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	Skybox
		The skybox is defined in the x file as a cube with its insides textured with the sky and some sea.
		When rendering the skybox we know it is the most distant thing we will draw so we should disable the Z buffer checks and also the z buffer writes (see also the advanced note below).
		It may seem best to simply render the skybox first and then the rest of the world, however if your game is fill rate limited (the time taken to draw to the screen is the limiting factor) it might be better to draw it last.
	www.toymaker.info /Games/html/skybox.html (555 words)

	Gamasutra - Features - "Creating Backgrounds for 3D Games" [10.23.98]
		Skyboxes are drawn as if they are infinitely large--no matter how far the player moves, they are still surrounded by the box.
		The skybox images share the same color palette as the rest of the scene, and must be 256x256 pixels big.
		A skybox is a lot more interactive than a 2D sketch, is easier to create than a full 3D scene, and doesn't require a fully complete and optimized game engine to give a good demo.
	www.gamasutra.com /features/19981023/bell_01.htm (3363 words)

	XEngine: Skybox Class Reference
		This class renders a skybox that remains relative to the camera with a given environment map.
		The skybox will be rendered using a fixed-function shader program with the environment cube texture only.
		Note that the skybox automatically centers itself on the given world position, which should be the world position of the currently used camera.
	xengine.sourceforge.net /docs/classXEngine_1_1Util_1_1Skybox.html (300 words)

	SkyboxBand.com { }
		Skybox is a modern worship band for the modern New Testament church.
		With over fifty years of experience between its members, skybox is able to meet any ministry need from leading praise and worship services, to concert events, to ministering and praying for believers.
		Skybox should be hitting the studio in early June to record our full 12 song album.
	www.skyboxband.com (265 words)

	Making 3D Skyboxes
		The 3D skybox is extra area constructed by the level designer that is outside the bounds of the gameplay portion of the map.
		The main benefit of using a 3D skybox is that it allows the level designer to make the map look much larger than is possible with the standard world geometry.
		The most efficient way of creating a 3D skybox that matches or “lines up” with the your current map is to use some of the geometry in the main part of the level.
	www.valve-erc.com /srcsdk/Levels/3d_skyboxes.html (1126 words)

	CHILabs - Short thoughts about the Maytag Skybox refrigerator
		The Maytag skybox is one of the oddest consumer products that I have seen in a while.
		Thus the Skybox appears to be a poor purchase in terms of cost-to-functional value.
		Skybox is marketed toward sports fans and has not been marketed to more straightforward audiences like avid soda drinkers.
	personal.bgsu.edu /~nberg/chilabs/musing5.htm (795 words)

	UnrealWiki: SkyBox
		Terrain was a pain in the past and only attempted in the skybox by a few adventurous mappers, but with the new editor(s) it's a snap.
		Note that because the skybox will be drawn on top of whatever else is visible, it can impact the performance of your level, though due to the small size of the skybox it is often not a big issue.
		If both a warp portal and the skybox are visible to the player, the polys seen through the warp zone are also drawn in the sky.
	wiki.beyondunreal.com /wiki/SkyBox (1720 words)

	Pointed Magazine-- Product Reviews-- Maytag's Skybox Personal Beverage Machine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Skybox personal vending machine by Maytag gives you that big vending machine that you have always wanted in half the size and space with just as much quality and functionality as its big brothers.
		Skybox’s assembly process will include removing some packing from the outside of the machine and installing the beverage selection cards inside each one of the four dispensing buttons.
		One of the largest problems with bottles in the larger vending machines is their ability to shake themselves up by the time they reach the vending door at the end of the machine.
	www.ecamagazine.com /040920skyboxbymaytag.htm (903 words)

	UnrealWiki: Building A SkyBox
		A skybox is much better than adding a small box containing sky Texture (UT)s just outside of each individual window.
		A skybox can be almost any shape but a box is usually used because it is easier to align the textures than a cylinder, trapezoid, or sphere.
		To see the skybox projected on surfaces in the editor, make sure realtime preview mode is turned on in the 3D UnrealEd Viewport.
	wiki.beyondunreal.com /wiki/Building_A_SkyBox (693 words)

	Mac News: Security : Skybox Security Introduces Worm Prediction Software
		Skybox View 2.0 provides a second level of compliance using "continuous monitoring" with automated gap analysis for rapid prediction and response.
		Skybox View Collector, the third tier, gathers the analytical strands with one component for approximately every firewall
		Skybox View 2.0's worm attack simulation feature provides a virtual looking glass methodology that lets security professionals simulate, understand and predict potential worm exposures due to infrastructure vulnerabilities before an attack occurs.
	macnewsworld.com /story/41729.html (1167 words)

	XM Radio - SKYBOX™ UNVEILED: FIRST INTEGRATED BOOM BOX FEATURING XM SATELLITE RADIO, AM/FM TUNER AND CD/MP3 PLAYER
		The SKYBOX is the first product to include an XM Satellite Radio receiver, AM/FM tuner and CD/MP3 player in a single device.
		SKYBOX features a full-feature CD player, MP3 playback capabilities, AM/FM tuner and a built-in XM Satellite Radio receiver with 30 channel presets for quick access to your favorite XM channels.
		SKYBOX also has a memory feature that can remember the artist name and title of the song or programming for up to 15 entries.
	www.xmradio.com /newsroom/screen/pr_2004_08_19.html (458 words)

	Swiftly Tilting Planet - Serious Sam Mod Community
		You can leave the bottom of the skybox as whatever texture it happens to be now, as it won't be visible in-game.
		If you look at your skybox, you'll see there's a big white spot where the sun should be.
		Drag a Light entity into your skybox, and position it at (1015, 25, 15) with orientation (325, 325, 0).
	www.3dactionplanet.com /serioussam/stp/tutorials/mapping/skybox (871 words)

	Interlopers.net ~ View topic - 3D Skybox
		I have created a small grassy area with a low surrounding wall for this example; I have then added a skybox around this area, it is important to remember that the 3D skybox will surround this area seamlessly.
		The way a 3D skybox works is that anything that is to be rendered in there is scaled to 16 times it’s original size, this saves on memory when in game and allows vast environments to be made, further then the normal grid.
		The 3D skybox and main level are lit separately, so be sure to copy your light_env in here as well.
	forum.interlopers.net /viewtopic.php?t=1839 (1217 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics -- Abramoff investigator used lobbyist's skybox, helped client
		Dorgan met with the tribe's representatives and collected at least $11,500 in political donations from Abramoff partner Michael D. Smith, who was representing the Mashpee, around the time he helped craft the legislation, according to interviews and documents obtained by The Associated Press.
		The senator didn't reimburse the Mississippi Choctaw for the use of Abramoff's skybox in 2001, when the tribe threw him a fundraiser there, instead treating it as a tribal contribution.
		The senator reimbursed the tribe $1,800 for the skybox earlier this year when he learned from reports that it was connected to Abramoff, Piatt said.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/politics/20051201-1440-tribes-letters&dollars.html (1169 words)

	Adam Owen's Personal Portfolio - www.adamowen.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This is the decimal value of 1/16th which is the default scale of a 3D skybox.
		When you're happy with the result you need to enclose the skybox inside 6 brushes (ceiling, floor and 4 walls, just like a room) and texture it with the "tools\toolsskybox" material.
		In this case I deleted all of the walls from inside the 3D skybox, and I deleted the ground outside the ruins in the main map.
	adamowen.com /tut_skybox.htm (706 words)

	Skybox expands security product support \| InfoWorld \| News \| 2004-06-14 \| By Paul Roberts, IDG News Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Administrators can use Skybox View to launch simulated attacks and stage "what if" scenarios against their networks, identifying the most critical network vulnerabilities that are likely access paths for attackers, the company said.
		By matching Skybox View's analysis features with popular network security products, Skybox hopes to make it easier and less expensive for network administrators to understand their own network's security vulnerabilities, the company said.
		Skybox View Version 1.5 will be available by the end of June, 2004.
	www.infoworld.com /article/04/06/14/HNskybox_1.html (1045 words)

	Skybox Enhances Flagship Security Solution - ebizQ
		Skybox also announced interoperability with over 20 leading products, including the addition of vulnerability and remediation management solutions from BigFix, Qualys and NCircle, furthering the Skybox vision for continuous security risk management processes.
		Skybox View's breakthrough modeling and attack simulation technologies apply contextual risk analytics to automatically reveal the top one to two percent most critical vulnerabilities that affect information assets and optimize the remediation process by reducing time and resource requirements.
		With Skybox View, organizations can shrink the window of exposure from weeks to hours and reduce risk assessment and remediation planning costs by 90-95 percent.
	www.ebizq.net /news/4649.html (643 words)

	Skybox - Halflife2.net
		"Technically" the skybox is simply a texture that gives you the allusion of the sky by not reflecting bullets and looking sky-like.
		In practical application the skybox closes off your map from the big fl emptiness in your Hammer editor while appearing sky-like.
		It's fully boxed in by skybox and has an entity in the middle (camera something?).
	www.halflife2.net /forums/showthread.php?t=54874 (785 words)

	Amazon.com: SkyBox by Maytag Personal Beverage Vendor, Pitch Black: Kitchen & Housewares (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The SkyBox by Maytag brings the concession stand right to the living room, so you can savor the excitement of punching a soda machine without having to feed it coins or dollar bills.
		Equally useful for kids and adults, the SkyBox even comes with a child safety lock, which can be activated for individual sections, letting you put the alcoholic beverages off limits during the pool party without having to unload them from the SkyBox.
		SkyBox by Maytag NASCAR Classic Style Interchangeable Front and Side Sports Panels, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000CEL23?v=glance (2971 words)

	Skybox updates risk management wares \| InfoWorld \| News \| 2004-12-13 \| By Paul Roberts, IDG News Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		BOSTON - New software from Skybox Security will help companies monitor their networks and comply with U.S. federal and state data security regulations, and even help them prepare networks for dangerous new Internet worms, according to the company.
		Skybox View 2.0 is the latest edition of the company's security risk management software.
		Skybox View 2.0 is available immediately, starting at $50,000.
	www.infoworld.com /article/04/12/13/HNskybox_1.html (1054 words)

	Harkin pays tribe for his use of skybox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tom Harkin failed to account properly for two fundraisers he held in lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s skybox at Washington’s MCI Center in 2002 and 2003, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and a spokeswoman for the Iowa Democrat.
		FEC rules require that lawmakers and their fundraising committees pay for the use of such facilities or report the cost as in-kind donations in monthly or quarterly reports.
		Although the name on the outside of the skybox said “Jack Abramoff,” a handful of Abramoff’s tribal clients, including the Choctaws and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, paid for the box over the years.
	www.hillnews.com /thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/102005/news3.html (686 words)

	[Tut]Creating a Skybox - The Modding Theater Forums
		Now that we have our skybox brush set to the length, width, and height that we want we want to hollow it out so that our map will “live” inside of a completely enclosed skybox.
		Also remember that skyboxes don’t have to be square or rectangle in shape.
		The engine doesn't render Skybox textures in the same way as other textures that repeat the triangular lattice regardless of weather they're rendered or not, SkyBox textures don't do this (they always render with the least number of polygons possible).
	www.modtheater.com /forum/showthread.php?t=13145 (1295 words)

	xm411.com - SKYBOX Review From AudioPhase
		The Skybox has a solid feel to it and a great handle allowing you to easily transport it from place to place.
		But when using the Skybox inside, you may not always be able to place it in an ideal location for its built-in antenna to get a good signal.
		Last but certainly not least the Skybox uses 6 “C” type cells that can be inserted into the base of the unit.
	www.xm411.com /phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=5610 (1257 words)

	3D Skyboxes - HalfLife 2 Knowledge Base
		Here is how to make a 3d skybox to add a more realistic environment to your map.
		Copy and Paste and then (you don't have too but I always do to be safe and this way your Light_environment isn't lost either) go to tools/transform then select scale then set x,y, and z to 0.0625 (1/16th the size).
		If you copy and pasted remember to remove the larger version of your skybox (the brushes you created) and also the extra sky_camera in your map (not the one in the skybox)
	www.hl2world.com /wiki/index.php/3D_Skyboxes (224 words)

	UnrealEd 3.0 - Terrain Part III - Skyboxes and Sunlight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A good skybox will enhance the mood of your level and give it that special character that integrates seamlessly with your level's theme.
		On the other hand, a poorly planned skybox can destroy the illusion you're trying to create with your level, and could leave the player counting the frags until the next level starts.
		Also, if you want to take advantage of the sunlight actor in the engine, a skybox is critical as the light cast from the sunlight won't work without a skybox.
	www.planetunreal.com /architectonic/first_level_part8.html (2242 words)

	Technorati Tag: Skybox
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		I don’t normally announce new display panel kits until they are fully approved and on their way to the warehouse for shipping, but I’m going to break...
	technorati.com /tag/Skybox (588 words)

	SkyBox(TM) Rookie(TM) Fridge Brings Personality to the Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The SkyBox Rookie Fridge, which will be available beginning Nov. 22 at The Home Depot stores nationwide, includes a striking backlit front display panel available with slide-in team logo options from colleges, the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and NASCAR drivers.
		For convenience and mobility, the SkyBox Rookie Fridge includes four heavy-duty casters to roam the unit from room to room.
		The SkyBox Rookie Fridge measures about 38 inches high and 20 inches wide and is specially designed to fit longneck bottles and 12-ounce cans at the same time.
	www.dezignare.com /whatshot/2004november/22.SkyBox.html (593 words)

	Skybox Rookie Fridge by Kellie K. Speed
		Similar to the SkyBox, the Rookie also has the option of switching out the back-lit front display panel with your favorite team.
		One of the most unique features of the Rookie is the beverage bin, a hinged flip-top cover, which can be fully opened to conveniently rest against the back of the unit or removed completely to provide the ideal place to store CDs, movies, books and more.
		The SkyBox Rookie Fridge measures 35.8" H x 19.8" W x 22.7" D. For more information or to purchase the Rookie Fridge, visit Maytag’s website at www.skyboxbymaytag.com or call 866-692-2774.
	www.travel-watch.com /rookiefrige.htm (418 words)

	[Tutorial] How To Add A Skybox To Your Map - The Modding Theater Forums
		There are a few “tricks” though that we will go over so that you can add a skybox to your map and have it look as good as the game designers.
		There are two key/value pairs you need to input for any skybox that you add to a map.
		One is for the skybox model and the other is for the farplane color.
	www.modtheater.com /forum/showthread.php?t=22666 (782 words)

	Dubious Quality: The Skybox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It's called the Skybox, and it's a personal vending machine.
		I go up to the counter to pay for the ill-fated neon hose, and I ask the clerk about the Skybox and how it's selling.
		This guy is about twenty years old, pretty tough-looking, and when I mention the Skybox, he giggles.
	dubiousquality.blogspot.com /2004/10/skybox.html (270 words)

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