Basically I click the sticks on my control pad in and out and spin them around.
Or stroke the cat. Cat falls asleep while I'm playing the game, gets to loading screen and stroke the cat again waking it up. Repeat as necessary or as long as the cat is willing to put up with my bullshit.
I think I've just figured out why my cats have been waking me up every couple of hours every night for a fortnight. Bloody vindictive beasts!