Does anyone know of a step-by-step process on how to create your own video game on the personal?

I want to create a very easy video game on the computer. Does anyone know of a program or something that can instruct me how to do this?

I'd definitely begin with Scratch:

http://www.scratch.mit.edu

This tool was designed for children, so it's pretty easy to get started with. Just play around with it a tiny bit, and play some of the built-in demos, and you'll get a good idea what you can do with it.

It has some really great features:

o built-in image and audio editors

o drag tiles for coding - no typing of code

o simple and well - thought code abilities

o games are converted to java applets

I actually care about it better than gamemaker, and it's totally free (unlike gameMaker, which charges for more advanced features.)

Somemore advanced tools you might try include

Alice ( http://www.alice.org ) Similar to Scratch, but allows you to build 3D games.

Blender ( http://www.blender.org ) an astounding free 3D modeling program that also includes a complete gaming and physics engine. It's a complex program that takes time to master, but the results are impressive.

Of course, you can also learn a programming language, which you'll ultimately need. I now like to teach newcomers to game programming with Python, as the language is free, powerful, and can be used on any machine for 2D and 3D game Development.