different between skybox vs skydome

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sky +? box

skybox (plural skyboxes)

A seating area for VIPs in a stadium.
(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.
- 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.

sky +? dome

skydome (plural skydomes)

(video games, computer graphics) A sphere or hemisphere with a texture on its inner face, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield.

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