blender-game-engine-input-controls

# Player Object Ref
# http://www.blender.org/api/blender_python_api_2_65_release/bge.types.html#bge.types.KX_GameObject
# More info
# http://www.cgmasters.net/free-tutorials/python-scripting/

import bge
from mathutils import Vector
import mytools
import aud

device = aud.device()
sndPlrJump = aud.Factory.file(
                bge.logic.expandPath("//assets/music/smb_jump-small.wav"))

p = bge.constraints.getCharacter('player_avatar')

cont = bge.logic.getCurrentController()
obj = cont.owner

keyboard = bge.logic.keyboard
INPUT_ACTIVATED = bge.logic.KX_INPUT_JUST_ACTIVATED
INPUT_ACTIVE = bge.logic.KX_INPUT_ACTIVE
INPUT_RELEASED = bge.logic.KX_INPUT_JUST_RELEASED
INPUT_NONE = bge.logic.KX_INPUT_NONE

# input status ref http://www.blender.org/api/blender_python_api_2_60_6/bge.logic.html
if keyboard.events[bge.events.IKEY] == INPUT_ACTIVATED:
    print('Object', dir(p))
    print('onGround?', p.onGround)
    print('Gravity', p.gravity)
    print('health:', obj['health']) # works
    print('speed:', obj['speed'])

if keyboard.events[bge.events.HKEY] == INPUT_ACTIVATED:
    # NOTE TO SELF
    # It may be more efficient to enable/disable the overlay scene
    # rather than each object in it. However, this is a good
    # learnign example for interacting with other scene objects.

    scene = mytools.getScene(bge.logic.getSceneList(), 'game_world_level_1')
    player_hud = mytools.getScene(bge.logic.getSceneList(), 'player_hud')

    # Example of getting a single objects from a scene
    # player_hud.objects['health_bar_1'].setVisible(toggleVisable())

    for obj in player_hud.objects:
        print(obj)
        obj.setVisible(mytools.toggleVisable(obj))

if keyboard.events[bge.events.JKEY] == INPUT_ACTIVATED:
    scene = mytools.getScene(bge.logic.getSceneList(), 'game_world_level_1')
    player_hud = mytools.getScene(bge.logic.getSceneList(), 'player_hud')

    for obj in player_hud.objects:
        print(obj)
        obj.setVisible(mytools.toggleVisable(obj))

sensor = cont.sensors["key_input"]

for key,status in sensor.events:
    if status == bge.logic.KX_INPUT_JUST_ACTIVATED:

        if key == bge.events.DKEY:
            if p.walkDirection[0] < 0:
                p.walkDirection = obj.orientation*Vector((0.0, 0.0, 0.0))

            if p.walkDirection[0] < obj['maxSpeed']:
                p.walkDirection += obj.orientation*Vector((obj['speed'] , 0.0, 0.0))
                print('moving right', p.walkDirection[0])


        if key == bge.events.AKEY:
            if p.walkDirection[0] > 0:
                p.walkDirection = obj.orientation*Vector((0.0, 0.0, 0.0))

            if p.walkDirection[0] > -obj['maxSpeed']:
                p.walkDirection += obj.orientation*Vector((-obj['speed'] , 0.0, 0.0))
                print('moving left', p.walkDirection[0])

        if key == bge.events.SPACEKEY:
            print('moving jump')
            p.jump()
            sndPlrJump = sndPlrJump.pitch(1)
            device.play(sndPlrJump)
            #obj['health'] += -1

    if status == bge.logic.KX_INPUT_JUST_RELEASED:
        if key == bge.events.AKEY:
            if p.walkDirection[0] < 0:
                p.walkDirection = obj.orientation*Vector((0.0, 0.0, 0.0))

        if key == bge.events.DKEY:
            if p.walkDirection[0] > 0:
                p.walkDirection = obj.orientation*Vector((0.0, 0.0, 0.0))