Entry Guidelines

Entry Period

Entry Requirements

• Please confirm that your entry satisfies all of the following conditions before submission.

  Entrants must own copyrights for the works they submit.
  People other than artists (copyright holders) submitting works must obtain consent from the copyright holder.

  * Please read and consent to the rules and special conditions of entry before submitting entries.

  Works may not contain the following types of content.
  ・As a public facility, the museum does not permit excessively violent expressions, sexual expressions, or any other expressions that violate public order and morals.
  ・Miraikan is unable to screen video works that seek to publicize or advertise merchandise (including corporate logos and names of merchandise) or the like; such works are ineligible for selection.

• Already completed or released video works

  It must be possible to convert or adjust the submitted work to the prescribed format for screening at the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival Exhibition of Award-winning Works in the event that it wins an award.

• Video works to be newly created for the spherical exhibitions at Miraikan (planned/unfinished works)

  The work must be created and completed in the prescribed format for screening at the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival Exhibition of Award-winning Works in the event that it wins an award.

  * Works submitted for the Festival Platform Award cannot be submitted for awards in the Art, Entertainment, Animation, or Manga divisions.
  Works submitted for awards in any or all of the four divisions as well as the Festival Platform Award will be declared ineligible for screening in any category.

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Materials for Screening, Submissions

Final productions after awards are announced

• Geo-Cosmos Category

  • Common requirements (A and B)

    Length of video work

    1-3 minutes * Color reproducibility and brightness ・In principle, entrants are free to use whatever colors they choose. However, we may make adjustments such as slightly reducing the brightness of whites to avoid screen burn on the organic EL panels. The EL panel has a part (about 600 parts) that are constantly lighted linearly (e.g. in green). The works that has large area in black may make this linearly light stand out. ・The characteristics of the organic EL panel devices may cause blues and other colors to change when projected onto Geo-Cosmos.

  • Requirements for A: Video content

    Submission format	Export the video data in serialized PNG files, and submit the audio data in separate files. For details, follow the prescribed format.
    Playback of works	Works are played on a player designed specifically for the Geo-Cosmos system. Miraikan will handle the task of recording the submitted data.
    Audio specifications	The following acoustic environment is also available. Oval Bridge speaker system specifications Compatible format: WAV Channel: Two-channel stereo Sample rate: 48kHz Quantization bit rate: 24-bit Number of channels: Maximum of 32, transmitted through 64 speakers

  • Requirements for B: Application programs

    Submission format	Bring a PC onto which the finished work has been installed in executable status. If bringing a PC poses difficulties, it is possible to rent one from Miraikan; however, it is not possible to request certain specs or models. (For more information, see “Information: Miraikan PC specs” below.) The entrant is asked to arrange the required software and configure the operating environment. Submit executable programs, required software, and other materials needed for application programs. For details, follow the prescribed format. For works using external equipment such as cameras or sensors, the entrant is responsible for preparing, installing, and adjusting any necessary equipment. However, please note that there are structural and operational restrictions on the installation of equipment inside the Miraikan facility. Please contact the Japan Media Arts Festival Contest Office at jmaf-fpaward@cgarts.or.jp for details or confirm them at the technology briefing. * Available network Entrants can connect their PCs to the internet via NAT. The connection is made available only for the domain, IP address, or port required for screening works once they are verified. It is not possible to connect to a PC for screening from the internet.
    Playback of works	PCs brought by entrants will remain at Miraikan during the screening period (the duration of the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival Exhibition of Award-winning Works), and Miraikan staff members will use them to execute and screen the works. If bringing a PC poses difficulties, the works will be screened from Miraikan PCs. The screening system automatically maps two-dimensional videos transmitted from the applications onto the spheres using equidistant cylindrical projection. * Design works so that they can be properly enjoyed no matter what time they are played back. (For example, do not submit works that can only be played at a specific time each day.)
    Miraikan PC specs	The following are the specs of Geo-Cosmos PCs used in the past. PC rentals are provided from available reserves at Miraikan upon discussion; thus, the following specs are not guaranteed. OS  Windows 10 Pro 64-bit CPU  Intel Core i7 GPU  Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 / 8 GB Memory  32 GB Storage  500 GB (including data, logs, etc. stored/generated during operation) Geo-Cosmos connection type    HDMI

• Dome Theater Category

  • Common requirements (A and B)

    Length of video work	Approximately 3 minutes

  • Requirements for A: Video content

    Submission format	The video data should be submitted as a movie file in dome master format. For details, follow the prescribed format explained.
    Playback of works	Works are played on a player designed specifically for the Dome Theater. Miraikan will handle the task of installing the submitted data.

  • Requirements for B: Application programs

    Submission format

    Bring a PC with the execution environment configured. If bringing a PC poses difficulties, it is possible to rent one from Miraikan; however, it is not possible to request certain specs or models. (The OS is Windows.) The entrant is asked to arrange the required software and configure the operating environment. Submit executable programs, required software, and other materials needed for application programs. For details, follow the prescribed format explained. For works using external equipment such as cameras or sensors, the entrant is responsible for preparing, installing, and adjusting any necessary equipment. However, please note that there are structural and operational restrictions on the installation of equipment inside the Miraikan facility. Please contact the Japan Media Arts Festival Contest Office at jmaf-fpaward@cgarts.or.jp for details or confirm them at the technology briefing. * Available network Entrants can connect their PCs to the internet via NAT. The connection is made available only for the domain, IP address, or port required for screening works once they are verified. It is not possible to connect to a PC for screening from the internet.

    Playback of works

    PCs brought by entrants will remain at Miraikan during the screening period (the duration of the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival Exhibition of Award-winning Works), and Miraikan staff members will use them to execute and screen the works. If bringing a PC poses difficulties, the works will be screened from Miraikan PCs. * Design works so that they can be properly enjoyed no matter what time they are played back. (For example, do not submit works that can only be played at a specific time each day.)

Prescribed format

• Geo-Cosmos Category

  • Requirements for A: Video content

    Video	・ Resolution : Up to 6204×3102 (px) ・ Map projection method : Equidistant cylindrical projection ・ Frame rate : 30 fps ・ Compatible format : serialized PNG files
    Audio	・ Compatible format : WAV ・ Channel : Two-channel stereo ・ Sampling frequency : 44.1 kHz ・ Quantization bit rate: 24-bit ・ The following acoustic environment is also available. Oval Bridge speaker system specifications Compatible format: WAV Channel: Two-channel stereo Sample rate: 48kHz Quantization bit rate: 24-bit Number of channels: Maximum of 32, transmitted through 64 speakers

  • Requirements for B: Application programs

    Video	・ Video output signal: 3,840 x 2,160 30p/HDMI ・ Map projection method: Equidistant cylindrical projection (north-south stretching)
    Audio	・ Audio output signal: Two-channel stereo/analog line-level

• Dome Theater Category

  • Requirements for A: Video content

    Video

    ・ Resolution: Up to 4,096 x 4,096 ・ Format: Dome Master format (aspect ratio 1:1) ・ Frame rate: 30 fps or 60 fps (special conversion on export can be done for 120 fps/2D playback; consult in advance.) ・ Movie coding: Use Amateras Encoder, which is part of the freeware package Amateras Dome Player, to encode as a “high-quality without resizing” or “H.265 10-bit high-quality” profile. ・ Stereoscopic view: Both 2D/3D are possible ・ Color range: Rec.709 or Rec.2020 (the default is Rec.709)

    Audio

    ・ File format: Multichannel WAV ・ Sample rate: 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz ・ Quantization bit rate: 24-bit or 16-bit ・ Number of channels: Up to 8.1 channels ・ Channel mapping: There is no need to use all channels. For works in stereo, use two-channel WAV files; for 5.1-channel works, use six-channel WAV files. Ch 1 : L Ch 2 : R Ch 3 : C Ch 4 : SW Ch 5 : RL Ch 6 : RR Ch 7 : SL Ch 8 : SR Ch 9 : TOP

  • Requirements for B: Application programs

    Video	・ Resolution/frame rate: Up to 3,840 x 3,840/30 fps, 2,800 x 2,800/60 fps ・ Format: Dome Master format (aspect ratio 1:1) ・ Video input terminal: HDMI ・ Stereoscopic view: Both 2D/3D are possible. 3D projections are structured for transmission of independent L/R display output (dual-screen output) ・ Color range: Rec.709 or Rec.2020 (the default is Rec.709)
    Audio	・ Number of channels: Up to 7.1 channels. Structured for standard surround output from PCs ・ Audio input terminal: Conversion to analog input (line-level) connector as needed