diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8752d7b..c3879dc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 bevy = "0.12.0"
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
diff --git a/data/player_data.json b/data/player_data.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5e2a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/player_data.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "speed":0.3,
+  "movement":[10.0,0.0]
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 68f8bfb..0ddee0e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use bevy::prelude::*;
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+use std::fs;
 
-#[derive(Component)]
+#[derive(Component, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Player {
     pub speed: f32,
     pub movement: Vec2,
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ fn setup(mut commands: Commands, asset_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
     commands.spawn(Camera2dBundle::default());
 
     let texture = asset_server.load("blobcat_hertog.png");
+    let json_file = fs::read_to_string("./data/player_data.json").expect("Error Reading Player Data");
+    let player_data: Player = serde_json::from_str::<Player>(&json_file).expect("Error serializing to JSON");
     
     commands.spawn((
       SpriteBundle {
@@ -42,8 +46,8 @@ fn setup(mut commands: Commands, asset_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
          ..default()
       },
       Player {
-        speed: 0.3,
-        movement: Vec2::new( 10.0, 0.0 )    
+        speed: player_data.speed,
+        movement: Vec2::new( player_data.movement[0], player_data.movement[1] )    
       },
     ));
 }