Patent ID: 7650257

Claim:
A device for recording data indicative of the motion of an object during a hang-time event in which the object is in a free fall condition, comprising: an accelerometer configured to detect the free fall condition based on a measured static acceleration of about 0 g, and to generate first data indicating that the object is experiencing the hang-time event; a compass configured to measure a spatial orientation of the object during the hang-time event and to generate second data indicative of the spatial orientation of the object during the hang-time event, wherein the compass is configured to measure the spatial orientation of the object relative to the magnetic field of the earth; a processor communicatively coupled with the accelerometer and the compass and configured to determine the hang-time of the object during the hang-time event; a memory module communicatively coupled with the processor for storing the first data and the second data; and an output module configured to communicate with the memory module and configured to communicate with a game console, such that the output module provides at least one of the first data and the second data to the game console, wherein the game console is capable of simulating said motion of the object, including at least the hang-time and spatial orientation, in a game environment.