A little Guidance

Hi … i am starting out with game programming and coming jus right on to my point … I wnt some guidance on where to get started… I have chose to make a game with AI in it as my project… Seeing the huge amount of resources and a lot of talented people here … i am jus stuck as to where i should start to learn so that i can start building from an elementary level so that i can create my project… As of now the only idea i have is to create a game where if you get spotted u get chased or u hide somewhere untill u shake off ur pursuer… So please can anybody guide as to where i should start and i am very very much interestd in learning it all …So plz be kind in ur comments if i am posting it wrong or asking it wrong…