# 3.3. Using the keyboard

Every player has five keys. Four keys for changing the direction and one to accelerate. You donīt have to press the direction keys all the time. Just press once, if you want to change the direction of your player. Acceleration is only activated, if the acceleration key is pressed. When you release the acceleration key, the velocity slows down to normal.

See section Key Bindings for information how to change the keys.