Virtual TARDIS

Virtual TARDIS, also known as Virtual 3D TARDIS, was an online game published on the BBC's Doctor Who website.

It was a 3D interactive version of the 1983 TARDIS console room in which users could explore and pilot. It was added in c. July 2000. Later, it moved into the TARDIS Cam section of the website after it launched.

Scenario
Explore time and space. Your TARDIS awaits.

Ever wanted your own TARDIS? We've got a taste for you with this 3D console room. Requires Shockwave Flash.

Got Shockwave installed? Woolly scarf wrapped up tight? Pockets full of jelly babies? Good, then ENTER THE TARDIS. Doctor Who is © BBC. All rights reserved.

How to play?

 * Click anywhere to enter. Use the control panel at the bottom of the screen to move around the TARDIS once you are inside.
 * The left and right arrows control your view of the console room.
 * Use the 'Space Slider' to set your destination - otherwise you'll be stranded in space! Enter the chosen world or return to the TARDIS by using the arrows, the text or entering via screen.
 * To travel in the TARDIS you will need IE4, Netscape 4 or above, and the latest Shockwave plugin. If you can't see anything, or if the image is broken, please download shockwave using the link below.

Console room
The user's cursor is the Doctor's Sonic screwdriver. Hovering the Sonic screwdriver over certain areas or objects revealed a fun fact.

Console and Scanner
After selecting "Use Console" it would zoom to a panel, where users could use the "Space Slider" to pick one of nine destinations.

Hovering the Sonic screwdriver over "Space Info?" showed users some information about the destination and the story it came from.

Once selected the TARDIS would dematerialise, rematerialise, then the scenery outside would be displayed on the TARDIS scanner.

Users could then "Enter the world" by clicking and they'd be taken to the story's Episode Guide on the website.