This is a genre that encompasses artworks created with new media technologies, including digital art, computer graphics, computer animation, virtual art, Internet art, interactive art, video games, computer robotics, 3D printing, and art as biotechnology.

The term differentiates itself by its resulting cultural objects and social events, which can be seen in opposition to those deriving from old visual arts. This art form often involves interaction between artist and observer or between observers and the artwork, which responds to them. Such insights emphasize the forms of cultural practice that arise concurrently with emerging technological platforms, and question the focus on technological media.