LittleBigPlanet Level Creation Basics

Before you delve into level creation, there are 30 tutorials we highly recommend you complete. At the very least, they familiarize you with the Pop It menus, and hey, you get a ton of items, not to mention a Trophy, for completing them all. Once you are familiar with the tutorials you can now start bringing your levels to life. Here are a few simple projects to get your creative juices flowing:

First, make a body out of wood, and make it off the ground so you can add wheels. It doesn't have to be as ugly as ours. In fact, make sure it isn't, please. Next, you'll have to add wheels, and they'll have to be in a different plane (when we say "plane," we mean foreground, background or in-between) so you can attach them with bolts. These should be round, duh, and of a regular material (wood). You can deck it out fancy-like with stickers later, so use wood for now.

With the wheels in place, it's time to bolt. One bolt must be a Motor Bolt, the other need not be. Just make it a regular bolt, and as loose as possible. The Motor Bolt will do all the work, so crank up the speed if you like.

The Three-Way Switch must be added now. This will control your car's forward and reverse motion—just like the vehicle in the Lowrider level. Place it in a spot you can stand and hold it to glue it in place. Drag that green wire (it's hard to see, but coming out of the lever itself) with your cursor to the Motor Bolt and attach it. Set it to affect "Direction."

Drop out of pause, and now you can pull your lever to drive your car! If it's too slow, adjust the speed. Or add rockets.