The "IPS Full Dome Festival" is one of the world's largest planetarium festivals, held as an IPS general meeting with about 60 members from 700 countries. In 2016, 15 dome video works from 66 countries were screened at the Brno Observatory in the Czech Republic, and the work was selected for the "Best Educational Work Award", which is considered to be the most prestigious award.The International Jury has said that it has stimulated our curiosity by presenting a new perspective on the complex and deep questions about the ultimate theory of the universe, explaining why it won the award by holding down the famous science museums of each country. ..

　"The Man from 9th Dimension" was produced in conjunction with the renewal of the permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.The director is Takashi Shimizu, a leading figure in the horror film industry, and it is said that it was created from the desire to convey "what is physics and what physicists are trying to know".Through the story of the mysterious man "ToE" and the scientists who follow him, it tells the story of a scientist who pursues "finding the basic laws of nature and clarifying how this universe began". It has become.

　Regarding the award, Senior Researcher Oguri said, "It shows that Japan's scientific outreach is at a global level. We believe that our efforts to convey the content of science in a correct and enjoyable way are recognized. I hope that this work will convey the wonders of science to young Japanese people and contribute to improving the scientific literacy of the people. "

　The work is open to the public at the Dome Theater GAIA at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Koto-ku, Tokyo).

reference:[National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation] A man from XNUMXth dimension