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In January/February 2002 it was quite clear that NaN could not survive and would close the doors in March. Nevertheless, they found the energy for doing at least one more release, 2.25. As a sort-of [[Easter egg (media)|Easter egg]], a last personal tag, the artists and developers decided to add a chimpanzee primitive. It was created by Willem-Paul van Overbruggen (SLiD3), who also named it Suzanne, after the orangutan in the [[Kevin Smith]] film ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]''.

In January/February 2002 it was quite clear that NaN could not survive and would close the doors in March. Nevertheless, they found the energy for doing at least one more release, 2.25. As a sort-of [[Easter egg (media)|Easter egg]], a last personal tag, the artists and developers decided to add a chimpanzee primitive. It was created by Willem-Paul van Overbruggen (SLiD3), who also named it Suzanne, after the orangutan in the [[Kevin Smith]] film ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]''.

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Suzanne is Blender's alternative to more common "test models" such as the [[Utah Teapot]]. A low-polygon model with only 500 faces, Suzanne is often used as a quick and easy way to test material, texture, and lighting setups, and is also frequently used in joke images. The largest Blender contest gives out an award called the [[Suzanne Awards]].

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Suzanne is Blender's alternative to more common "test models" such as the [[Utah Teapot]]. A low-polygon model with only 500 faces, Suzanne is often used as a quick and easy way to test material, animation, rigs, texture, and lighting setups, and is also frequently used in joke images. The largest Blender contest gives out an award called the [[Suzanne Awards]].

==Features==

==Features==

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==Use in the media industry==

==Use in the media industry==

Blender started out as an inhouse tool for a Dutch commercial animation company, NeoGeo.

Blender started out as an inhouse tool for a Dutch commercial animation company, NeoGeo.

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  + Blender has been used for television commercials in several parts of the world like Sydney, Austrailia<ref>http://www.studiorola.com/news/blender-in-tv-commercials/</ref> and Brazil.<ref>http://www.blendernation.com/new-fiat-campaign-in-brazil-using-blender-3d/</ref><ref>http://www.blendernation.com/brasilian-tv-commercial-made-with-blender/</ref>

The first large professional project that used Blender was ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'', where it was primarily used to create [[Storyboard#Animatics|animatics]] and pre-visualizations for the storyboard department.

The first large professional project that used Blender was ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'', where it was primarily used to create [[Storyboard#Animatics|animatics]] and pre-visualizations for the storyboard department.