President Obama's new initiative to use digital media as a means of education is set to use Little Big Planet as a learning tool, reports GamePolitics. The Digital Learning Initiative is being headed up by the office of the President, with various partnerships with the MacArthur Foundation, HASTAC, and National Lab Day. The $2 million competition consists of two categories: 21st Century Learning Lab Designers and Game Changers. It's the latter one that incorporates Media Molecules adorable platformer.

Game Changers asks players to create Little Big Planet content that includes science, engineering, and math concepts. Sony Computer Entertainment America and the Entertainment Software Association are funding the competition as well, and Sony will be donating 1,000 PlayStation 3 systems with copies of Little Big Planet to low-income libraries and community organizations. The winners will be announced in the spring, and winning LBP stages will be available to the public.