The kidernet is a pre-internet communications network comprised wholly of children between the ages of 5 and
13. The kidernet functioned by "word-of-mouth" communication. It operated on the principle that kids will talk about anything if given the chance. The kidernet still exists to this
day but has largely become
irrelevant since the proliferation of the internet.
The kidernet is interesting in that its distribution is dependent on the distribution of its users. If a user wants full access to the kidernet he must seek out an area of high
kid density. Another difficulty is that many of these so-called "high density" areas do not exhibit a high
kid density 24 hours a day, but follow a cyclic
kid density pattern.
The Classroom, the playground, and the
arcade are all examples of areas with high
kid densities. One can gain access to the full
power of the kidernet at any one of those locations.