Initiated shortly after the 'escape' of Desmond Miles, Subject 17 of the original Animus Project, the Animi Training Program was conducted by Warren Vidic at Abstergo's campus in Rome, where dozens of Animi were located. During the first stage of the program, subjects relived the lives of notable Italian Templars and non-Assassins during the Renaissance, and used their genetic memories to face off against one another in various types of virtual training.