Is it real art?

Before I came to college, I never really considered the computer as a tool or medium to create art. I've used programs like paint for silly drawings, but never really considered its abilities. When I started taking graphic design classes I was proved wrong. I feel that the computer actually helps in creating art. It makes it a lot easier to create digital images and to manipulate art into a completely different form. The computer in some way enhances art that is painted, drawn or photographed. Also, the computer allows an artist to dive into this electronic world that allows them to create a digital masterpiece that can't be done without a computer. Art that is done on the computer is, in fact, real art. It may not give the whole effect of it being a physical piece but it still gives off the same emotion and creativeness of that type of artist.

http://multimedia.american.edu/courses/gned220_sp08/