Keep an eye on the video of the dinosaur costume!
June 23, 22:20
Tyrannosaurus and others watching the exhibition of Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus and others running toward the goal ahead of us.
There may be many people who can't take their eyes off the hot videos on SNS.
Why are you so attracted?
I examined it a little seriously.
What is this?
It's too funny!
Video of two events set in Tottori prefecture.
It was spread explosively on SNS.
The costume of Tyrannosaurus shows a comical movement.
Naoki Kawamoto (34) hosted the costume race.
He is based in Tottori and Osaka and works in video production.
I thought he was a big dinosaur lover, and he answered unexpectedly, "I have no particular strong feelings."
He found a video of a Tyrannosaurus costume running in an overseas video, and was urged to "try it."
How can we get together like this!
Surprised by unexpected results
Mr. Kawamoto wore a Tyrannosaurus costume and went to downtown Umeda, the Tower of the Sun, and Tottori City to recruit participants.
I was skeptical that people would gather at such an event, but 100 Tyrannosaurus participated in the race held in April.
(Mr. Kawamoto)
"I just wanted to do something interesting, and more people participated than I thought I would hold it. When I saw the dinosaurs running all at once, it was ridiculous to be honest. thought"
To be confident in yourself
We also spoke with Atsuko Yada (32), who participated from Shimane.
Mr. Yada says that the power of Tyrannosaurus seen in Hollywood movies is imprinted on her head.
She says she had a feeling she had never experienced when she was running in the form of a dinosaur with a longing since she was a child.
(Mr. Yada)
"I was in the track and field club in high school, but I had a negative feeling about running because it was hard to practice. When I ran in a dinosaur costume, the scenery was different. I will hunt for prey. I felt confident in myself because I felt stronger and stronger. "
Mr. Yada, who participated in the race and was even more fascinated by Tyrannosaurus, seems to have gained new support for living.
★ Why can't you take your eyes off?
Hypothesis 1 "Unexpectedness of movement"
Why are we so attracted to Tyrannosaurus costume videos?
Dr. Ken Tomiyama of Chiba Institute of Technology Future Robot Technology Research Center (fuRo) analyzed that it is an interesting phenomenon.
Mr. Toyama's specialty is "Kansei Engineering".
It analyzes and utilizes human sensibilities using scientific methods.
In the past, he has published a paper that analyzed the movements of domestic robot vacuum cleaners and analyzed the movements that people find cute.
What Dr. Tomiyama paid attention to was "unexpected movement".
(Dr. Toyama)
"Specifically, the costume moves behind the movement of humans. For example, when you lie down, the torso moves after the neck moves up. However, this costume comes first. The torso moves, and the upper part of the neck comes afterwards. If the costume moves as expected, it doesn't leave much impression as "Is this something like this?" It may have led to the feelings of "interesting" and "cute". "
He also points out that the design of the costume is not a faithful reproduction of the ferocious Tyrannosaurus, but a comical design.
(Dr. Toyama)
"When you look at unexpected movements, human reactions can be divided into two types: negative reactions such as" no good "and" dissimilar "and positive reactions such as" interesting "and" cute ". I think that the Tyrannosaurus costume of Tyrannosaurus did not look very similar to the real thing, but rather produced a positive reaction. "
Furthermore, I think that the atmosphere of society where people cannot act as expected due to the influence of the new coronavirus is also a factor that made videos popular.
(Dr. Toyama)
"In Korona-ka, we are forced to live in a mask, and it is difficult to pop it. In such a situation, I felt that the frustration that I had accumulated was dissipated by the appearance of the Tyrannosaurus costume running. I think there were many people. I think that the fun of engineering movements is amplified by such social conditions, and this phenomenon is created. "
★ Why can't you take your eyes off?
Hypothesis 2 "Baby Schema"
On SNS, there were quite a few comments saying "cute" in the Tyrannosaurus video.
Therefore, I also asked Professor Hiroshi Iritono of the Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, who is scientifically studying "kawaii".
Then, that costume has a characteristic that makes people feel "cute".
(Professor Iritono)
"Tyrannosaurus costumes have short limbs and awkward movements. This includes the characteristics of" baby schema "that makes you feel cute, so people who feel" cute ". It's no wonder that there are more
The baby schema is based on the fact that it has a rounded body, large eyes, a round shape, and a low position in the face, and short limbs.
It seems that these factors are related to the fact that people often feel "cute" toward human babies and pets.
(Professor Iritono)
"I feel cute because cute things don't harm me. I'm scared if it's a real Tyrannosaurus, but I know that it doesn't attack me with awkward movements, so it's cute. You can feel it. One of the reasons why it was spread is that you can feel that this video does not hurt people. "
★ Why can't you take your eyes off?
Hypothesis 3 "There are many"
In addition, Professor Iritono told me that the fact that many costumes are gathered is also a point that makes you feel cute.
(Professor Iritono)
"It's interesting how many costumes affect the perception of cuteness. If there is only one costume, it's probably not very interesting, and the fact that there are many costumes is cute or interesting. I think it's
Follow Tyrannosaurus to become a sumo wrestler!
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A number of factors seem to attract us.
This is not unique to Japan.
On YouTube, videos wearing dinosaur costumes are posted from all over the world, and it makes me sick of dancing at the entertainment of full-scale races and sporting events using the racetrack.
Furthermore, when I interviewed this time about the costume situation of Tyrannosaurus in each country, there was surprising information.
A company that designs, produces, and sells costumes for events in New York, which began selling Tyrannosaurus costumes seven years ago, told local media interviews.
"I saw the costume of a sumo wrestler inflating in the air and inspired to apply it to dinosaurs."
I was answering.
In such a place, Japanese traditional culture and sumo are related ...
Everyone loves dinosaurs!
Now that I know that dinosaur costumes are popular all over the world, I tried to find out how many dinosaur-themed exhibitions and events are in Japan.
Then, this summer, it was scheduled at more than 10 museums.
The Tottori Prefectural Museum, which held the costume event introduced in the video, is also holding the "Tyrannosaurus Exhibition" from the 18th of this month.
It means that there was already the highest number of visitors per day since 2000, when it began to set records.
Dinosaurs are popular with a wide range of generations, from children to adults, but according to companies planning events nationwide, children like strong, big and cool things.
Adults say that the reason why they are absorbed in it is that the facts are being elucidated little by little academically.
And in addition to the traditional events centered around the exhibition of whole-body skeleton specimens and fossils, the show that is becoming more popular these days is with robots and costumes that look exactly like the real thing.
Some seats cost more than 10,000 yen per person, but visitors are highly satisfied with the realistic movements of real dinosaurs.
Because of this era
When I asked Mr. Kawamoto of the costume race how he held the event again, he told me this episode.
(Mr. Kawamoto)
"I heard from an acquaintance that my brother's school trip was canceled in Corona, and instead I only had a ceramic art experience." Even now, there are many serious news such as the situation in Ukraine, but in such a situation. Maybe you're looking for a ridiculous and reassuring topic. I don't think it makes sense, but why not try becoming a dinosaur? "
So, I (Imai) wore a Tyrannosaurus costume.
I am very satisfied with the feeling of becoming a dinosaur.
With the warm eyes of my colleagues, I wanted to make more interesting movements.
This time, like that video, you can go under the blue sky and on the grass, so I'd like to take the plunge with my friends.
Network News Department Momoyo Imai, Chiu Hirooka, Mariko Noda, Shinya Fujishima Good morning Japan Erika Sato