I'm really not one for introductions, it's basic but it could go many directions.

BEGIN{ unshift(@INC,"../blib"); }  # in case OpenGL is built but not i
+nstalled
BEGIN{ unshift(@INC,"../blib/arch"); } # 5.002 gamma needs this
BEGIN{ unshift(@INC,"../blib/lib"); } # 5.002 gamma needs this
use OpenGL;
use Term::ReadKey;
use warnings;
glpOpenWindow;
glClearColor(0,0,0,1);
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
glOrtho(-300,300,-300,300,-30,30);
glColor3f(1,0,0);
sub drawplane{
glBegin(GL_POLYGON);    
@pos=($_[0],$_[1]);
my $rot = $_[2]*0.0174;
my @point1=($pos[0],$pos[1]);
my @point2=($point1[0]+(cos($rot+90)*10),$point1[1]+(sin($rot+90)*10))
+;
my @point3=($point2[0]+(cos($rot+45)*6),$point2[1]+(sin($rot+45)*6));
my @point4=($point3[0]+(cos($rot)*4),$point3[1]+(sin($rot)*4));
my @point5=($point4[0]-(cos($rot+225)*8),$point4[1]-(sin($rot+225)*8))
+;
  glVertex2f($point1[0],$point1[1]);
  glVertex2f($point2[0],$point2[1]);
  glVertex2f($point3[0],$point3[1]);
  glVertex2f($point4[0],$point4[1]);
  glVertex2f($point5[0],$point5[1]);
@point1=($pos[0],$pos[1]);
@point2=($point1[0]+(cos($rot-90)*10),$point1[1]+(sin($rot-90)*10));
@point3=($point2[0]+(cos($rot-45)*6),$point2[1]+(sin($rot-45)*6));
@point4=($point3[0]+(cos($rot)*4),$point3[1]+(sin($rot)*4));
@point5=($point4[0]-(cos($rot-225)*8),$point4[1]-(sin($rot-225)*8));
  glVertex2f($point1[0],$point1[1]);
  glVertex2f($point2[0],$point2[1]);
  glVertex2f($point3[0],$point3[1]);
  glVertex2f($point4[0],$point4[1]);  
  glVertex2f($point5[0],$point5[1]);  
glEnd();
glpFlush();
}
@pos=(0,0);
$dir=0;
$forwardspeed=0;
$turnspeed=0;
ReadMode 4; # Turn off controls keys
@direction=(0,0);
while (1==1){
if (defined ($key = ReadKey(-1))){if($key eq'a'){if($turnspeed<2){$tur
+nspeed+=.7};};if($key eq'd'){if($turnspeed>-2){$turnspeed-=.7}} if($k
+ey eq'w'){ if ($forwardspeed <.05){$forwardspeed+=.015} }}
$dir+=$turnspeed;
glClearColor(0,0,0,1);
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
if ($forwardspeed >0){$forwardspeed/=1.05;}
$turnspeed/=1.05;
@direction=(($direction[0]/1.01)+(cos($dir*0.0174)*$forwardspeed),($di
+rection[1]/1.01)+(sin($dir*0.0174)*$forwardspeed));
@pos=($pos[0]+$direction[0],$pos[1]+$direction[1]);
drawplane($pos[0],$pos[1],$dir%360);
select(undef,undef,undef, .02);
}

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