On October 27, USA TODAY NETWORK and the New York Television Festival hosted StoryNEXT, a conference dedicated to new frontiers in digital storytelling, to bring together leaders in virtual reality technology, storytelling and advertising to discuss the opportunities and challenges of content creation, distribution and monetization. (Pictured above are Aaron Luber, Google; Tony Mugavero, Littlstar; Paul Beddoe-Stephens, Facebook, and Drew Bamford, HTC.)