West Virginia--Fiction, Carnival masks, Apocalyptic art, Video gamers, Helvetia (W. Va.), Video games, Carnival, Festivals, Tourism and the arts, Parades, and Video games--Design
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
West Virginia--Fiction, Tourism and the arts, Winter festivals, Video games--Design, Video games, Carnival masks, Carnival, Apocalyptic art, Video gamers, and Helvetia (W. Va.)
Carnival, Tourism and the arts, Helvetia (W. Va.), Video games, Video gamers, Video games--Design, Apocalyptic art, West Virginia--Fiction, and Carnival masks
![["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."]](/thumb/4224HensonKristyIntTranscript32520 "Transcript of oral history of Kristy Henson")
![["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."]](/thumb/4224LyonsPorterIntTranscript31820 "Transcript of oral history of Porter Lyons")
![["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."]](/thumb/4224LyonsPorterIntTranscript62620 "Transcript of oral history of Porter Lyons")