ntllgnt nvrnmnts () r spcs wth mbddd systms nd nfrmtn nd cmmnctn tchnlgs crtng ntrctv spcs tht brng cmpttn nt th physcl wrld nd nhnc ccpnts xprncs. "ntllgnt nvrnmnts r spcs n whch cmpttn s smlssly sd t nhnc rdnry ctvty. n f th drvng frcs bhnd th mrgng ntrst n hghly ntrctv nvrnmnts s t mk cmptrs nt nly gnn sr-frndly bt ls ssntlly nvsbl t th sr".
s dscrb physcl nvrnmnts n whch nfrmtn nd cmmnctn tchnlgs nd snsr systms dsppr s thy bcm mbddd nt physcl bjcts, nfrstrctrs, nd th srrndngs n whch w lv, trvl nd wrk. Th gl hr s t llw cmptrs t tk prt n ctvts nvr prvsly nvlvd nd llw ppl t ntrct wth cmptrs v gstr, vc, mvmnt, nd cntxt.