A method and apparatus for reducing latency in a virtual reality system including a plurality of devices comprises capturing and transmitting, by a first device, a first batch of data to a second device. The second device renders and encodes a second data based upon the first batch of data, and transmits the first encoded image to the first device. Based upon a determination of a likelihood of collision between a transmission of a second batch of data from the first device and the transmission of the second data, the first device adjusts a frequency of capturing and transmitting the second batch of data.