Rust & Research
Dive into Belval’s industrial past and academic present through a card game that’s as fun as it is educational.
Rust&Research is a fast-paced card game that brings Belval’s industrial past and academic present to life. Intended for use inside and outside of schools, it promotes curiosity, critical thinking, and a healthy dose of friendly competition.
Team
Doctoral researcher Joé Voncken
Doctoral researcher Nicolas Arendt
Doctoral researcher Zoé Konsbruck
Duration of the project
March 2024 – ongoing
Rust&Research is a card game developed by three doctoral researchers at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH). It explores the transformation of Belval from an industrial site to an academic hub through time travel, key historical and contemporary figures, and strategic play.
Designed for learners aged 12 and up, the game will be available in English and Luxembourgish, and is intended for use in schools and cultural institutions. It encourages curiosity, historical thinking, and friendly competition. Supported by the C²DH Thinkering Grant and additional funding from the FNR’s PSP programme, Rust&Research is set to launch in autumn 2025.
This first announcement offers a glimpse of the visuals. The game will be accompanied by a short how-to-play video and a specially curated educational booklet. Get ready to play later this year!
Teaser
Click on the image to play the video of the game teaser.
Are you interested in using this game in your classroom, do you want to organise a workshop or want to reach out to us with question? Please contact us on rustandresearch@uni.lu.
Rules
By following the rules of the game, you can discover Belval’s past while having fun! Open the English version of the document on the left.
Educational booklet
The educational booklet is designed to explore the themes of the game in more depth. Each card is presented alongside a short explanatory text that places it in its historical context. Additionally, the booklet provides background information on key topics, explains historical developments and establishes links between the past and the present. Open the English version of the document on the right.
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