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Images:
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Software

Microsoft Expression Web 4 v4.0.1460.0 — HTML editor and general web design software
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended CC v14.2 — image and graphics editing application used to create website and video graphics
Blender v2.70 — open-source tool used for 3D creation and animation
Windows Movie Maker v.6 — basic video editing software
Windows Sound Recorder — basic audio recording software

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Hardware

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