Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends

May 19 – June 30, 2024
Hours: Sundays 1-5pm
General Admission $8 (Ages 13+), Kids Admission $5 (Ages 5-12), Free Admission for Kids Under 5

Chicago Gamespace is pleased to present Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends, an independent video game currently under development by Cleveland-based Team Nemo, Inc. The game notably features the characters and art nouveau style of American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay (1866 – 1934), whose masterwork was the beloved, long-running weekly cartoon Little Nemo in Slumberland for the New York Herald and New York American in the early 20th century. In this platformer, players must rid the dreamscape of Slumberland from the Nightmare Fiends who have infested it. This playable demonstration of the game will be featured in The Eric Mittereder Gallery, a project room named after a Chicago-based advocate for video games and art. Reproductions of notable works by McCay will also be on view. Admission also grants entry to the Gamespace video game history collection.

Christopher Totten is an artist, game designer, and educator. He currently is assistant professor at Kent State University, runs Team Nemo, Inc, and is a co-founder of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) Arcade. His game credits include Kudzu (2024) and Lissitsky’s Revenge (2015) among others. Team Nemo, Inc. also includes the talents of Ben Cole and Adrian Sandoval.