/**
* Decays the emotion according to the system's timer
*
* @return the intensity of the emotion after being decayed
*/
public float DecayEmotion() {
long deltaT;
deltaT = (AgentSimulationTime.GetInstance().Time() - _t0) / 1000;
_intensity =
_intensityATt0
* ((float) Math.exp(-EmotionalPameters.EmotionDecayFactor * _decay * deltaT));
return _intensity;
}
/**
* Sets the intensity of the emotion
*
* @param potential - the potential for the emotion's intensity
*/
public void SetIntensity(float potential) {
_t0 = AgentSimulationTime.GetInstance().Time();
_intensity = potential - _threshold;
if (_intensity > 10) {
_intensity = 10;
} else if (_intensity < 0) {
_intensity = 0;
}
_intensityATt0 = _intensity;
}