TY - CHAP A1 - Götzelmann, Timo A1 - Karg, Pascal A1 - Müller, Mareike T1 - A Novel Concept using Mirror Displays for Ambient User Notifications N2 - This paper presents a novel approach to notify users about tasks in their immediate environment. Our approach is consciously designed to be low-threshold, by using augmented mirror displays, no devices such as AR glasses or smartphones have to be worn or hold by the user. The mirror display allows people passing by to get awareness of which technical and non-technical objects that need attention in an unobtrusive way. These are conveyed visually in a uniform manner and can be easily observed by passing users. If the user decides to interact by slowing down or pausing, the display adapts to more detailed information about the augmented objects. Users can decide whether this is relevant to them or not. We present a novel interaction concept, several use cases, an implementation of our approach in a laboratory scenario and conduct a user study to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of our interaction concept. The results reveal a good performance of our system and based on this, open up new questions perspectives for future enhancements. Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1145/3733155.3733206 PB - ACM ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Götzelmann, Timo A1 - Karg, Pascal A1 - Müller, Mareike T1 - Augminded: Ambient Mirror Display Notifications JF - Multimodal Technologies and Interaction N2 - This paper presents a new approach for providing contextual information in real-world environments. Our approach is consciously designed to be low-threshold; by using mirrors as augmented reality surfaces, no devices such as AR glasses or smartphones have to be worn or held by the user. It enables technical and non-technical objects in the environment to be visually highlighted and thus subtly draw the attention of people passing by. The presented technology enables the provision of information that can be viewed in more detail by the user if required by slowing down their movement. Users can decide whether this is relevant to them or not. A prototype system was implemented and evaluated through a user study. The results show a high level of acceptance and intuitive usability of the system, with participants being able to reliably perceive and process the information displayed. The technology thus offers promising potential for the unobtrusive and context-sensitive provision of information in various application areas. The paper discusses limitations of the system and outlines future research directions to further optimize the technology and extend its applicability. Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/mti9090093 SN - 2414-4088 VL - 9 IS - 9 PB - MDPI CY - Basel, Switzerland ER -