We’re going to look at two interesting questions in this post.

What is the Ideal Loading Screen for the full Slot Machine App?

1. Perhaps it should be slot machine themed
2. Perhaps it should have a reference to Las Vegas or Macao or some casino destination
3. Perhaps it should have images of casinos
4. Perhaps it should have images of slot machines
5. Perhaps it should have the Slot Machine company’s branding
6. Perhaps it should be very bright and jazzy like a Vegas slot machine
7. Perhaps it should be animated to make it more appealing
8. Perhaps it should have some slot machine symbols such as cherries and horsehoes and 777 or 888

The Loading Screen is The First Impression of clients/users. So it would be nice to get some reassurance

1. Yes, this is a slot machine app
2. Yes, this is a high quality app (as conveyed by very high quality graphics)
3. Yes, this is the same app I downloaded and the same company
   • In addition, to branding, reassurance that they are getting what they wanted
4. Yes, this seems fun
5. Yes, this seems stable and dependable

There are actually a lot of aspects.

I see some companies such as Double Down Casino and Huuuuge Games doing everything right on their loading screens.

I also see some companies making a mess of the loading screen with stretched graphics (just unacceptable for iPad to stretch out graphics used in iPhone) and little pizzazz.

In addition to the main App, each slot machine within the App also can have a loading screen.

What is the ideal Loading Screen for each individual Slot Machine App?

This is another very interesting question. There are two broad options

1. First option is to use the same loading screen as the Main Slot Machine App’s Loading Screen
   • Benefits – Familiarity, reinforce the branding, lower size of the App
   • Cons – nothing unique, a bit boring
2. Second option is to use individual loading screens for each Slot Machine App
   • Benefits – more interesting, unique, can add a lot of elements, can set the right mood for that particular slot machine
   • Cons – a lot of work, a lot of graphics and larger App size

While I much prefer the latter, I do understand that time and space restrictions might make it tough/impossible to have a separate loading screen for each individual slot machine.

At the same time, if you can make individual loading screens for each slot machine in your app (or on your website) you can really set the mood and set yourself apart.