Military, Medicine and Gaming.
Usually the path new technologies take before being released to the general public. It is not always in this order but most times it is.
MMG
The military (DARPA) created the precursor to the internet.
Polio was eradicated in the West through medicine.
Virtual Reality is being used and has been highly developed in the gaming industry.
However the technology was and still is being used and developed by multiple military institutions like NASA, US/UK Militaries and well as others.