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+id: task-031
+title: Alternative Map Lens System
+status: To Do
+assignee: []
+created_date: '2025-12-04 21:12'
+labels:
+  - feature
+  - mapping
+  - visualization
+dependencies: []
+priority: medium
+---
+
+## Description
+
+<!-- SECTION:DESCRIPTION:BEGIN -->
+Implement multiple "lens" views that project different data dimensions onto the canvas coordinate space. The same underlying data can be viewed through different lenses.
+
+Lens types:
+- Geographic: Traditional OSM basemap, physical locations
+- Temporal: Time as X-axis, events as nodes, time-scrubbing UI
+- Attention: Heatmap of collective focus, nodes sized by current attention
+- Incentive: Value gradients, token flows, MycoFi integration
+- Relational: Social graph topology, force-directed layout
+- Possibility: Branching futures, what-if scenarios, alternate timelines
+
+Features:
+- Smooth transitions between lens types
+- Lens blending (e.g., 50% geographic + 50% attention)
+- Temporal scrubber for historical playback
+- Temporal portals (click location to see across time)
+- Living maps that grow/fade based on attention
+
+Each lens uses the same canvas shapes but transforms their positions and styling based on the active projection.
+<!-- SECTION:DESCRIPTION:END -->
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+<!-- AC:BEGIN -->
+- [ ] #1 Lens switcher UI implemented
+- [ ] #2 Geographic lens working with OSM
+- [ ] #3 Temporal lens with time scrubber
+- [ ] #4 Attention heatmap visualization
+- [ ] #5 Smooth transitions between lenses
+- [ ] #6 Lens blending capability
+- [ ] #7 Temporal portal feature (click to see history)
+<!-- AC:END -->