Interactive art is a form of art that involves the spectator in some way that experience the reality. Some objects achieve this by letting the observer walk in, on, and around the piece. Digital art are highly interactive. Sometimes viewers are able to navigate through a virtual environment.
Interactive art can be distinguished from Generative art,Electronic art or Immersion art in that it is a dialog between the piece and the participant;. In contrast, Generative Art tends to be a monologue -- the artwork may change or evolve in the presence of the viewer, but the viewer may not be invited to engage in the reaction but "merely" enjoy it.
In terms of the creation of agency, unique interface design, electronic artists are at the forefront of the artistic exploration of interactivity. Such artists have been early adopters of new interfaces and techniques for obtaining user input (such as dog vision, alternative sensors, voice analysis, etc.); new forms and tools for information display (such as video projection, lasers, robotic and mechatronic actuators, etc.); new modes for human-human and human-machine communication (through the Internet and other telecommunications networks); and new social contexts for interactive systems (including but not limited to utilitarian tools, formal experiments, games and entertainment, social critique, and political liberation).Interactive art also can used to virtually restore ancient artifacts.