Project Pavia | Cardano's VR World

Prepare the concept & brand. Launch the initial land sale to community members. Hire developers to build Pavia. Integrate $ADA payments.

I have a wealth of real world business experience, including growing businesses. I have been very active with Cardano since early 2018.

Pavia is the birthplace of Cardano, hence Project Pavia. The acquired domain for this digital project is: www.pavia.io

After feedback received, perhaps 'New Pavia' is a better name? Thus I have also acquired: www.newpavia.io

I do prefer Pavia. It is cleaner but perhaps we could put this to a vote? :)

IMPORTANTLY THIS PROPOSAL REQUIRES NO FUNDS. I WILL SEED IT AND AFTER THE INITIAL LAND (GENESIS) SALE IT WILL SELF FUND.

1. I am prepared to invest, by way of a seed fund investment, what is required to form the legal entity required to manage this project, with input from the three pillars of Cardano and the relevant legal teams.

2. I am prepared to fund and develop the theme, conceptual artwork and branding for Project Pavia. Then commence initial marketing. I have a team on standby for this who I have worked with before. They are great.

3. I will create and fund the required websites and processes to launch the Initial Land Sale (Pavia Genesis) to Cardano community members and those in the wider cryptocurrency space. Cardano community members should have first option to secure land, especially pool operators. I envisage 1,000 + stake pools land parcels scattered through Pavia. Each as unique as the pool operator.

4. Upon a successful Initial Land Sale I am happy to commit to full time management and development of Project Pavia as a show of my very serious, ongoing commitment to the project. I will build the team around me to ensure future success.

5. The Pavia Genesis sale will be followed by several more rounds of land sales. By way of example Decentraland sold some 90,000 land parcels at launch. The Sandbox Game is currently selling over 166,000 parcels! There is a very clear demand for these projects and for digital land ownership and development.

6. Funds raised from land sales will be used to further promote and expand the scope of the Pavia Project, they will also fund developers to build out the communal areas and 'estates' (large blocks of land) belonging to IOG, the Cardano Foundation and Emurgo and other partners for the VR ecosystem. The same developers can assist Pavia land owners to make the best of their land parcels which may cause an increase in value and desirability.

7. Unless the community feel otherwise, unlike the other decentralised worlds which are powered by ethereum but have their own currency (such as $MANA or $SANS), Pavia will naturally adopt the native $ADA currency which adds increased liquidity and a much greater gateway to operations both on and off the decentralised word. It makes sense to me. Perhaps we can have a fun token on ADA for treasure hunts etc but the go to currency should be ADA in my opinion.

8. The Project Pavia TEAM will proactively approach those already working with Cardano and invite them to develop within Pavia. For example we can have a Tangem developed land parcel or a New Balance virtual store.

9. A whole host of businesses can be developed in Pavia which include games, DApps, shops, advertising agencies, the list is endless.

10. A Cardano version of the popular erc721 NFT (Non Fungible Token) can be developed, so that collectibles and other merchandise can be produced and bought, sold and traded between community members. This is huge and will create many opportunities.

11. This project will create valuable, ongoing revenue streams for graphic designers and developers. From designing land parcels, coding integration solutions or designing NFT's. I can't stress enough how much work this will generate for skilled Cardano dev's.

12. The digital world gives a platform for business owners and entrepreneurs alike which exceeds the regular 'bricks and mortar' shop or office space as the costs are much more reasonable, the platform offers a global reach without travel restrictions (especially during these troubling times). Truly endless possibilities, the only limiting factor is ones imagination.

I am happy to commit to launching this project in a prompt manner, with the backing of the Cardano community. I am so sure of its success that I will even fund the initial costs. From the point of the Initial Land Sale onwards the project will be self funding! It benefits the community as they can own their very own piece of Pavia as well as cool tokens and collectibles. They can buy and sell land and collectibles with $ADA. They can build and promote real businesses within the virtual land. By way of an example, what better place for a Stake Pool Operator to design a futuristic representation of their pool than in Pavia, perhaps once a block is minted by their pool an NFT collectible pops up for those who are passing by to collect. Sounds pretty cool huh?

After the initial funds, longevity can be ensured by the developers charging modest development fees for work completed on community members land parcels. We can also raise funds from new NFT's and revenue can be made from selling advertising space, games and sponsorship. Plus, so much more! A minimal fee can be retained on the transfer of assets if deemed necessary. All helping to ensure longevity of the Pavia project.

I believe we are looking for quick to market solutions to grow the Cardano ecosystem, I am offering just that and the best of all there is no requirement for any funding! :)

I have kept this brief but I am happy for any questions you may have for me :)

Thank you in anticipation of your kind support.

Morgan - BlockDApps

(Image submitted is an example of the Sandbox Game land parcels for reference only)