I had the same aspirations! Never really cared for playing much, only making it do what I wanted it to do. That said, I never got into programming till univers

I had the same aspirations! Never really cared for playing much, only making it do what I wanted it to do. That said, I never got into programming till university. I had a preference for things I could build with my hands; like mashing up a remote control from a radio controlled car with your basic toy robot. Or taking electromagnet building game, a mechanical set, and a construction kit to make the world's coolest living room crane/battle ship (operated by non other than the GI Joe). My projects rarely turned out perfect but they were more than good enough for a 10 year old.