Check Out this Video of Microsoft's "Irides" VR Tech in Action

The "Irides" Project Represents Microsoft’s Research into Making VR Better for the User by Offering Higher Quality Graphics and Lower Latency. »XoZZeN« Exclusively Started Talking about "Irides" a Few Days Ago, When we Described How this Project is Based on Earlier Work with Kahawai and Outatime and How the Technology could Improve any Head-Mounted Virtual Reality Display (HMD).




But Now, Microsoft Research has Published a Video Showing the Technology in Action:

http://research.microsoft.com/apps/video/default.aspx?id=246323


Mirror:

http://msrvideo.vo.msecnd.net/rmcvideos/246323/dl/246323.mp4






As you Can See Above: by Employing "Irides" and Off-Loading Heavy Graphic Computations to the Cloud, an HMD could Stay Lighter, Cooler, Require Less Power and still Show Very High-Quality Footage. And by Leveraging the Low-Latency Capabilities of "Irides", the Overall Experience of the User Can be Improved Thanks to More Responsiveness from the System as a Whole. As Mentioned Previously, it's Unlikely that Microsoft is Looking to Build its Own Virtual Reality Headset but, Technology such as "Irides" Could No Doubt Show Up in Future Versions of the HoloLens. On the Flip Side, it Could Even be Licensed Out to Other Companies Working on VR. In Either Case it’s Great to See Microsoft Working on a Project such as VR, which Holds Great Potential for All.




Info Source:

http://research.microsoft.com/apps/video/default.aspx?id=246323