[u' @inproceedings{garaizar_swiping_2013, title = {Swiping fingers on a screen is not enough! {Dusting} off toy blocks to build new gaming experiences through mobile apps}, doi = {10.1109/EduCon.2013.6530116}, abstract = {Smartphones have become everyday objects for many children. They learn how to count, spell or paint by swiping their fingers on a screen, using some of the thousands of applications specially designed for them. However, real world interactions also need other kind of skills for physical object manipulation, often developed through traditional toys. In this paper we present 3DU Blocks, a proposal to take advantage of both approaches, combining traditional building blocks with the features provided by mobile devices to create new gaming experiences.}, booktitle = {2013 {IEEE} {Global} {Engineering} {Education} {Conference} ({EDUCON})}, author = {Garaizar, Pablo and Pe\xf1a, Oscar and Romero, Jon Ander}, year = {2013}, keywords = {3DU Blocks, Tangible User Interfaces, computer aided instruction, educational technology, gaming experiences, image color analysis, learning, mobile apps, physical object manipulation, real world interactions, smartphones, toy blocks}, pages = {268--272} }']