Zoom Out: guess the zoomed in picture first.
Zoom Out is a zoomed in picture game for live streams: a photo starts as an extreme close-up and slowly pulls back, and the first viewer to name it wins the round. The sooner you guess right, the more points you get.
At a glance
Name what the photo shows.
Hint: it has a crownHow does Zoom Out work?
A round starts on a close-up so tight a pizza looks like a sunset, then pulls back over about 15 seconds. Viewers can guess every 2 seconds, and the first right answer scores the most.
- The photo starts zoomed in six times.
- Chat and phones guess as it pulls back.
- A hint can drop in halfway.
- At full size, the answer flips onto the screen.
Why is it good for small streams?
Zoom Out is fun with one viewer: no team to fill, no vote to win, just the picture and whoever is watching. When fewer than three people play, a house player joins with its own (usually terrible) guesses. If you have five regulars, start here.
1kiki1,240Round 3 of 5What can the pictures be?
Everyday things work best: food, animals, objects on your desk, famous places. They are easy to name once you see them and hard a second before. Packs follow a theme, so a cooking stream runs a kitchen pack and a travel podcast runs landmarks.
Two ways to guess.
In Upstream.so chat types guesses. Everywhere else, viewers guess on their phone.
Your chat plays by typing. YouTube, Twitch, Kick and Rumble chat land on one scoreboard, on Upstream.so's free plan too.
Add the game as a browser source. Viewers scan the code on screen and play from their phone. Free, no app, no account.
Guests join from their phone in every setup, and their answers stay secret until you reveal them.
Scoring. Answers count by the moment they were sent, so a slow chat never decides who was first.
If you like Zoom Out
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Questions
How long is a round?
The picture pulls back over about 15 seconds, then the answer is revealed. A game is five rounds by default.
Do misspelled answers count?
Yes, small typos, capital letters and words like "a" or "the" are ignored. A guess that lists five things at once does not count.
What if nobody gets it?
The round still ends with a reveal. The house player guesses on quiet rounds, so there is always someone to laugh at.
Can I pick the photos?
Packs follow a theme, so you pick a pack that fits your show. Custom packs come with the maker tools.
By Mario Jankovic, cofounder of Upstream.soUpdated
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