Six weeks isn't a long time to get this done so wish me luck :-)
Hangon a moment-did you really commission an artist for the games in the previous comp entries? That would cost as much or more than any possible prize wouldnt it?
Make sure to not infringe any copyright...
also why would someone have a vending machine in the their bedroom?
The coke machine and the coat are in there specifically for the first puzzle
The look of the second picture is - in my opinion - the one to stay with. The first picture looked too "clean" and as if someone pasted parts of the image together or created "paintings" out of real-world-pictures.The "painted" look of the second image might be a bit "concept art"-like but I think it suits very well to a competition-game-entry. So you hired a paid artist again - or did you find a talented person willed to create stuff together with you - aka a "team" ?
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