Development of the TARDIS has been underway for quite a while now. About 4-5 months to be exact (not fulltime development tho, I should work more on this!).

This first blog post is hopefully to be the first of many, a means for me to share new information about progress, as well as a way to pressure me in working a bit more on it – can’t keep talking about how I have been stuck on UV’ing something small!

So without further a do, let me introduce you to the TARDIVS (Time And Relative Dimensions In Virtual Space).

The main console room (week old picture)

An overview of the main console room + corridors leading to an observatory

The ceiling of the observatory

As an amateur 3D developer I’ve been looking for something to “re-create”, something to help me learn to use tools like Maya and Unity. With the arrival of the HTC Vive I figured “why not make my first portfolio work compatible with VR?”. A VR Tardis would’ve been the dream, untill I noticed a post on Reddit titled “Anyone working on a TARDIS experience?”. It wasn’t until then that I realised I might as well try to fulfill the dream myself.

A wireframe of the whole main console room

It has been a labor of love so far. I’m crazy for Doctor Who (the new series, that is) and with such an awesome community I’m sure I’m not the only one waiting for my own personal TARDIS to commandeer and explore (and break lots and lots of time-rules with)!

So now’s everyone wondering: When can we toy around with a TARDIS? Well, I’m still fumbling about a bit with some missing textures here and there, a low amount of engons, and tricky lighting-I-never-learned-how-to-use, but I am hoping to atleast push a pre-alpha super-early release of the TARDIVS (Time And Relative Dimensions In Virtual Space) for you to wander around in within 2 weeks! (to control any possible hype: it will probably be just the main console room, an outside area and corridors leading to one or two extra rooms).

For now, feast your eyes on a few more pictures, and make sure to follow this blog or keep an eye on the Vive subreddit. My next post will announce a small taste of whats to come for this project (in the form of a downloadable buggy TARDIVS and a wall of text of what my dreams and desires for this project are).

Geronimo!

The entrance with Gallifreyan symbols

Spooky TARDIS corridors

work in progress: Gallifreyan Telescope