1. A computer system for providing a visual interface based on a complex system, the computer system comprising: a memory configured to store— a multi-level model framework of the complex system comprising a plurality of ontologically organized cells, each ontologically organized cell comprising a relationship to at least one other ontologically organized cell at a different level of the multi-level model framework, and a multi-scale representation defining instructions for rendering the multi-level model framework at a plurality of levels including patterns of color and motion for rendering within and among the ontologically organized cells to represent the relationships between the ontologically organized cells; and an engine configured to visually render an instantiation of the multi-level model framework and the multi-scale representation on a computer display device, such that a rendered depiction of each of the ontologically organized cells is configured to enable a user to navigate to a different level of the plurality of levels within the multi-scale representation.