What I Want To Learn about Computers

If I can, I want to learn 2 things about the computer: making animation and creating simple games. Also, there are 2 reasons why I would like to do.
The first reason is I love Ghibli movies and playing any kind of games. I had several times to learn how the Ghibli films are made; every time I was wondered and amazed the magic. Thus, I have been interested in animation techniques that are used to create wonderful movies. Moreover, since I have played games for a long time, I got slight dissatisfaction with some of them. Of course I know making games is very hard task, though I wish to add my requirements. In order to do this, I must learn how to use the computer… Nonetheless, it will be okay if I only learn the basic because I just want to appreciate workers who work hard to make really enjoyable games, like Final Fantasy and Muso.
Another one is the influence from friends who study computers. They tell me many new things about animation and game programming. In addition, often they send their masterpieces by emails. This act encourages my interest toward animation and game making.
In short, I would like to learn the basic part of how to make animation and games. The only 1 thing that I worry about is I will be more addicted to those...