In my experience, having some apps physically out of view (like OP's IRC and music videos) actually help with focus sometimes compared to a traditional monitor setup, where you always have a visual reminder in your taskbar or when you alt+tab to check in on IRC, Slack, HN, etc.

I guess you could mimic that experience by e.g. hiding your taskbar, but "out of sight, out of mind" definitely applies here w.r.t. focus, and it seems like a 360-degree space offers unique ways to keep things fully out of sight while still readily available.