News
Notes, news and professional thoughts.
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Gladiators’ Arena – A Different Kind of League of Legends Tournament
As one of the projects of the Hungarian Esports Development Foundation, we created Gladiators’ Arena, a unique 2v2 League of Legends tournament. Players who advanced through the qualifiers had the opportunity to compete alongside well-known gamers and content creators, with the finals broadcast live. The tournament featured a HUF 500,000 prize pool – a significant
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Afterglow at OGEX – Connecting Through Gaming and Esports
With Afterglow, we took part in OGEX several times over the years, and these events remain some great memories for me. A huge number of visitors stopped by our booth to play, compete, ask questions or simply have a conversation with us. I always enjoyed finding ways to actively involve people rather than simply talk
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Afterglow Coaching Camp – More Than Just Gaming
One of my fondest memories from Afterglow is our League of Legends Coaching Camp. It was incredible to see how many people joined us and to watch the ideas we had been developing around esports coaching come to life over those few days. Of course, there was plenty of gaming, training and competition, but even
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Esports at the Community Sports Event of the Year
As part of the KEK – Carpathian Basin Universities Cup, we organized the KEK(W) 1v1 League of Legends Esports Tournament, bringing together some of the best university players to compete against each other. With well-known League of Legends casters and a live Twitch broadcast, our goal was to bring an authentic esports experience to the
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Esports Enters the University Classroom
The Budapest University of Technology and Economics launched an elective course titled Introduction to Esports, giving students an opportunity to explore the economic, business, strategic, psychological and technological dimensions of esports. As the founder of Afterglow Esports, I had the opportunity to contribute as an advisor to the development of the course’s professional content, alongside
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Meeting of Olympic Schools and Kindergartens
I attended a meeting organized by the Hungarian Olympic Academy, representing Kolonics György Primary School and Public Education Sports School as Head of the Physical Education Department. The event brought together institutions participating in the Olympic education program to share their experiences, initiatives and plans. I presented our school’s sports activities, our advanced physical education
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Peak Experience at the Computer – Looking Back at the Questions We Asked About Esports
In 2018, I took part in a roundtable discussion on esports organized by Mindset Sport Psychology, representing Afterglow Esports. We talked about the difference between professional gaming and addiction, talent development, mental preparation, the impact of gaming on personal development, and what a long-term career in esports might look like. Looking back today, it is
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Esports is one of the best teachers of real skills
In a Tőled Hallottam interview I argued that esports is not just sitting at a screen: it is decisions, teamwork and mental stamina.
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From player to executive: the Afterglow path
In an ELTE Online interview I traced the road from League of Legends player to a club, a coaching programme, and Esports Manager of the Year.
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When esports entered PE at ELTE
BEAC announced the joint course with Afterglow; later I told ELTE Online how it grew into an online community of nearly a hundred students.
