Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

6-2014

Abstract

Transparent displays can serve as an important collaborative medium supporting face-to-face interactions over a shared visual work surface. Such displays enhance workspace awareness: when a person is working on one side of a transparent display, the person on the other side can see the other's body, hand gestures, gaze and what he or she is actually manipulating on the shared screen. Even so, we argue that designing such transparent displays must go beyond current offerings if it is to support collaboration. First, both sides of the display must accept interactive input, preferably by at least touch and / or pen, as that affords the ability for either person to directly interact with the workspace items. Second, and more controversially, both sides of the display must be able to present different content, albeit selectively. Third (and related to the second point), because screen contents and lighting can partially obscure what can be seen through the surface, the display should visually enhance the actions of the person on the other side to better support workspace awareness. We describe our prototype FACINGBOARD-2 system, where we concentrate on how its design supports these three collaborative requirements.

Keywords

Two-sided transparent displays, workspace awareness, collaborative systems

Discipline

Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces

Research Areas

Information Systems and Management

Publication

Proceedings of the 2014 conference on Designing interactive systems, Vancouver, Canada, June 21-25

First Page

395

Last Page

404

ISBN

9781450329026

Identifier

10.1145/2598510.2598518

Publisher

ACM

City or Country

New York

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/2598510.2598518

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