LittleBigPlanet™ News Site - LittleBigWorkshop and Creation Spotlights
By SackBoy103 Posted on : 11/13/2008 10:58 AM

Since its introduction, the LittleBigWorkshop has been a great tool for the LBP community to share user generated content and provide feedback.  We’ve been keeping our eyes on the videos and images posted, and we’re constantly astounded by the types of levels and designs that you guys create.   

We’ve also been amazed at the amount of videos that you guys created to educate one another on using the Pop-It tools.  Everything from a narrated “how-to” video on creating a level / object; to creating an actual level within CREATE to provide step by step instructions with SackBoy.  

The videos below are just some of the examples that really impressed us:

Featured Creations

Automated Randomizer and Other Goodies

Brought to you by Reinheart, the Automated Randomizer is a brilliant example of what simple switches and magnets can create.  Taking the manual randomizer he previously created, Reinheart is evolving his creation into a 4 player mini-game; but don’t expect him to tell you exactly what the game is just yet.  You’ll have the watch the videos for hints on what the game might be.  

Hotdog Tank Avenger

A highly creative war based level created by PenguinHero  and DeadCell34.  They constructed a full mobilized Hotdog Tank with an active hatch and gun turret.  Objective of the level is simple, GUN down enemy soldiers and make it to home base.  Best of all, it requires two SackBoys to operate; a gunner and driver.  

LittleBigRallyCars

We’re a big of LBP racing, so we just had to call this Workshop out.  Covertaction created a rally car race level with various ramps and obstacles to increase the difficulties.  Up to 4 players can race at one time, and each vehicle has forward and reverse motion gears.  Let the race begin!

Featured Workshops


How to make a wall climbing / jumping vehicle

Jemi-maru creates a tutorial on how to make a vehicle that climbs walls and jumps.  


Workshop: Pointers


OrangeTroz shows us how to use jetpacks to create a mouse pointer interface.

How to Create an “Or” Switch

Ever want to have one switch turn one thing on while turning the other off?  Themanchicken shows you how it’s done.

If your creation was not featured this time around, don’t despair.  We’ll be selecting key Workshop Spotlights to be featured on the LittleBigWorkshop page constantly, so keep creating.  Remember, the more information about how the levels/objects were created, or what inspired you, the more likely you’ll be selected as a featured Workshop or Creation.

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Cool! Those are really amazing videos! I really liked the OR switch because I thing that some switch the came should have from the begining. Keep up the good work! Im planning to make some tuorials on youtube on the story mode.

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awesome! i want to see a LBP theme for the PS3 XMB! ACRONYMS!

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Thanks, theres some quality stuff in the workshop video section.

However, can you PLEASE keep the online servers running for a day straight? They were offline earlier again.

Also, saw the TV advert of that metal rock solid gear thing - far better than your sackgirl-stuck-in-a-castle one.

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Ya, the OR switch is awesome and easy to use and the wall riding/jumping car is great and looks like I'll be able to make, but I can't understand what the randomizer is and how it works. Does it make randow items appear instead of the ones you planned it too? I'll watch the video again...

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OR / AND switches shouldve been pre-made imo, as an object prizebubble to unlock.

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just wondering how do you put clothes and outfits in a prize bubble? Can you? they do it on the tutorial

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number six yay

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Did anybody get the new costumes yet?

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@EXO-Grey-Fox
Yes, I got all but the MotorStormer one... they are really sweet too...

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@HeckBoy88
You can't do that, as far as I know... that was all scripted.

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coolness

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How did he get a costume like that?

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yeah in video #1 about the randomizer how do you get the really flat costume?? If anyone has an answer tell me at c_walker_soccer@hotmail.com

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@Nedac


You have to ACE the final boss Smile it's tricky.. but once you know where he shoots. it's pretty easy. try acing bunker. that's the hardest one iv ever done.. but you get a cool looking tron helmet

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Anyone mind explaining to me how to make it so that when you die you go to a certain Check Point instead of the last one? Like with the mini-games that you play until you die and when you do you appear in a different check point near the scoreboard. I REALLY need to know how to do this

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I think a better question is how do I detach something from a large combination of objects, without detaching everything. When I've detached a checkpoint from a wall, it seems that everything becomes detached when I unpause, including pillars, roofs, whatever.

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no, i'm pretty sure gouku had the right idea

i actually think that you have to move that initial point to the end, while the level is going on?
i'm 100% wrong though

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im a big KISS fan. I wish I can have a ace frehley sackboy ):

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KISS sacboy skin would be cool. with long tong mouth piece and possibly guitar or drumsticks in hand.

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Awesome, I need to check them out.

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Awesome! I've watched most of these previously and thought they were wonderful, now they're getting the recognition they deserve, and we get to see some of the best the community has created in the last week or so!

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Yay, My sackperson is happiest My level was featured in here to (little big Rally cars), but a great choice all round well done people lets keep the creations coming, The bunker level is hard that big wheel is seriously frustrating!!!

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thanks aschx, I wish you could do that but I guess then you wouldn't have to buy cotumes.

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ss4gouku, it is the same checkpoint on those minigames, it just moves with a piston.

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Ah, thanks.

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huh, no kidding. i had the right idea

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@EXO-Grey-Fox

Thanks so much, no one ever anweres that question...

haha ill try to ace the bunker (i might have already) and the final boss

What is your psn is it EXO-Grey-Fox?

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We need some kind of automated system The levels which are hot in the game (hearted and played most). Should automatically appear in the website.

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why is it that i made a level called Pirate Adventure and noone plays it, while some levels are played by 15,000 people.....? Is there any way for me to put it somewhere where people will notice it? Ugh, im sure you guys will like it if u play it.

Check it out, and add me in. Thanx!

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@Nedac

yep it's EXO-grey-fox (:

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so I bought the animal pack and the gorilla and shark are epic....now I just need motorstorm and nariko.... is there any way I can trade em? I really want nariko

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kudos on the hotdog tank and the other creations.

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Me and my bro made the Hotdog Tank. I was surprised to see it on here. It has been getting alot of views on youtube lately LOL. I'm stoked to see it made the list at #2.

We are considering making it a prize in the level, but probably when we release version 1.2 of the level. We have alot of tweaks to make to the level itself. Would anyone be interested in the hotdog tank if we made it a prize?

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OOOHHHH!!!! me! I want one!

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can whoever made the randomizer send it to me? I can't seem to maske one. I would like the hotdog tank, DeadCell34

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can't seem to make one, I mean

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My bro, PenguinHero did most of the work on it so its morely his than mine. But he has been thinking about making it a prize. We still have some work to do to the level, then we will release v1.2 and possibly put a prize bubble for it.

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Deadcell, that hot dog tank was neat. I was wanting to make a tank level myself. I was trying to come up with a tank design, but for now I'm using the jumping tank from the Wilderness in a short race level called Warmachine.

I have always wondered if it was possible to make it to where you can respawn in the next checkpoint instead of the last one you touched. The best I could do was move the entrance point over the goal as you play my Warmachine level.

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Thanks dynamicsketch. But yea, my bro made pretty much the whole tank, I just added the turret you see on top. We are actually working on v1.2 of the level at the moment. We are attempting to put a drive belt on it but its giving us a hard time (the tank bounces while sitting still and the belt keeps breaking). If we dont fix the belt, we are still going to add a few more stabilization features so the tank doesn't wobble so much (like in the vid).

We are also adding new enemies, some terrain features, and a background. We hope to have it finished tomorrow.

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Wow, it's great to have my humble, poorly produced video on simple switches in the same thing as the randomizer... a wonderful piece of tech that the programmer in me just can't wait to try.

If anybody has any other LBP create problems that they'd like help figuring out, see my profile for my AIM name and I'll be happy to try and help you with a solution and put up a video on it.

If anybody has a suggestion on how to improve my video quality--currently I'm using a camcorder pointed at my TV--that would be great. I suspect there's a way to produce the video in a simpler and higher quality manner, but I'm just unaware of how to do so. Thanks, and I'd still love to see what you all come up with.

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themanchicken, same here. Our video quality on "Hotdog Tank Avenger" is terrible. We also hope to find a way to improve it.

BTW, "Hotdog Tank Avenger v1.2" is going to be up within the next hour. And yes, we have a tank as the prize! Not the Hotdog Tank though, my bro didn't want to share that one. But we did copy the Hotdog Tank, made a few cosmetic changes to it (the guns and driving controls still work the same), and put it as a prize.

However, my bro decided to make it an "Aced" prize. So its not going to come easy. Be sure to leave feedback, tag, and rate the level. Favorite if you like LOL, but only if you really like it. But yea, leave feedback and we will be sure to fix anything that needs it. Thanks

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Do you think they'll make Piposaru for the US version of LittleBigPlanet?

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