Abstract: Methods and systems of assessing aggregate sentiment over a plurality of time increments of a time period are provided. A maximum aggregation factor that is associated with a particular time period is assigned. A plurality of time increments over the time period are received. For each time increment, the BISV is subtracted from the ISV to form a BISV/ISV difference value. The BISV/ISV difference value is normalized by dividing by the maximum possible difference, thereby determining a modulator. For each time increment, a value is assigned to a recency of the particular time increment to a most recent incremental sentiment value update event, thereby determining a decay factor. The maximum aggregation factor associated with a particular time period is modulated by multiplying a determined modulator and a determined decay factor associated with each time increment within the evaluated time interval.

Abstract: Methods and systems of assessing aggregate sentiment over a plurality of time increments of a time period are provided. A maximum aggregation factor that is associated with a particular time period is assigned. A plurality of time increments over the time period are received. For each time increment, the BISV is subtracted from the ISV to form a BISV/ISV difference value. The BISV/ISV difference value is normalized by dividing by the maximum possible difference, thereby determining a modulator. For each time increment, a value is assigned to a recency of the particular time increment to a most recent incremental sentiment value update event, thereby determining a decay factor. The maximum aggregation factor associated with a particular time period is modulated by multiplying a determined modulator and a determined decay factor associated with each time increment within the evaluated time interval.

Abstract: Various systems, game controllers, and methods for simulating various objects such as weapons are provided. For example, a game controller may include a trigger, a processor within the body that receives a trigger signal when the trigger is activated by the user. The processor may communicate with a computer running a software program such as a gaming application, and an actuator coupled to the trigger, the actuator configured to output a haptic effect to the trigger in response to receiving a control signal from the processor. The game controller may simulate a gun and generate a recoil effect. In some embodiments, the recoil effect may be generated by impacting a moving mass from a discharge end of the gun to a handle end of the gun. In some embodiments, the recoil effect may be generated by using a body part of a user as a tether.

Abstract: Various systems, game controllers, and methods for simulating various objects such as weapons are provided. For example, a game controller may include a trigger, a processor within the body that receives a trigger signal when the trigger is activated by the user. The processor may communicate with a computer running a software program such as a gaming application, and an actuator coupled to the trigger, the actuator configured to output a haptic effect to the trigger in response to receiving a control signal from the processor. The game controller may simulate a gun and generate a recoil effect. In some embodiments, the recoil effect may be generated by impacting a moving mass from a discharge end of the gun to a handle end of the gun. In some embodiments, the recoil effect may be generated by using a body part of a user as a tether.