Very cool idea. To play devil's advocate though, it might require a heck of a lot of explanation, which might prove distracting when you might be better off he

Very cool idea. To play devil's advocate though, it might require a heck of a lot of explanation, which might prove distracting when you might be better off helping people use the application. A couple places it might work nicely though - established web 2.0 sites or places like Second Life where having a buddy might make venturing into unknown territory feel safer. Good luck with it.