skybox

English edit

sky +‎ box

skybox (plural skyboxes)

A seating area for VIPs in a stadium.
- 2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 92:
  When Aislyn showed up at the rally with her ticket, she and her friends and parents all got quickly ushered over to a fancy-looking private entrance and up to an even fancier luxury skybox.
(video games, computer graphics) A cube with textures on its inner faces, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield.
- 2004, Paul Marino, 3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima:
  Thankfully, tools have been created to assist in the skybox creation process.
- 2007, Stephen Cawood, Pat McGee, Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's Guide:
  To ensure consistent sizing for all images, you should give each image in the skybox the same pixel width and height dimensions.