diff --git a/src/cljs/topdown2d/core.cljs b/src/cljs/topdown2d/core.cljs
index 6b04b76..4128a07 100644
--- a/src/cljs/topdown2d/core.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/topdown2d/core.cljs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 (def gamestate {
   :canvas (.getElementById js/document "gamecanvas")
   :ctx (.getContext (.getElementById js/document "gamecanvas") "2d")
-  :target-fps 30
+  :target-fps 40
   :timing {
     ; msecs of previous frame
     :prev 0
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
     :w 600
     :h 400
   }
+  :input {
+    :dir :?
+  }
   ; currently active scene
   :scene :demo
   :scenes {
@@ -68,12 +71,13 @@
         scenedata (get-in gamestate [:scenes scenekey])
         updatefunc (:update scenedata)
         newdata (updatefunc gamestate scenedata)]
-    (update-in gamestate [:scenes scenekey] (fn [] newdata))))
+    (assoc-in gamestate [:scenes scenekey] newdata)))
 
 (defn update-step
   "updates timing information and the current scene"
   [gamestate]
   (-> gamestate
+    (assoc-in [:input :dir] (input/dir))
     (set-timing :now)
     (set-elapsed-seconds)
     (set-fps)
diff --git a/src/cljs/topdown2d/demoscene.cljs b/src/cljs/topdown2d/demoscene.cljs
index 4adf478..778758a 100644
--- a/src/cljs/topdown2d/demoscene.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/topdown2d/demoscene.cljs
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@
         :x (- (/ (get-in gamestate [:dimensions :w]) 2) 32)
         :y (- (/ (get-in gamestate [:dimensions :h]) 2) 32)
         :w 64 :h 64
-        :d :?
+        :d :s
         :sprite {
           :image (.getElementById js/document "demo-player")
           :size 64
-          :d :s
           :rows {
             :w 1 :e 3
             :n 0 :s 2
@@ -45,16 +44,13 @@
     }))
 
 (defn update-player [gamestate player dir]
-  (let [player-dir (get-in player [:sprite :d])
-        sprite-dir (if (= :? dir) player-dir dir)]
+  (let [old-dir (:d player)
+        new-dir (if (= :? dir) old-dir dir)]
     (as-> player p
-      (assoc p :d dir)
-      (assoc-in p
-        [:sprite :d]
-        sprite-dir)
-      (if-not (= :? dir)
-        (sprites/proc-cycle gamestate p)
-        p))))
+      (assoc p :d new-dir)
+      (if (= :? dir)
+        (sprites/reset-cycle player)
+        (sprites/proc-cycle gamestate p)))))
 
 (defn update-viewport [gamestate viewport dir]
   (collision/move-inside
@@ -65,7 +61,7 @@
 (defn update-scene [gamestate scenedata]
   (let [player (get-in scenedata [:data :player])
         viewport (get-in scenedata [:data :viewport])
-        dir (input/dirinput)]
+        dir (get-in gamestate [:input :dir])]
     (-> scenedata
       (assoc-in [:data :player]
         (update-player gamestate player dir))
@@ -81,5 +77,5 @@
       x y w h
       0 0 w h))
   (sprites/draw
-    gamestate
+    (:ctx gamestate)
     (get-in scenedata [:data :player])))
diff --git a/src/cljs/topdown2d/input.cljs b/src/cljs/topdown2d/input.cljs
index 9d06b88..1b8b2ce 100644
--- a/src/cljs/topdown2d/input.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/topdown2d/input.cljs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       #(assoc % (.-code event) false))
     false))
 
-(defn dirinput []
+(defn dir []
   (cond
     (keydown? :ArrowLeft) :w
     (keydown? :ArrowRight) :e
diff --git a/src/cljs/topdown2d/sprites.cljs b/src/cljs/topdown2d/sprites.cljs
index 28bbafd..8cc8a72 100644
--- a/src/cljs/topdown2d/sprites.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/topdown2d/sprites.cljs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
         from (:from sprite-cycle)
         maxpos (:count sprite-cycle)
         {:keys [pos spc last-cycle]} sprite-cycle
-        elapsed (get-in gamestate [:timing :elapsed])
-        restart? (> (inc pos) maxpos)]
+        restart? (> (inc pos) maxpos)
+        elapsed (get-in gamestate [:timing :elapsed])]
     ; new sprite frame?
     (if (> (+ last-cycle elapsed) spc)
       ; start cycle from new?
@@ -23,19 +23,24 @@
         [:sprite :cycle :last-cycle]
         #(+ % elapsed)))))
 
-(defn pos-in-sprite [sprite]
-  (let [{:keys [d size rows]} sprite
+(defn reset-cycle [obj]
+  (assoc-in
+    obj
+    [:sprite :cycle :pos]
+    0))
+
+(defn pos-in-sprite [sprite d]
+  (let [{:keys [size rows]} sprite
         pos (get-in sprite [:cycle :pos])
         row (d rows)]
     {:y (* row size) :x (* pos size)}))
 
-(defn draw [gamestate obj]
+(defn draw [ctx obj]
   (let [{:keys [x y w h d sprite]} obj
         image (:image sprite)
         sprite-size (:size sprite)
-        {:keys [ctx]} gamestate
         sprite-cycle (:cycle sprite)
-        pos (pos-in-sprite sprite)]
+        pos (pos-in-sprite sprite d)]
     (.drawImage ctx
       image
       (:x pos) (:y pos) sprite-size sprite-size