with a new behind-the-scenes video. This initiative aims to raise awareness and provide a positive representation of ADHD, during ADHD Awareness month.

The map features the song "BANG BANG! (My Neurodivergent Anthem)" by Galantis. The original idea from the song comes from Christian Karlson, a member of the music group, who identifies as part of the ADHD community and was keen on using music to describe it.

Since its beginning, Just Dance has offered a fun and welcoming environment for everyone. The "BANG BANG! (My Neurodivergent Anthem)" map allows Just Dance 2025 Edition to offer a valuable resource for those in the ADHD community.

The map has been thoughtfully crafted to address this topic in a positive and uplifting manner, including a vibrant background, an engaging coach, and dynamic choreography:

Join the Just Dance community in celebrating neurodiversity and enjoy a unique dance experience that fosters understanding and positivity around ADHD.

For the latest information on Just Dance 2025 Edition or Just Dance VR: Welcome to Dancity, please visit http://justdancegame.com.

About Just Dance 2025 Edition
Developed by Ubisoft Paris*, the next installment of the beloved Music Video Game Franchise is back. Review your best dancing moves, challenge your friends and family and get ready to let loose! With 40 hot new songs, from pop hits to family favorites, on your dance-on-demand platform, whether you want to take the party to a whole new level, create special family moments, or exercise while having fun, Just Dance 2025 Edition has something for everyone! *Associate Ubisoft studios include Pune, Shanghai and Mumbai.

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00:00In recent years, mental health and neurodiversity topics have come to the forefront
00:04and on Just Dance, we really wanted to contribute by raising awareness on those topics
00:09and provide positive representations of neurodiversity.
00:13So when we came across the song Bang Bang My Neurodivergent anthem by Galantis,
00:17we really saw an opportunity to do it right, and that's how the project started.
00:27What is ADHD?
00:28Well, it's a neurological condition that impacts mostly attention and executive function.
00:59We also have major strengths, like, for example, the capacity of hyperfocus on topics that passionates us.
01:06And we also thrive in chaos, tending to be excellent firefighters.
01:10While our creativity can be unstoppable, with the specificity to really think outside of the box.
01:18Nothing activates the brain so extensively as music.
01:21In fact, music and dance can echo perfectly with ADHD.
01:24When I play Just Dance, it feels like it creates this equilibrium
01:28where my body and my outside surroundings all of a sudden match the same rhythm and speed that my brain is going at.
01:35Regarding the choreography, we try to translate the different state of mind of ADHD in energy and movement.
01:44The speed line represents your thoughts that are racing in your brain, just like you may experience in an ADHD brain.
01:52Ultimately, the racing thoughts line forms the infinity loop sign, which is a symbol of neurodiversity.
02:00For the inattentive part, we call it the dreamer, we made more floaty moves, round, and also a bit slower.
02:08For the hyperactive part, we call it internal chaos.
02:12The movements are faster, and we go to the right, to the left.
02:18We move around just to show how the thoughts go to one idea and another idea.
02:24And we add also the hyper-focused part, where the coach really looks at the camera fixed.
02:32He stays in place in the moment where he only thinks about one thing.
02:37One thing is really concentrated, so we want to show it also with more sharp movement, kind of robotic.
02:45In the last part of the song, the coach takes off the mask, has to say to the world that it's okay to be ADHD.
02:52It kind of resonated with me as almost like a metaphor.
02:57You're a square peg in a round hole, and you're trying so hard to be round.
03:02It's always going to be a struggle, and so to watch the coach take that mask off,
03:07and it feels like embrace their true self was very cool.
03:12You know, coming out with your condition is not easy when ADHD is not recognized positively by society.
03:19That's why making this project was so important to us.
03:23So as a video game and a video game company, we create the culture,
03:28and we have a real impact on how players view the world, themselves and the others.
03:43It makes me feel seen.
03:44Having the opportunity to display positively ADHD in a video game like Just Dance was really appealing for us,
03:51and we hope it will be appealing for many audiences and players.
03:55So as much as some of us as game developers felt represented as neurodivergent,
04:00we hope it will generate a similar feeling among our neurodivergent players,
04:04and beyond, that it will contribute to show a true and positive representation of ADHD.
04:25I wish you happiness.

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