Animus Project laboratory
The Abstergo laboratory is a special laboratory built by Abstergo Industries specifically for their Animus project. The Animus device itself is located in a the center of the laboratory, with Warren Vidic's desk located nearby, overlooking the Animus machine. Besides the Animus chamber, this laboratory consists of other rooms and devices such as conference room, bedroom, bathroom, and Animus terminal.
Cryptic Messages can be seen throughout it in Eagle Vision.[1]
The landscape outside the laboratory is very bright, however, the lab is clearly in an urban environment, surrounded by skyscrapers. The laboratory is found on the fourth floor.[2]
The building appears to be based somewhere in Vatican City. This is evidenced by the license plate codes in the car park as well as Italian words appearing at both the warehouse hideout and in the basement car park, where an Italian sign states the clearance height for cars and a notice marking Vidic's parking spot.[2]
Also, the laboratory is located in the Research Wing of the building, as confirmed by one of the guards.[2]
Abstergo Offices
During their escape, Lucy and Desmond exit the laboratory and make a path towards the underground parking lot. Similarly to the lab, the rest of the Abstergo building is decorated in a modern-industrial style with overhead pipes and ventilation clearly visible, but minimalist detail elsewhere. There are lots of servers and computers found, as seen in the laboratory. Several small windows give a glimpse into the world outside the office, showing a terrace garden which surrounds a large part of the building.[1]
As the two Assassins take an elevator down to another floor, the player must traverse through a floor of cubicles. These cubicles are each sealed with glass doors, although nobody is working in them. This may indicate that employees have been evacuated from the area once Abstergo learned that Lucy and Desmond were escaping. Although, September 8th, 2012, does fall on a Saturday. Furthermore, the only workers that the player meets are security guards. The rows of cubicles also contain several Animus machines.[2]
Layout
| Picture | Name | Description |
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| File:Lab animus chamber.JPG | Animus Chamber | The centerpiece device, Animus, is located at the center of this chamber |
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Animus Computer Terminal/Lucy's Computer |
Computer terminal that is connected to the Animus, to monitor the Animus as it progress |
| File:Lab conference room.JPG | Conference Room | This room is off-limits to Desmond, and a special key is required to enter the room |
| File:Lab conference computer.JPG | Conference Computer | Computer that is placed inside the conference room |
| File:Lab vidic laptop.JPG | Vidic's laptop | Placed nearby the Animus device to enable Warren Vidic to overlook the Animus' progress |
| File:Lab bedroom.JPG | Bedroom | Desmond's bedroom inside the laboratory. Special key is required to lock and unlock the door. |
| File:Lab bathroom.JPG | Bathroom | The bathroom is located inside the bedroom, and located next to the conference room. |
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