Fix snake movement

[Thomassteers]

What: This PR changes the snake movement by replace the switch statement with a keyToDirection object that maps key codes to movement directions..
Why: This matters because it make the snake movement more smooth and easier to use.
Verified: I verified this by changing the finding where the code is and then changing it and loading up the website to check if it worked and then it worked. I expected it to work because I . I observed .
Status: This PR is ready. Next step is to submit the poll request.
Examples that count:

• I ran and the tests passed.
• I reproduced the bug before, then confirmed it’s fixed after, using these steps: Finding an issue that someone commented on this code space then I made my own code space and used that comment to fix the snake movement once I did that I ran the game and it looked good so now I am making a PR about it .
• I recorded / screenshot the behavior before and after: Yes I did that.
• I checked the browser console and confirmed there are no errors during: Yes I did that.

[patorjk]

What's up with all these PRs? I'm not opposed to looking at them, but it's rather strange to see so many at once out of no where.

[Thomassteers]

it is a computer science class that is making us do PR's and alot of people chose your project.

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