In the state of Pennsylvania, insurance company Allstate Corp. is conducting a pilot programme, to see if playing computer games can improve the driving skills of drivers aged older than 50.

To this effect Allstate Corp. has made use of San Francisco based developer Posit Science's services. The games created by Posit Science build on nine years of research on the improvement of mental fitness of older drivers. Not all of these games are driver oriented. For example, there is a game "Jewel Diver", where jewels appear under water, and are then taken and hidden by fish. It's the player's task to spot which fish hid the jewel. Difficulty quickly rises when more fish take off with jewels.

Allstate Corp. advises the 100,000 customers participating in the pilot programme to train at least 10 hours with the software. If statistical analysis of the project can prove playing the games has a positive effect on the driving skills of older drivers Allstate may give the gaming chauffeurs a discount on their insurance.

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