Pretty much dead I think. But few tips:

1) don't be ambitious.

2) you HAVE to learn programming.

3) always start with level editors of whatever game that you like.

4) Axis Game Factory, as well as other game design/editing softwares are constantly on sale in steam and other steam-related game sites like humble bundle, indiegala, bundlestars, etc. buying game design softwares is always faster than learning on your own (like C++, VB.net, java, etc) but once you reach the tipping point of what the software can do, you're gonna have to continue on via programming (see point 2).

5) DON'T BE AMBITIOUS. people pay tens and hundreds of thousands of ringgit to learn the skills necessary in uni, and even then they would need years and years of constant learning and working to polish their skills. so keep that in mind.