Systems and methods for user generated content authoring are disclosed. One illustrative method disclosure herein includes: receiving a video signal; displaying a user interface associated with haptic authoring; detecting a gesture associated with a haptic effect; determining a haptic effect based in part on the gesture; associating the haptic effect with a location in the video signal; and storing the video signal and the associated haptic effect. In an example a user may be able to play a video file, for which he added haptic effects and a visible sticker in an authoring session, and feel the assigned haptic effects and see the assigned stickers. For example, the user may play an "authored" video of a cat and when the video reaches the location at which a haptic effect was assigned the device may output the haptic effect. Further the device may output the sticker, e.g. a sticker with the text "purr," and/or its associated audio effect. Further the user may be able to send the video to other users, which may be able to view the video and feel the assigned haptic effects and see the sticker.