skybox

/ˈskaɪˌbɑks/
noun
  1. A luxurious, private seating area high up in a stadium, arena, or theater, often with special amenities.
    • From the skybox, we had a perfect view of the entire field and a private waiter.
    • The company rented a skybox for the championship game to entertain its clients.
    • Tickets for the skybox are much more expensive than regular seats.
  2. In computer graphics and video games, a large cube or sphere with images on its inner surfaces that creates the illusion of a distant background (sky, mountains, etc.) around a 3D scene.
    • A low-resolution skybox can ruin the realism of an otherwise detailed game.
    • The game's skybox showed a beautiful sunset over a digital ocean.
    • The programmer adjusted the skybox to make the virtual world feel more immersive.
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