placeholder player and movement

main.lua

@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ function love.load()
 	player = Player()
 end
 
-function love.update(dt) end
+function love.update(dt)
+	player:update(dt)
+end
 
 function love.draw()
 	player:draw()

player.lua

@@ -5,11 +5,19 @@ function Player:new()
 	self.x = 100
 	self.y = 100
 	self.health = 100
+	self.speed = 100
 end
 
-function Player:update(dt) end
+function Player:update(dt)
+	if love.keyboard.isDown("left") then
+		self.x = self.x - self.speed * dt
+	end
+	if love.keyboard.isDown("right") then
+		self.x = self.x + self.speed * dt
+	end
+end
 
 function Player:draw()
-	local vert = { self.x, self.y, (self.x - 50), (self.y - 50), (self.x + 50), (self.y - 50) }
+	local vert = { self.x, self.y, (self.x - 70), (self.y + 70), (self.x + 70), (self.y + 70) }
 	love.graphics.polygon("fill", vert)
 end