Thanks for the review! The point of the game is that you decide which socks correspond to the commands. For example, if you choose "big big big small" socks when the spaceship needs to go left, then the dog will remember that. There is a screen (below the screen with the socks) that contains all the dog's knowledge to help the player :)
Is it possible to have a Linux version of your game or the pico8 cart? By the way, if you don't know how to upload a browser-playable version of your game, I can show you how :)