"After the Storm" was a powerful essay, and after clicking through the interactive website, I walked away with a better understanding as to how the tornado in 2011 truly effected those who lived in Tuscaloosa at the time. I felt true sadness when I clicked through his camera photos and saw the devastation the tornado had created - completely wiping out neighborhoods and the shopping center made it appear as a ghost town. The ongoing message throughout the simulation/essay was to provide a sense of understanding as to what the citizens went through during, and after, the tornado in 2011. The footage was real and raw and really helped to capture the reality of life at that time. The audience that ties to this would be anyone who has visited Tuscaloosa, and anyone who resides currently or used to reside in Tuscaloosa. I found it interesting when the author created a section where I could take houses away and see what Tuscaloosa looked like in certain areas on the simulation before/after the tornado - it really helped to gauge a better grasp on the outcome. Overall, the simulation helped to capture the severity and devastation of the day in April 2011. Without it, faces and places would be harder to picture, and the emotion in his voice and the emphasis he put on certain sentences would not be articulated without it.
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