"You're inside the Animus. It's a projector which renders genetic memories in three dimensions." ―Warren Vidic to Desmond Miles. The Animus (plural: Animi) is a virtual reality machine, rediscovered, developed and sold by Abstergo Industries. It is able to read a subject's genetic memory, and project it onto an external screen in three dimensions. The machine was notably used in Abstergo's Animus Project and the Animi Training Program. The former analyzed the genetic memories of several select subjects, usually to gain information on the Assassin Order or on Pieces of Eden, while the latter was used for the training of Abstergo employees.