The night before Worlds, Chia Amisola lectures on Faker
A performance talk riffing on David Foster Wallace's Federer essay, streaming for LAN Party's Summer School on Friday, Nov. 13.
- When
- Fri., Nov. 13, 2026, 12 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CET. One hour plus discussion.
- Where
- Online, hosted by LAN Party as Session 3 of its Summer School series.
Chia Amisola presents "Faker as Religious Experience," an online performance-lecture about Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, the T1 player who has become the most famous figure in League of Legends. The session streams Friday, Nov. 13, at 12 p.m. ET, one day before the 2026 Worlds final at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The title riffs on David Foster Wallace's essay "Roger Federer as Religious Experience." The listing describes a talk about Faker as celebrity, god and unkillable demon king, with stops at co-streaming, esports fandom, scandals and prediction markets. Amisola's announcement adds China, Korea and the West, aging, retconned lore, and "Faker, but mostly the beauty of the screen."
The talk is Session 3 of LAN Party's Summer School series, moved to Nov. 13 from an earlier date. It is a longer version of talks Amisola has given at WordHack and TIAT. Notes and references live on the project page.
Killscreen previously covered Amisola's browser open world Paru-paro.
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