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Dolly zoom

Other (objects, etc.) concept

Originally a photographing technique that involves the depth of an image to change so the scene stretches while the focal element seems unchanged. Accomplished by adjusting focal length while moving the camera away or towards the focal object.

18
games
10
platforms

Alternate name: Vertigo effect

Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)
Grand Theft Auto IV
X360 2008-04
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (PlayStation 2)
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
PS2 2001-10
Half-Life 2 (Windows)
Half-Life 2
WIN 2004-11-15
Grand Theft Auto IV (PlayStation 3)
Grand Theft Auto IV
PS3 2008-04
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (Wii U)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
WIIU 2016-03-04
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GameCube)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
GC 2006-12
Amnesia: The Dark Descent (Mac OS X)
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
OSX 2010-09-08
Half-Life 2 (Mac OS X)
Half-Life 2
OSX 2010-05-26
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
WII 2006-12-07
Amnesia: The Dark Descent (Linux)
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
LIN 2010-09-08
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (Windows)
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
WIN 2001-11
Grand Theft Auto IV (Windows)
Grand Theft Auto IV
WIN 2008-12

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Parent group

Focal length

Games by year

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The first Dolly zoom video game was released on October 2001.

Nintendo and Frictional Games published most of these games.

Related sites

TV Tropes article
Wikipedia article

Platforms

Windows 4
Linux 3
PS3 2
X360 2
Mac OS X 2
PS2 1
Wii 1
GameCube 1
Xbox 1
Wii U 1

Most common companies

Nintendo3
Frictional Games2