Awesome, I'm wishing you well on your journey. In this day and age, so much information is available to you online. Different components of game design, and different softwares, can all be found online with an infinite amount of information about them. Many schools offer game design courses which will help you get your foot into the door of creating cool games. So when you're ready to look at colleges and/or universities, take a look at the courses the school provides for your particular interests, paying close attention to game design and art courses.