ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

BD-J

Okay, so imagine you have a really cool toy that you love to play with, but it needs instructions on how to use it. That's kind of like a Blu-ray disc with BD-J on it.

BD-J stands for Blu-ray Disc Java, and it's like a special code that's added to some Blu-ray discs so that they can do extra things. Java is a type of computer language that helps programs work really well. So when you put a BD-J disc in your Blu-ray player, it can do more than just play the movie or show on the disc.

For example, let's say you're watching a cartoon on a BD-J DVD, and you want to choose which character to follow during the story. BD-J can let you do that by using something called "interactive features" - it's like clicking on buttons on your favorite video game. You might also see games or quizzes pop up on the screen, and BD-J makes those things happen too.

So in short, BD-J is a special code that's put on some Blu-ray discs so that they can have extra interactive features like games and quizzes.