in reply to Ask for STDIN but don't pause for it
You might take a look at a terminal module like Term::ReadKey to get started. I would run a loop, timer, or event architecture to periodically check for input and react accordingly.
Should you want to go down the event route, AnyEvent bills itself as the DBI of event processing and is a good place to start.
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