I had to take this step because players may simply not notice that they've picked something up. Yes, Level 2 turned out to be a bit challenging. After the game jam, I will rewrite the code and enhance the visual aspects of the game by making buttons appear near objects and adapting the UI to make it more user-friendly. I want to make the game more accessible, and I'll also work on creating a mobile version.
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Totally understand the player maybe not knowing the picked up the camera. One option for that might be to show the camera in the top right corner of the screen with/above the photo/mushroom collection tracker since it seems to be your inventory. Could also reinforce this with the notebook explaining more about the camera and how to use it.
Sounds like you're really passionate about this game, and that's awesome :D