Warren Spector has been making games since 1983, first in the tabletop gaming world and, beginning in 1989, making video games at seminal studios Origin / Electronic Arts, Looking Glass,  Ion Storm / Eidos (where he directed Deus Ex) and Junction Point / Disney where he led development on Epic Mickey. After creating a game development program at The University of Texas, he joined Otherside Entertainment as co-founder and Chief Creative Officer. Among other honors he has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Columbia College of Chicago and the Game Developers Choice Lifetime Achievement award.