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["John Barton of Milton, West Virginia, works in autism advocacy and is an avid Fallout 76 gamer who has written several articles about the game in relation to its setting in a post-apocalyptic West Virginia. Barton visited the West Virginia Humanities Council to lead folklorist Emily Hilliard in a walk-through of the game, paying special attention to elements referencing West Virginia history and folklore. This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]

1. Transcript of Fallout 76 walk through with John Barton

Identifier:
4224.BartonJohn.IntTranscript.2.21.20
Title:
Transcript of Fallout 76 walk through with John Barton
Date:
2020-02-21
Creator:
Barton, John
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
West Virginia--History, Video games, Tourism and the arts, Video gamers, Apocalyptic art, Video games--Design, and West Virginia--Fiction
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Mark Fields (b. 1975, Columbus, Ohio) is a resident of Columbus, OH and Fallout 76 gamer. He was inspired to visit West Virginia with his son, both prior to the games release. After the games release, Fields, his girlfriend, and son made another trip to West Virginia to experience the Fasnacht celebration in the Randolph County Swiss community of Helvetia, which is featured in Fallout 76.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]

2. Transcript of oral history of Mark Fields

Identifier:
4224.FieldsMark.IntTranscript.3.18.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Mark Fields
Date:
2020-02-18
Creator:
Fields, Mark
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Video games--Design, Apocalyptic art, West Virginia--Fiction, Video games, Video gamers, West Virginia--History, and Tourism and the arts
Location:
Columbus (Ohio) and Charleston (W. Va.)
["Cora Lee (Phillips) Hairston (b. 1942, Sarah Anne, WV) is a musician and writer from Logan County, West Virginia. She and her husband Fred, also a musician, currently live in Omar, West Virginia. Cora Hairston is the author of two novels, Faces Behind the Dust and Hello World Here Comes Claraby Rose, both fictionalized accounts based on her childhood growing up in a Black coal camp. She spoke about her childhood, her music, and her writing practice."]

3. Transcript of oral history of Cora Hairston

Identifier:
4224.HairstonCora.IntTranscript.5.3.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Cora Hairston
Date:
2016-05-03
Creator:
Hairston, Cora
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
West Virginia--Fiction, Food habits, Hairston, Cora, Foxx, Redd, 1922-1991, Coal mines and mining, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and foodways
Location:
Chief Logan State Park (W. Va.) and Logan County (W. Va.)
["Kristy Henson is an assistant professor of forensic science at Fairmont State University and a Fallout 76 gamer. She is originally from southern Ohio, but has lived in Buckhannon, WV for 5 years. She attended Helvetias Fasnacht celebration in 2019 based on her experience in the game, and made a papier-mch owl mask inspired by one of the Fasnacht masks in Fallout 76. In this interview, she speaks about how playing the game has informed her understanding of West Virginia culture and geography. This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]

4. Transcript of oral history of Kristy Henson

Identifier:
4224.HensonKristy.IntTranscript.3.25.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Kristy Henson
Date:
2020-03-25
Creator:
Henson, Kristy
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Helvetia (W. Va.), Winter festivals, Carnival, Carnival masks, West Virginia--Fiction, Apocalyptic art, Video games--Design, Video gamers, Tourism and the arts, and Video games
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.) and Buckhannon (W. Va.)
["Robert Jackson, a native of Milton, West Virginia, was a childhood friend of writer Breece DJ Pancake's and the inspiration for Pancakes character \"Chester\" in his story \"Salvation of Me.\" In this interview, Jackson shares his memories of Pancake, from childhood to the last time he saw him at the Milton Methodist Church, shortly before his death.This interview is part of a series of material related to Rick Wilsons Breece DJ Pancake tour of Pancake and Wilsons hometown of Milton, West Virginia."]

5. Transcript of oral history of Robert Jackson

Identifier:
4224.JacksonRobert.IntTranscript.10.15.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Robert Jackson
Date:
2019-10-15
Creator:
Jackson, Robert
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily and Wilson, Rick
Subject:
West Virginia--Fiction, Pancake, Breece D'J, 1952-1979, and Milton (W. Va.)
Location:
Milton (W. Va.)
["Porter Lyons (b. October, 1993, Cleveland, OH) is a resident of Dayton, OH and Fallout 76 gamer. He was inspired to visit West Virginia in anticipation of the games release, and then visited again after he began playing the game. In 2019 he participated in the Fasnacht celebration in the Randolph County Swiss community of Helvetia, which is featured in Fallout 76.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]

6. Transcript of oral history of Porter Lyons

Identifier:
4224.LyonsPorter.IntTranscript.3.18.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Porter Lyons
Date:
2020-03-18
Creator:
Lyons, Porter
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
West Virginia--Fiction, Carnival, Video gamers, Video games--Design, Helvetia (W. Va.), Tourism and the arts, Apocalyptic art, and Video games
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Porter Lyons (b. October, 1993, Cleveland, OH) is a resident of Dayton, OH and Fallout 76 gamer. He was inspired to visit West Virginia in anticipation of the games release, and then visited again after he began playing the game. In 2019 he participated in the Fasnacht celebration in the Randolph County Swiss community of Helvetia, which is featured in Fallout 76.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]

7. Transcript of oral history of Porter Lyons

Identifier:
4224.LyonsPorter.IntTranscript.6.26.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Porter Lyons
Date:
2020-06-26
Creator:
Lyons, Porter
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Carnival, Tourism and the arts, Helvetia (W. Va.), Video games, Video gamers, Video games--Design, Apocalyptic art, West Virginia--Fiction, and Carnival masks
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Mike Mallow (b.1981, Pendleton County, WV) is a resident of Franklin in Pendleton County, WV, a newspaper producer for The Moorefield Examiner, and a Fallout 76 gamer. He was inspired to visit various locations in West Virginia, such as Spruce Knob and Seneca Rocks, after experiencing the virtual representation of those locations in Fallout 76. This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]

8. Transcript of oral history of Mike Mallow

Identifier:
4224.MallowMike.IntTranscript.3.18.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Mike Mallow
Date:
2020-03-18
Creator:
Mallow, Mike
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Video gamers, West Virginia--Fiction, Video games, Apocalyptic art, Helvetia (W. Va.), Video games--Design, and Tourism and the arts
Location:
Moorefield (W. Va.) and Charleston (W. Va.)