Deus Ex creator has been confirmed as the opening keynote speaker for this year's GDC Europe.

Spector will be giving an insight into seeking inspiration from outside gaming with a speech entitled "What Videogames Can Learn from Other Media...What We Can't...And What We Shouldn't".

GDC director Frank Sliwka told Develop Online: "It is always a pleasure to welcome to stage a long time friend of the GDC such as Warren Spector."

He added: "Warren's breadth of work from to the highly anticipated Mickey demonstrates innovative game design. His talk will inspire current and new generations of European developers."

GDC 2010 runs from August 18th to August 18th in Cologne.

By Ewan Aiton