I have a really powerful urge to see things work.
I'm a great coder. But I am not pushing that so much anymore because there are thousands of great coders.
I write my programs primarily for myself.
The program should know if someone is at the keyboard or joystick or if it is just sitting there idle. It should know if someone is proficient in its use or a novice.
Robots... I think that is a hot topic.
Any artist always has misgivings about calling himself an artist.