1960年代以來，藉由類比、電子媒介與藝術結合的創作形式逐漸展現新貌；1980年代之後，數位科技、新媒體藝術相繼出現於國際藝術展覽而引起一陣熱潮，這是脫離傳統媒介所引發的效應，一則以新穎的數位素材爲號召，其二則包容了令人無法抵抗的臨場感與互動性效果。如今正在蓬勃發展中的新媒體藝術仍然以綜合性的跨領域合作（如藝術家與工程師之間的創作）、新技術的實驗風格（如嶄新的感應裝置與器材設備）、藝術與商業的結合開發（如藝術魅力與流行時尚）、表演形式（如舞臺空間與新媒體影像）等，均在創作思維和技術潛能之間形成新的創作類型。新媒體藝術的重要特色之一，即是從觀者參與過程中所轉化的體驗，如觸摸、空間移動、聲音控制、光影感應等互動中獲得即時回饋。然而，正當全球各地不斷發展具有在地精神的電子媒體藝術之時，結合禪思維與新媒體藝術所提供觀者的參悟迴圈，成爲另一種可能。因此，本文從兩者之歷史回溯爲開端，並藉由臺灣藝術家作品分析與禪思意涵等層面，探測其相互關係與未來性。

Ever since the information revolution after 1960s, creation via digital computer design has been a significant form in contemporary art. However, the controversies surrounding this new form of art have never ceased after video and new media art made their fist debut at an international art exhibition in 1980s. The discord results from a rupture between traditional art and new media because the latter, on one hand, features the novelty of advanced digital technology and, on the other hand, includes the irresistible real-time experiences and interactive effects. Today, the new media is still characterized by cross-subject collaboration (as the creation between artists and engineers), new-technological experiments (as the new sensor devices and equipments), the combination of art and commercial development (as art and fashion), theater performance (as the combination of stage space and new media image) and so on. All of them advocate a new coalition between creative thinking and technological potential. Nevertheless, how could the western new media art embodies the oriental creative concept in terms of viewers' participation in the creative work? To be more specific, how can it be possible for viewers to fully understand the artists’ contemplation on the meditation experience and their Zenistic concept when their directly interact with the art work by touching them, feeling the space transition, experiencing voice control or the interplay between light and shadow? Hence, the study enveadors to discuss new media in terms of Zenistic expression. It will induce the interaction between new media and oriental Zenism by analyzing the artists' creative thoughts, ways of approach, and content of creation under the oriental and occidental cultural differences.