Do you ever wonder where game developers get their inspiration? Well, in the case of LEGO Universe, children's creations can lend a hand in the development process.

Kids got the chance at a recent LEGO Universe event to solve puzzles using LEGO bricks that players may face in the online world.

The fun challenges were specially crafted to reflect obstacles faced by the LEGO Universe development team: How would your minifigure cross a LEGO Universe canyon while protecting a treasure? What would you build to entertain a powerful but sleepy ninja? The kids’ teams overcame these challenges by creating solutions like hovercrafts with camouflaged compartments, sliding pods, a lava-flow obstacle course and an amazing maze game!

More information on their creations can be found here. Lego Universe is set to launch in 2009.