New media art

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New media art includes artworks designed and produced by means of electronic media technologies. It comprises virtual art, computer graphics, computer animation, digital art, interactive art, sound art, Internet art, video games, robotics, 3D printing, immersive installation and cyborg art. The term defines itself by the thereby created artwork, which differentiates itself from that deriving from conventional visual arts such as architecture, painting or sculpture. New media art has origins in the worlds of science, art, and performance. Some common themes found in new media art include databases, political and social activism, Afrofuturism, feminism, and identity. The incorporation of new technology into the work is another recurring feature. The emphasis on medium is a defining feature of much contemporary art, and many art schools and major universities now offer majors in "New Genres" or "New Media", while a growing number of graduate programs have emerged internationally. New media...

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