diff --git a/src/player.c b/src/player.c
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+#include "player.h"
+#include "layers.h"
+#include "ui.h"
+#include "world.h"
+#include "input.h"
+#include "engine.h"
+#include <SDL2/SDL_scancode.h>
+
+float player_move_x = 0;
+float player_move_y = 0;
+float player_xv = 0;
+float player_yv = 0;
+object_t* player_instance = NULL;
+
+void player_update(object_t *object) {
+	float m = sqrtf(player_move_x*player_move_x + player_move_y*player_move_y);
+	if(m == FP_NAN) m = 1;
+	player_xv = player_move_x * 10.f / m,
+	player_yv = player_move_y * 10.f / m;
+	object->sprite.x += player_xv* delta_time();
+	object->sprite.y += player_yv* delta_time();
+}
+
+object_t* create_player() {
+	player_instance = make_object();
+	player_instance->evt_update = &player_update;
+	player_instance->sprite = make_sprite("player.png", 0, 0);
+
+	add_key_listener(SDL_SCANCODE_LEFT, SDL_SCANCODE_RIGHT, &player_axis_horizontal);
+	add_key_listener(SDL_SCANCODE_DOWN, SDL_SCANCODE_UP, &player_axis_vertical);
+
+	return player_instance;
+}
+
+void player_axis_horizontal(int axis) {
+	player_move_x = axis;
+}
+
+void player_axis_vertical(int axis) {
+	player_move_y = -axis;
+}
diff --git a/src/player.h b/src/player.h
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+#ifndef _player_h
+#define _player_h
+
+struct object_t;
+
+extern float player_move_x;
+extern float player_move_y;
+extern float player_xv;
+extern float player_yv;
+extern struct object_t* player_instance;
+
+void player_update(struct object_t* object);
+struct object_t* create_player();
+
+extern void player_axis_horizontal(int axis);
+extern void player_axis_vertical(int axis);
+
+#endif /* _player_h */