 What is new about this new media art, he argues, is its humanization of technology, its emphasis on interactivity, its philosophical investigation of the real and the virtual, and its multisensory nature.He argues further that what distinguishes the artists who practice virtual art from traditional artists is their combined commitment to aesthetics and technology.Their "extra-artistic" goals - linked to their aesthetic intentions - concern not only science and society but also basic human needs and drives.