Now try replacing the code by this:
export function onTick() { moveForward(1); }
What do you get? If your answer was runaway slime, you are right! The slime just moves forward infinitely:

The moveForward API call moves the actor forward with the given speed. In this case we required a speed of 1 meter/second.
So what exactly does forward mean? Well, it’s the direction the slime is currently looking.
To be more precise, we need to do a quick intro to coordinate systems (also called spaces).