Research Article

Hall of Heroes: A Digital Game for Social Skills Training with Young Adolescents

Table 4

Means (SD) of youth and parent evaluations of Hall of Heroes.

Youth RatingsMean (SD)

 Overall, I liked Hall of Heroes.4.23 (.83)
 I would like to play more games like Hall of Heroes.4.38 (.65)
 I thought Hall of Heroes was fun to play.4.31 (.85)
 I liked the characters in Hall of Heroes. 4.23 (.92)
 I liked the pictures/graphics in Hall of Heroes.3.92 (1.38)
 I liked the story in Hall of Heroes.4.15 (1.14)

Parent RatingsMean (SD)

Hall of Heroes is of high overall quality.4.00 (.65)
Hall of Heroes was fun and engaging for my child.4.27 (.80)
Hall of Heroes was easy for my child to understand.4.00 (.85)
 My child’s overall experience with Hall of Heroes was positive.4.13 (.83)
Hall of Heroes is an effective tool for teaching students social skills.4.20 (.68)
Hall of Heroes is an effective tool for preparing students for middle school.4.27 (.59)
 I would recommend Hall of Heroes to other parents of or grade students.4.33 (.82)

Note. All ratings were made on a 5-point scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).