On a stage or at a desk. Alone or with friends. Focused on themselves or on society. Young Germans offer a candid look at the things that msatter to them, explaining why they chose what to devote their time to and how they know what's important.

Boas Felny, 17, from Berlin
Two to three hours a day. If possible, I play every afternoon after doing homework and then before I go to bed. On the weekend I sometimes spend up to ten hours in front of the screen.
We play on the Internet in two teams. The game is called »Counter Strike.« One team is the secret agents, the other, the terrorists.
At the beginning it was the challenge of being able to start the game on my friend's old computer. Now it is about getting really good at it. However, the standard I have at the moment is not quite high enough. To improve, I would have to play a lot more, at least five or six hours a day. I do not know if I want this.
I am currently building a small community with friends. We want to create forums on the web and distribute information about the computer gaming scene.
No, we are scattered throughout Germany. But we chat with each other via a mic. If you spend a few hours every day on the web together, you get to know each other quite well.
The computer will become smaller, faster and more user-friendly and the Internet will grow even more important.
Daniel Wiese