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NoMercy Rider Nov 14, 2014 @ 9:54am
The Talos Principle Themed Craft Contest!
WINNERS
CREATIVITY:

EXECUTION:

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/257510/discussions/0/624075036337951389/#c624076851320386111

WHAT IS IT?

With the impending release of The Talos Principle in less than one month, we’re giving another opportunity for you to increase your chances to win a free copy of The Talos Principle. We want to spark the creativity within our community and see what ideas unfold.

This contest is organized by community members, for community members. We will be giving away two free copies of The Talos Principle to the best entries just in time for the game’s launch. We understand it can be difficult to come up with ideas for a game that is not yet released, but you can also use this as an opportunity to be as creative as you’d like. In addition to the Talos Principle Public Test and Sigils of Elohim, you may consider looking at the following promotional materials for inspiration:

GameTrailers.com Just Played The Talos Principle full game alpha
RockPaperShotgun’s The Talos Principle Preview
UnitedFrontGaming’s Hands on with The Talos Principle[www.unitedfrontgaming.com]
HardcoreGamer’s Confusion: The Talos Principles Biggest Tool[www.hardcoregamer.com]
GameFront’s The Talos Principle Preview[www.gamefront.com]
CanadianOnlineGamer’s The Talos Principle Hands On[canadianonlinegamers.com]


WHAT MEDIUMS CAN I USE?

You can use anything that you are good at! The last thing we want to do is limit your creativity. Send us something inspired by The Talos Principle. It can be art, music remixes, a video. Anything you want! As long as you made it. Here are just a few ideas:
  • Photoshop edits
  • Hand drawn art
  • Live Photoshoots
  • Custom Birthday Cake
  • LEGO Model
  • Original short story or poem
  • Original / remixed music


HOW DO I ENTER?

There are just three simple steps to enter and have your chance at winning a free copy:

  1. Submit your entry to any free hosting service (imgur, photobucket, pastebin, etc etc).
  2. Reply to this thread with a link to your entry.
  3. Type a short explanation of your work and what you look forward to most in The Talos Principle.

That’s it! You may submit as many creations as you like to improve your chances of winning!


RULES

  1. You must be the author/creator of any work submitted to the contest. You may not edit a previous submission without prior written consent from the original author.
  2. Your submission must fall within Steam’s guidelines (See: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4045-USHJ-3810)
  3. Your entry must have some relation to The Talos Principle (gameplay mechanics, environments, characters, etc). However, your creation can be as unique as you like and can even speculate regarding unannounced game features.
  4. We reserve the right to disqualify any submissions that break any of the above rules.
  5. By submitting your creation(s), you grant permission to the contest moderators and/or Croteam to post your material in promotion advertisements and/or to showcase entry submissions.


DEADLINES

Please reply to this thread with your entry by Friday, December 5th, 6:00 pm GMT. Winners will be announced on the following Tuesday, December 9th, 6:00 pm GMT.


PRIZES

Each submitted entry will be ranked by a small panel of judges (including a few Croteam developers) in categories of creativity (i.e. originality) and execution (i.e. professionalism). The top pick for both categories will win a free copy of The Talos Principle. Good luck!
Last edited by NoMercy Rider; Dec 9, 2014 @ 10:36am
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NoMercy Rider Nov 14, 2014 @ 11:12am 
WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED
See the following post: http://steamcommunity.com/app/257510/discussions/0/624075036337951389/#c624076851320386111

FINAL SUBMISSIONS
Updated December 5th, 6:00 pm GMT


CATEGORIZED SUBMISSIONS

SHORT STORIES & POETRY


PHOTOS


VIDEOS


MUSIC

QUESTIONS
Q. Can I submit more than one entry?
A. Yes! You can submit as any entries as you like to improve your chances at winning. But you may only win one prize.

Q. What information will be provided to the judges?
A. First of all, a link to your work will be provided. Instead of providing a username, the works will be listed under a random tag (Entry A, Entry B, etc). If you have provided any descriptive text with your entry, such as themes or easter eggs with your work, those will be included as well.

Q. Can we talk about other submissions in this thread?
A. Absolutely! Even though this is the official submission thread, feel free to talk about any previous submissions as much as you like. We promise that submissions won't get lost in the replies :)
Last edited by NoMercy Rider; Dec 15, 2014 @ 2:31pm
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Cainsith Nov 15, 2014 @ 9:27am 
http://pastebin.com/Hhun0AhM

I wrote a haiku that describes in my opinion what The Talos Principle is about. I hope you enjoy it.

I'm not a very creative person when it comes to arts and crafts, but I love philosophy and thinking about different ideas or choices that could have been made, and what it means to be myself or if I should follow what society tell me. The philosophical aspects of The Talos Principle are what I look forward to most!
#2
PikaCommando Nov 15, 2014 @ 10:35am 
Name: Elohim Creates Earth And Filled It With Humans But Was Disappointed So He Made The Talos Principle or The Book of ElohimMedium: Original short storyExplanation: A short story featuring Elohim from conception to the events of the game.What I look forward to the most in Talos: Snakes on a Plane[pastebin.com]

#3
Toast Nov 15, 2014 @ 2:31pm 
This is my incredibly lame entry into the contest. Because I can't draw well or make funny jokes, I decided to make a comic.

http://imgur.com/sXlKd5e

By the way, the game looks cool. While the whole philosophy thing is cool, what I really like about the game is the puzzles and the atmosphere. Keep up the good work everyone!
#4
st00ge Nov 15, 2014 @ 9:19pm 
My short story i made is a theoretical universe of the Talos Principle, and it showcases some of the feautures in the Public test

http://pastebin.com/mcQUtmMT

I look forward most to the revolutionary mechanics and mind bending puzzles the game has to offer
#5
Kakuseijin Nov 16, 2014 @ 1:44am 
Here's something probably everyone thought (or is going to think in the full version) at least once while solving those sigil puzzles, recreated with the help of the Lego Digital Designer:

http://i.imgur.com/a5YUvje.jpg

As for what I'm looking forward the most, it's probably to see how elaborate and creative the game mechanics get. The recording mechanic in the public test was a nice surprise and I'm curious about what other stuff will await us.
#6
Tatsu0ni Nov 16, 2014 @ 2:42am 
Will try my best I gues ^^
#7
*Evil Vasile Nov 16, 2014 @ 4:23am 
Originally posted by Kakuseijin:
Here's something probably everyone thought (or is going to think in the full version) at least once while solving those sigil puzzles, recreated with the help of the Lego Digital Designer:

http://i.imgur.com/a5YUvje.jpg

As for what I'm looking forward the most, it's probably to see how elaborate and creative the game mechanics get. The recording mechanic in the public test was a nice surprise and I'm curious about what other stuff will await us.

I'm really diggin the lego designer scene!
#8
Knightwolf Nov 16, 2014 @ 6:00am 
well ill pass on this contest because i am not a creative person
#9
NoMercy Rider Nov 17, 2014 @ 8:37am 
Updated the second post with the current list of entries. Got lots of great submissions so far. Looking forward to seeing what else folks can come up with! :serioussam:
#10
st00ge Nov 18, 2014 @ 5:57pm 
I thought i would add a New submission to my current one, so here it is!

I call this "Secrets Unearthed"


http://imgur.com/IPPXWuc
#11
✞ Ozzy ✞ Nov 19, 2014 @ 12:37am 
http://pastebin.com/7ScdxmJ6

Hello all!

This will be my first act of submission into the contest, its a short story involving myself playing the game but in a way I never exspected to play it. A lot of the story is a bit hindered given I did not want to reveal how to pass the puzzles in my story (always someone looking to get through puzzles they cant solve on forums haha) so I skipped around a bit which I didn't want to do but I hope its still entertaining.

Now for what I looked foreward to the most in this game is the puzzles without a doubt in my mind. My love for puzzles was not exaggerated in the story, I love a good puzzle and the chance to tax my brain. I am looking foreward to more complex puzzles and more beautiful world textures and a great story line to boot!
#12
PikaCommando Nov 19, 2014 @ 2:27am 
How unrelated is too unrelated?[pastebin.com]
#13
Fubax Foberio Nov 20, 2014 @ 7:27am 
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TmAFxUy9zqM/VG4FLFH44AI/AAAAAAAAARo/J1c8r-8OVZU/s0/Talos_secret.png

My photoshop edit with some 3D graphics and screenshot from actual TP Public Beta gameplay as background. I wanted to show something that for us may be futuristic, but in future would be ancient. That's why Oculus HMD and skeleton :) I love finding those kind of ester eggs, it stops you for a moment and force to think about the world.

Here is link for the full-res photo[lh3.googleusercontent.com], there is a little secret inside, try to find it ;)

spoiler:
you can try open the full-res photo in NotePad (on Windows) or in TextEdit (on Mac) as a text file. At the very end of the file there is a Secret Message
Last edited by Fubax Foberio; Nov 21, 2014 @ 7:33pm
#14
NoMercy Rider Nov 20, 2014 @ 9:41am 
I have updated the second post with all entries received to date. We have 9 entries so far, keep them coming!

@PikaCommando: I have gone ahead and included your second entry. I'm not going to be too picky about including entries as long as they have some relevance to The Talos Principle. Just keep in mind that there will be people judging the creations, so the more relevant, the more likely it will be a top choice ;)
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