A method for using a controlling device to direct attention of a user to at least one controllable functional operation of a home entertainment device, comprising: sending at least one instruction from the home entertainment device to the controlling device, the at least one instruction sent to the controlling device being an instruction to cause the controlling device to modify the appearance of at least one of a plurality of input elements of the controlling device wherein the at least one of the plurality of input elements of the controlling device are activable to cause the controlling device to issue a communication to the home entertainment device to control at least one controllable functional operation of the home entertainment device that is associated with interactive content the home entertainment device is causing to be displayed in a display device associated with the home entertainment device; and causing the controlling device to use the instruction received from the home entertainment device to modify the appearance of the at least one of a plurality of input elements of the controlling device to thereby direct attention of the user to the at least one controllable functional operation of the home entertainment device, wherein the appearance of the at least one of the plurality of input elements is modified from a first appearance which is indicative of the one of the plurality of input elements of the controlling device being inoperable to cause the controlling device to issue a communication to the home entertainment device to control at least one controllable functional operation of the home entertainment device that is associated with an interactive content the home entertainment device is causing to be displayed in a display device associated with the home entertainment device if activated to a second appearance which is indicative of the one of the plurality of input elements of the controlling device being operable to cause the controlling device to issue the communication to the home entertainment device to control the at least one controllable functional operation of the home entertainment device that is associated with the interactive content the home entertainment device is causing to be displayed in a display device associated with the home entertainment device if activated. sending at least one instruction from the home entertainment device to the controlling device, the at least one instruction sent to the controlling device being an instruction to cause the controlling device to modify the appearance of at least one of a plurality of input elements of the controlling device wherein the at least one of the plurality of input elements of the controlling device are activable to cause the controlling device to issue a communication to the home entertainment device to control at least one controllable functional operation of the home entertainment device that is associated with interactive content the home entertainment device is causing to be displayed in a display device associated with the home entertainment device; and causing the controlling device to use the instruction received from the home entertainment device to modify the appearance of the at least one of a plurality of input elements of the controlling device to thereby direct attention of the user to the at least one controllable functional operation of the home entertainment device, wherein the appearance of the at least one of the plurality of input elements is modified from a first appearance which is indicative of the one of the plurality of input elements of the controlling device being inoperable to cause the controlling device to issue a communication to the home entertainment device to control at least one controllable functional operation of the home entertainment device that is associated with an interactive content the home entertainment device is causing to be displayed in a display device associated with the home entertainment device if activated to a second appearance which is indicative of the one of the plurality of input elements of the controlling device being operable to cause the controlling device to issue the communication to the home entertainment device to control the at least one controllable functional operation of the home entertainment device that is associated with the interactive content the home entertainment device is causing to be displayed in a display device associated with the home entertainment device if activated.