user experience news

A study has found that the use of cinematic and video editing techniques can drastically increase the aesthetic appeal and user engagement of virtual reality ... More

Improving physical strength and fitness, mental health and confidence are the main reasons for joining a health club, while cost, time and motivation are the ... More

New legislation will change the way health clubs in the UK manage their membership process, creating greater powers for consumers when it comes to contracts ... More

Populous have unveiled their plans for a state-of-the-art e-sports arena, designed to stand as a central landmark in Qiddaya City’s gaming and e-sports district, Saudi ... More

Xponential Fitness is launching its digital platform, Xponential+, on all LG Electronics Smart TVs globally. Described as a landmark deal, the partnership means that Xponential+ ... More

Octonic has released the 2.0 iteration of its VR treadmill running experience, which is compatible with 99 per cent of treadmills and now provides Bluetooth ... More

Active Nation has released a new app, Active Nation Anywhere, which offers over a thousand on-demand workouts to users. The system was built using Wexer’s ... More

Harrogate Borough Council has launched a community health and wellbeing company to manage its portfolio of leisure centres, swimming pools and gyms. Called Brimhams Active, ... More

Digital fitness coaching firm Asensei has released an API platform which allows developers of connected fitness products and apps to add motion capture and real-time ... More

Fitness tech firm JaxJox will accelerate the launch of its connected home fitness solution, InteractiveStudio, following a cash injection of US$10m through Series A funding. ... More

Boutique operator, The Refinery E9, has launched a personal trainer (PT) service with a twist, by offering customers the opportunity to take part in exercise ... More

Electronics giant LG has entered the fitness and wellness market with the launch of a new 15-inch touchscreen display created especially for the exercise equipment ... More

The transport sector is not doing enough to address the barriers that prevent people from cycling – with those from ethnic minority groups and the ... More

Equipment giant Technogym has introduced its new Excite line of fully-connected cardio kit that has now been fitted with the Technogym Live user interface. Excite ... More

Singapore's Pomeroy Studio, Arup and national sporting body Sport Singapore have created a masterplan for an 89ha (220ac) sustainable sports and recreation destination around the ... More

The Samsung Digital Discovery Centre (SDDC), a technological hub for children and young people at the British Museum, has been reopened following a major refit. ... More

Nightclub-themed boutique boxing studio operator Kobox has opened its third London location in Baker Street, Marylebone. With the motto of “where fight club meets nightclub”, ... More

Corporate fitness sales specialist Gympass has secured additional financial backing believed to be around US$300m (€265m, £237m). Led by Japan-based SoftBank Vision Fund and its ... More

A concept design for a "world-class" visitor centre at a Norwegian salmon farm has been unveiled by Danish exhibition design company Kvorning Design & Communication. ... More

Architecture firm Spratley & Partners has completed a multi-million-pound renovation on the historic Heckfield Place estate, in Hampshire, UK. Formerly a conference centre and wedding ... More

Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has published a new technology masterplan for the National Health Service (NHS), designed to transform it into the ... More

Indoor cycling specialist Wattbike has teamed up with Loughborough University (LU) in order to explore the scientific underpinnings of how power measurement is shaping the ... More

Ahead of 2019’s Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, the architect behind Douala, Cameroon’s new 50,000 seater stadium and sports park, Japoma Sports Complex, has ... More

One of the largest ongoing leisure developments on the planet, EuropaCity in Paris, will feature a dramatic indoor/outdoor cinema embedded into the landscape, courtesy of ... More

Fitness brands, startups and investors are set to debate the next phase of growth for the boutique sector, as Sweat returns for a second year ... More