Device and method for recording information

Device for reading information from a record carrier for rendering an enhanced user program, which device comprises reading means (30) for reading marks representing digitally encoded real-time information, in particular video, according to a predefined recording format, and control means (20;

• 32) for providing to a user at least one interactive application based on at least one subset of application data objects while rendering the real-time information by retrieving application control information from a message info file, and by retrieving messages from a message file based on accessing information included in the application control information, the messages containing the application data objects, and the message file being stored separate from the real-time information.

Record carrier carrying information for constituting an enhanced user program, on which record carrier marks in a track (9) represent

• digitally encoded real-time information, in particular video, according to a predefined recording format,
• a message file (102) separate from the real-time information, the message file comprising messages containing application data objects, at least one subset of the application data objects constituting data for providing to a user at least one interactive application while rendering the real-time information, and
• a message info file (101) containing application control information including accessing information for accessing the messages in the message file.