I'd like to be able to view the evolution or change of an object on my computer screen using a slider to go from the past to the present (and maybe the future.) For example, say I'm at an encyclopedia website reading about frogs and I select the lifecycle link. In front of me I see a tiny speck which is a frog egg, and I drag the slider to the right (or simply click play), and I see the egg grow, become a tadpole, sprout legs, lose its tail, become a frog, and age. I can stop the slider or drag it back and forth to better view a certain aspect of the frog's growth. This could be done for all animals (living and extinct), evolution of animals (see where humans or worms came from), planets (evolution of Earth), our galaxy, cities (New York from the beginning until now), everyday objects (like the car), and anything else you can think of. Clearly, some of these videos will be far from smooth (cars or computers for example) but still might be interesting. Evolution is not always linear, with multiple ancestors, multiple progeny, death of progeny, etc. So, the graphical evolution videos should have options to show various branches of evolution as well. As this is a very long-term project some form of very open graphical computer format and languages would have to be chosen to prevent the project's own extinction. Also, the graphics should be CGI (and not video) to allow for zooming, alternate angles, and other fun digital viewing options. This could also be used in science centres, museums, art galleries, company headquarters, etc., but using something akin to a volume control knob rather than a slider.

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