skybox

plural skyboxes

1. A seating area for VIPs in a stadium.

   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.

   2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 92

   Synonyms: luxury box

2. computer graphicsA cube with textures on its inner faces, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield.

   Thankfully, tools have been created to assist in the skybox creation process.

   2004, Paul Marino, 3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima

   1 more example

   To ensure consistent sizing for all images, you should give each image in the skybox the same pixel width and height dimensions.

   2007, Stephen Cawood, Pat McGee, Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's Guide