This could be a case of me being too close to this. So if you take a couple of steps forward after you enter the maze you get to the corner below:
The compass doesn't change for those steps -- it stays pointed right, indicating you are facing east. Then if you click the right arrow, you turn and now are facing South, below:
Now you are facing south and can move forward along the open corridor. The compass at the top is pointing down, indicating you are facing South. I don't know if this helps at all. I really wanted to avoid using text characters in the nav frame to keep things more symbolic and align the style of the clock with the compass (and vice versa). But if it's confusing I will for sure need to rethink. Thanks for spending so much time providing feedback. My users to date have all been friends and family and I have low confidence they gave me 100% honest feedback :)