FRONTIERS SIMULATIONS — The Overloaded State
Created by Yoav Duman

PLAY ONLINE: https://yoavduman.com/lab/frontiers/overloaded-state
PLAY A LOCAL COPY: open Frontiers_The_Overloaded_State.html in a modern browser.
INSTRUCTOR CODE: 5907. Open the local workbench; authenticate the server workbench separately with 5907 when online classes are needed.

READ THE PACKET: Frontiers_The_Overloaded_State_Reading_Packet.pdf (or reading.html).
STUDENT GUIDE: Frontiers_The_Overloaded_State_Student_Guide.pdf (or student.html).
INSTRUCTOR GUIDE: Frontiers_The_Overloaded_State_Instructor_Guide.pdf (or instructor.html).
EDITABLE WORKSHEET: Frontiers_The_Overloaded_State_Student_Worksheet.docx.
ARTWORK: cover.svg is the branded political poster; editorial.png is the unchanged original illustration. All three selected logo variants are included.

TEACHING: Self-contained inquiry for introductory students · No advance reading required · Work in class or across sessions; student completion time has not yet been measured.
You can start here without reading a journal article beforehand. The two article explanations inside this assignment provide the research you need. Read them as part of the activity and return to them while answering. The original articles and further reading are available for optional follow-up.
The activity explains the studies, key concepts and research methods as students work. A human instructor assesses analysis; completion gates do not measure learning.

SAVE AND SUBMIT: device work saves in the browser. Export progress JSON for continued work; TXT or print/PDF provides a readable record. Optional online saving creates a private draft protected by its recovery key. Connecting alone does not upload anything. A completed class snapshot is submitted only with the correct class code and explicit consent. Later edits do not alter submitted snapshots. Canvas submission is separate. Keep learner and instructor recovery keys private.

PORTABLE BACKEND: with Node.js 22+, run node backend/server.js from this folder and open http://127.0.0.1:5907/. The downloadable player connects to the local service on HTTP; the HTTPS website supplies a scoped same-origin API. Read backend/README.md. The website-backend folder contains the current D1 adapter/migration for inspection, not a second ready-to-run standalone server.

EDIT AND REBUILD: update source/app.js, source/advanced-controls.js, source/hosted-client.js, source/faculty.css or configs/overloaded-state.json, then run python3 source/rebuild.py. Artwork and the scoped website meta tag are preserved. Test a rebuilt player with node verification/test-v6-engine.cjs overloaded-state.

REVIEW ARCHIVE: Frontiers_The_Overloaded_State_Full_Faculty_Reviews.pdf and Frontiers_The_Overloaded_State_Faculty_Led_Revision_Report.pdf preserve earlier AI faculty-role assessments and the implementation ledger. Their historical file hashes and unpublished status describe the earlier reviewed version. They are not recruited human reviews or a record of live publication. Current software evidence is in verification/. Native-browser, accessibility, mobile and classroom learning validation remain unobserved.

SOURCE ACCESS: all ten main articles across these five simulations were available for the current main-text check. Main articles and separate supplements are distinguished in verification/source-access.json; the separate Science supplement remains unverified. This does not establish what earlier AI review roles read. Teaching explanations and primary article links are included; journal PDFs are not redistributed in this set.