Reminds me of the ZUI (zooming user interface) concept. I think the prototype is worth exploring further, maybe borrowing on some of the ZUI research to avoid

Reminds me of the ZUI (zooming user interface) concept. I think the prototype is worth exploring further, maybe borrowing on some of the ZUI research to avoid any pitfalls they've already experienced. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooming_user_interface http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooming_user_interface