ISSN: 2186-229X – The Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities 2026 Official Conference Proceedings

Published on: July 27th, 2026

ACAH2026 | May 9-13, 2026
Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, and Online
ISSN: 2186-229X

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Proceedings Contents

1–11
A Study on the Effects of Game-Based Learning in Learning and Reviewing English Grammar and Student Satisfaction
Sutheerawan Suwannatrai
Suricha Thanwisai
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.1)
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13–24
Naming Places, Narrating Selves: A Study of Locative Thai Film Titles and the Meaning of Spatial Identity in Contemporary Thai Films
Supamonta Supanan
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.2)
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25–35
The State Archives Reform in Portugal and the Societal Approach
Jorge Janeiro
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.3)
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37–46
Dialogues on Dharma: Perspectives on Bhagavad Gita and Shanti Parva
Anusha Hegde
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.4)
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47–60
Water as a Landscape Element in Historic Garden: The Comparison of Mughal Garden and Japanese Garden
Onumpai Samkhuntod
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.5)
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61–84
Comments as Part of the Dissemination of Disinformation Discourse
Simona Fraštíková
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.6)
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85–95
Communication of Local Development Policy by Mayor of Hua Hin Municipality
Wittayatorn Tokeaw
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.7)
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97–104
Reimagining Junks in Taiwanese Art: Transcultural Translation and Virtual Interpretation of Kuo Hsueh-Hu’s Paintings
Chao Jung Chen
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.8)
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105–120
Developing a Conceptual Framework of Threadvertising Branding: The Case of Peg O’ My Heart (2025)
Ka Yan Chung
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.9)
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121–136
From Marks to Meaning: A Mixed-Methods Study on Visual Journals in Technique-Driven Art Courses
Raymond Charles Nigel E. Ador Dionisio
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.10)
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137–144
Generative AI in STEM Projects to Develop Analytical Thinking and Problem-Solving
Thaweesin Amnuaiphanwilai
Wanchalearm Junsong
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.11)
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157–169
User Experience of Virtual Reality in Lieyu Bunker Tours: Case Studies of Jiangjun Bunker and Shaxi Tunnel
Han-Yu Yu
Kuan-Hsuan Chen
Chun-Di Chen
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.13)
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171–177
The Activist Girl Shaped by Western Colonialism: Gloriosa in Scholastique Mukasonga’s Notre-Dame du Nil
Yuto Nakagawa
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.14)
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179–184
Apocryphal Assumptions About Artistry and Artificial Intelligence: A Case Analysis of Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd.
Lin Allen
Shea-Tinn Yeh
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.15)
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185–194
Play for Peace? South Korea’s Esports Ecosystem as a Digital Soft Power Instrument for Promoting Global Citizenship
Nur Izzah Anisah binti Ismail
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.16)
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195–203
Addressing the Malaysian Doctor Brain Drain Phenomenon: Analysis of Singapore Recruitment Issues and Proposed Solutions
Nur Yaqin Zaheen Binti Mohd Razali
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.17)
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205–213
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Concept of Practice: Its Origins, Meaning, and Function in Engaged Buddhism and Buddhist-Christian Dialogue
Norimasa Fujimoto
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.18)
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215–226
Integrating Virtual Production and MetaHuman Creator Into University Curriculum
Lana Dujmović
Ana Perišić
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.19)
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227–241
Navigating Timbre: Locomotion as Epistemic Practice in Immersive Acoustic Environments
Huoston Rodrigues Batista
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.20)
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261–273
Metaphors in Impolite Portrayal of Women Online: The Case of Indonesia’s Cyber-Sexism
Dhanisa Kamila M. Huda
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.22)
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275–301
Advocating Virtual-Based Learning and Game-Based Learning: Designing Educational Games to Facilitate Learning Motivation in Hong Kong Primary English
Law Tsun Hin
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.23)
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303–317
Counterfactual Imaginations, Symbolism, and Poetic Language as Part of Populist and Manipulative Rhetoric
Ján Demčišák
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.24)
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319–324
Construction of Hsinchu Shrine in the Japanese Colonial Period: Focusing on the Matsushima Family
Chang-Wei Li
Chia-Yi Chang
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.25)
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325–342
Visual Design of Emotion Cards: Content Validation of Emotion Colors and Facial Expressions
Elena Carolina Li
Hsiao-Yu Lin
Tzu-Yu Chen
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.26)
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343–351
No Reason to Stay in the Real World Any Longer Anime Series and Spirituality in Post-Aum Japan
Giovanni Stigliano Messuti
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.27)
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353–363
Graphic Design in Architectural Education: A Pedagogical Model and SWOT Analysis
Marie Bajnarová
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.28)
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365–393
Adapting Personal Development and Growth: Opportunities and Challenges of COVID-19 Psychosocial and Educational Developmental Influences and Conceptual Frameworks
Law Tsun Hin
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.29)
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395–404
Embodied Cycles: Procedural Reincarnation and Existential Narrative in Immersive VR
Wen-Hui Bai
Tsun-Hung Tsai
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.30)
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405–416
Balancing Structural Bonding and Surface Aesthetics: A Case Study on the Platinum Print Porcelain Nude 2017(10)
Ya-Yun Hsiao
Shih-Chiang Cheng
I-Cheng Li
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.31)
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417–426
Rising Above the Waters: Narrative Inquiry Into the Rewriting of Family Legacies by Filipino Adults Triumphant Over Intergenerational Poverty
Rodjan Sibal
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.32)
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427–434
From Student Mobility to Human Capital Pathways: Reframing Asia–U.S. Educational Collaboration in an Era of Workforce Transformation
Junko Ishikawa
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.33)
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435–444
Who Is a Teacher?
Fatma James
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.34)
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445–451
The Elephant Vanishes, TV People, and Identity in Modern Japan
Loren Landucci
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.35)
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453–460
Persistence of Form: Operational Memory and Material Continuity
Olga Cuxart Oriol
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.36)
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461–471
Material Culture and Marginality: The Loss of Mataram Characteristics in Ancient Gravestones at Tanggeran Village, Central Java (19th–20th Centuries)
Muthia Zahri
Isman Pratama Nasution
Adhi Agus Oktaviana
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.37)
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473–478
Descriptive Mundanities and Scale in the Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss
Sanchita Sahoo
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.38)
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479–489
Navigating Cities Through Play: A Study of Geo AR Induced Urban Flânerie During the Pikmin Bloom Tour in Kaohsiung
Yu Jou Lin
Nai Yuan Pai
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.39)
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491–503
Social Media and Youth Audience Participation Motivation in Performance Events: A Case Study of a Central Taiwan Performance Venue
Yu-Jing Hsiao
Yueh-Tuan Li
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.40)
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505–516
From Embodied Perception to Spatial Construction: Design and Practice of an Open-Source Spatial Education Curriculum at Taichung Green Museumbrary
Weiting Lin
Yichen Lee
Hsinju Hsieh
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.41)
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517–523
From Two Kinds of Fear in Communication to Transformative Intercultural Communication for Creative Democracy
Jiwon Kim
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2026.42)
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