Proscenium: Exploring Design Spaces of Layered Information Experience on a Large Dual-Layer Transparent Display Conference

Chen, Chen, Pahud, Michel, Brown, David et al. (2026). Proscenium: Exploring Design Spaces of Layered Information Experience on a Large Dual-Layer Transparent Display . 10.1145/3772363.3798304

cited authors

  • Chen, Chen; Pahud, Michel; Brown, David; Needham, Chuck; Kumaravel, Balasaravanan T; Wilson, Andrew D; Hinckley, Ken; Marquardt, Nicolai

authors

abstract

  • Layering information spaces is a promising strategy to design intuitive and engaging interactive experiences. Although multi-layer displays enable promising interaction techniques through limited depth perception - achieved via slight separation between layers - it remains unclear how to fully design experiences that leverage the unique affordances of layered information. To address this, we introduce Proscenium, a dual-layer, large transparent display workspace setup with an adjustable separation between the layers. We demonstrate our preliminary design space focusing on how rendered information can be transitioned and linked across displays, and showcase 14 speculative experience prototypes across six categories.

publication date

  • April 13, 2026

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keywords

  • Experience Prototyping
  • Large Displays
  • Speculative Design
  • Transparent Displays

Location

  • Barcelona, Spain

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

Conference

  • 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

publisher

  • ACM