Market Expansion Monday, April 24, 2006 : 12:00 AM By: Chris

For those not in the know, Brain Age is Nintendo's latest "non-game" offering. Basically, it's a bunch of math, reading and indentification exercises designed to engorge your prefontal cortex with blood. Think educational WarioWare, if that helps you get an idea. This is all done with the intent of calculating one's "brain age", or the equivalent age of your mind's aptitude for quick, concise thought (as an engineer, I have to say that the scatterplot used in calculating the brain age standard curve looks to have a slope of dubious significance.) This concept has struck a chord with the elderly population of its native Japan. This begs the question, given Nintendo's proclamation of targeting traditionally non-gamers with non-games, what's next?

So I heard the clip-clop of something passing by. It was the bandwagon and I knew I'd best jump on it lest I be totally not cool. So now Digital Unrest has a MySpace profile. If you're a fan, a fellow comic artist or just a webcomic enthusiast, I urge you to join my friend's list and network with others like you.