Players specifically chose music for the purpose of relieving anxiety, improving tactics and to experience immersion. We examined the influence that a player’s choice of music has on the player’s experience in one particular game, Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage. Many games and consoles today allow for a player to substitute a personal music playlist into the video game. Subjective Measures of the Influence of Music Customization on the Video Game Play Experience: A Pilot Study by Alexander Wharton, Karen Collins Abstract