diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/rubenvandeven/emotionhero/GamingActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/rubenvandeven/emotionhero/GamingActivity.java
index 44a14bb..8cca7c3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/rubenvandeven/emotionhero/GamingActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/rubenvandeven/emotionhero/GamingActivity.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class GamingActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements Detector.ImageL
 //        if(!currentScenario.isWithinTime(timestamp))
         if(currentScenario.isFinished())
         {
-            setText(String.format("LEVEL ENDED\nScore: %.2f", currentScenario.getTotalScore()));
+            setText("LEVEL ENDED");
             stopDetector();
             restartButton.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
             return;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/rubenvandeven/emotionhero/ScenarioView.java b/app/src/main/java/com/rubenvandeven/emotionhero/ScenarioView.java
index e0d9ff6..a5f95ce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/rubenvandeven/emotionhero/ScenarioView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/rubenvandeven/emotionhero/ScenarioView.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public class ScenarioView extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback
     private Paint attrScorePaint = new Paint();
     private Paint linePaint = new Paint();
     private Paint scorePaint = new Paint();
+    private Paint scoreFinishedPaint = new Paint();
 
     // see: http://blog.danielnadeau.io/2012/01/android-canvas-beginners-tutorial.html
     class PanelThread extends Thread {
@@ -90,6 +91,11 @@ public class ScenarioView extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback
         scorePaint.setTextSize(50);
         scorePaint.setTypeface(Typeface.DEFAULT_BOLD);
 
+        scoreFinishedPaint.setColor(Color.YELLOW);
+        scoreFinishedPaint.setTextSize(100);
+        scoreFinishedPaint.setTypeface(Typeface.DEFAULT_BOLD);
+
+
         //setup paints for drawing
         mainPaint.setColor(Color.GRAY);
 
@@ -206,7 +212,14 @@ public class ScenarioView extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback
 //            canvas.drawText(target_text, cx, y_pos + diff_y , emoPaint);
         }
 
-        canvas.drawText("Total: " + Float.toString(_scenario.getTotalScore()), 50, 50, scorePaint);
+        // draw the score middle bottom;
+        Paint usedScorePaint = _scenario.isFinished() ? scoreFinishedPaint : scorePaint;
+        String scoreText = String.format("Total: %1$.0f", _scenario.getTotalScore());
+        Rect scoreTextBounds = new Rect();
+        usedScorePaint.getTextBounds(scoreText, 0, scoreText.length(), scoreTextBounds);
+
+        canvas.drawText(scoreText, (width - scoreTextBounds.width()) / 2, height - 10, usedScorePaint);
+
 
 
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_gaming.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_gaming.xml
index 4c97447..a96c9b6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_gaming.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_gaming.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@
         android:text="@string/dummy_content"
         android:textColor="#ffffff"
         android:textSize="50sp"
-        android:textStyle="bold" />
+        android:textStyle="bold"
+        android:paddingBottom="100dp"
+        android:shadowColor="@android:color/black"
+        android:shadowDx="0"
+        android:shadowDy="0"
+        android:shadowRadius="20" />
 
 
     <FrameLayout