diff --git a/environment/frontend_server/templates/demo/main_script.html b/environment/frontend_server/templates/demo/main_script.html
index 703c8e6b6b..aff4efdb66 100644
--- a/environment/frontend_server/templates/demo/main_script.html
+++ b/environment/frontend_server/templates/demo/main_script.html
@@ -354,17 +354,19 @@
 	  const camera_speed = 400;
 	  // Stop any previous movement from the last frame
 	  player.body.setVelocity(0);
-	  if (cursors.left.isDown) {
-	    player.body.setVelocityX(-camera_speed);
-	  } 
-	  if (cursors.right.isDown) {
-	    player.body.setVelocityX(camera_speed);
-	  } 
-	  if (cursors.up.isDown) {
-	    player.body.setVelocityY(-camera_speed);
-	  } 
-	  if (cursors.down.isDown) {
-	    player.body.setVelocityY(camera_speed);
+      const speed_boost = cursors.shift.isDown ? 2 : 1;
+
+	  if (cursors.left.isDown || keys.left.isDown) {
+	    player.body.setVelocityX(-camera_speed * speed_boost);
+	  }
+	  if (cursors.right.isDown || keys.right.isDown) {
+	    player.body.setVelocityX(camera_speed * speed_boost);
+	  }
+	  if (cursors.up.isDown || keys.up.isDown) {
+	    player.body.setVelocityY(-camera_speed * speed_boost);
+	  }
+	  if (cursors.down.isDown || keys.down.isDown) {
+	    player.body.setVelocityY(camera_speed * speed_boost);
 	  }
 
 	  
diff --git a/environment/frontend_server/templates/home/main_script.html b/environment/frontend_server/templates/home/main_script.html
index 19c1dcf9f0..fcb90958e8 100644
--- a/environment/frontend_server/templates/home/main_script.html
+++ b/environment/frontend_server/templates/home/main_script.html
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@
 	  camera.startFollow(player);
 	  camera.setBounds(0, 0, map.widthInPixels, map.heightInPixels);
 	  cursors = this.input.keyboard.createCursorKeys();
+      keys = this.input.keyboard.addKeys({up:'W',left: 'A', down: 'S', right: 'D'});
 
 	  // *** SET UP PERSONAS *** 
 	  // We start by creating the game sprite objects. 
@@ -352,17 +353,19 @@
 	  const camera_speed = 400;
 	  // Stop any previous movement from the last frame
 	  player.body.setVelocity(0);
-	  if (cursors.left.isDown) {
-	    player.body.setVelocityX(-camera_speed);
-	  } 
-	  if (cursors.right.isDown) {
-	    player.body.setVelocityX(camera_speed);
-	  } 
-	  if (cursors.up.isDown) {
-	    player.body.setVelocityY(-camera_speed);
-	  } 
-	  if (cursors.down.isDown) {
-	    player.body.setVelocityY(camera_speed);
+      const speed_boost = cursors.shift.isDown ? 2 : 1;
+
+	  if (cursors.left.isDown || keys.left.isDown) {
+	    player.body.setVelocityX(-camera_speed * speed_boost);
+	  }
+	  if (cursors.right.isDown || keys.right.isDown) {
+	    player.body.setVelocityX(camera_speed * speed_boost);
+	  }
+	  if (cursors.up.isDown || keys.up.isDown) {
+	    player.body.setVelocityY(-camera_speed * speed_boost);
+	  }
+	  if (cursors.down.isDown || keys.down.isDown) {
+	    player.body.setVelocityY(camera_speed * speed_boost);
 	  }
 
 	  // console.log("phase: " + phase + ", step: " + step);