I agree that zooming out of a game and checking on our other work would be fun.
I just think that the whole desktop model is bad. The whole reason that I use a computer is so that I do not have papers and tools spread all over my desk. I don't want to waste time and have the headache of sifting through documents, zooming in and out, reaching for pens or calculators. I love the digital age where the only thing on my desk is a keyboard, mouse, stylus, and display. All of the equipment of the office of the past (erasers, staplers, pens, post-it notes, paper, etc.) has all been rendered obsolete. The idea of things laid out where you can see them is nice, but having to zoom and pan across to find something won't work for power users. When I need to look up a note on my Stickie note, I want to cmd + tab and instantly be there instead of having to zoom out, scan for the right note, and then zoom back in.
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