The new Metaverse is the first to be launched on the Cardano blockchain called Cardano Metaverse.

The emergence of new platforms in the Metaverse as the concept matures. According to a Variety Intelligence Platform survey conducted in February 2022, more than half of US customers are aware of the technology, signaling increased interest and demand.

The Pavia platform is one of the most recent to enter this market, and it has a lot of potentials to attract both users and investors. Pavia is unusual because it is built using the Cardano Metaverse blockchain system, which has never before been used in Metaverse development.

What Is Cardano and How Does It Work?

Cardano is an open-source blockchain technology created by Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of Ethereum. It claims to be the first blockchain system designed using evidence-based approaches and based on peer-reviewed research. It also uses proof-of-stake protocols to establish blockchain consensus, unlike most other systems, such as Ethereum, which relied on a proof-of-work approach until 2021.

Instead of validating every node as in a proof-of-work system, validators are chosen at random across the blockchain in a proof-of-stake system, making the former far less resource-intensive and energy-efficient. Blockchain is well-known for consuming enormous amounts of electricity. Bitcoin, for example, requires roughly 110 Terawatt Hours per year, according to the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance.

A proof-of-stake system would address this by lowering energy requirements and ensuring the long-term viability of blockchain-based solutions like bitcoin, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and metaverse platforms. This distinguishes Cardano as a robust foundation architecture for metaverse advancements like Pavia.

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What Is Pavia and What Does It Mean?

Pavia is the first Metaverse to open on the Cardano Metaverse, and it is named after the Italian city of Pavia, where Gerolamo Cardano lived in the 1500s. A network of 17,000+ landowners owns thousands of land parcels on the platform. Pavia is also in its infancy, and shipments and tokens are only available through flash sales now and then.

Pavia will have six separate locations, comparable to the 21 layers that make up another metaverse platform, Bloktopia. While the precise layout of Pavia is yet unknown (apart from a basic map), it will contain six distinct areas – land, sand, sea, deep sea, mountain, and forest landscapes.

Pavia aims to lower the entry barriers to metaverse usage and development. For starters, it will have cheaper gas prices than most platforms, which are payments made by users to compensate for the computer power required by a blockchain.

Second, it will have ready-to-use builders, marketplaces, scenarios, and deployment tools that anyone without technical knowledge may utilize.

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Pavia, the Cardano Metaverse Platform, Offers the Following Key Capabilities Pavia, the Cardano Metaverse Platform, Offers the Following Key Capabilities:

The Proof of stake protocol

Pavia’s primary underlying technology is proof-of-stake protocols, as previously stated. This distinguishes it from The Sandbox and Decentraland, both based on Ethereum and have only recently moved away from a proof-of-work basis. Pavia will be energy efficient and sustainable once it is fully operational.

Assets that are compatible with Pavia (PCA)

The Metaverse’s central building blocks are Pavia-compatible assets (PCAs). The platform’s goal is to provide maximal interoperability for all of its virtual assets, which will be a complex undertaking. It will give the users PC builder tools that will simplify anyone to create Metaverse-compatible assets.

Scenes in Pavia Scenes in Pavia are a user-enablement feature. A scene can be used and reused for 3D artifact construction, especially when creating PCAs such as virtual stores, tourist sites, buildings, virtual reality games, etc. Cardano NFTs, or cNFTs, are assets in the Pavia metaverse, and VR environments made using the scenes could also count as distinct cNFTs.

Interoperability of Avatars

The platform’s emphasis on interoperability extends to users’ 3D avatars. Pavia has taken the animated avatar approach rather than the photorealistic route, which means users have a lot of freedom when customizing and accessing their virtual appearance. 

Pavia tools created by the community

Tools are Pavia user enablement aids created by the platform’s developer community. The following are some of the tools that are now accessible for use:

CNFT.IO is an NFT marketplace.

OpenCNFT is a project that collects information about Pavia and Cardano Metaverse trends.

Price Checker Tool – to find land parcels in Pavia on a budget.

Pavia Improvement Proposals can be suggested and voted on in the Community Hub (PIPs)

Heat Map — to display in-demand properties based on land sales and distribution data from Pavia.

When will Pavia and the Cardano Metaverse be available to use?

The land for Pavia is being mined, and we are still in the early stages of development. Pavia Corporation, a group of 18 employees, is developing the metaverse platform, supported by a vast community of developers. The plan is divided into many stages, beginning with the development of PCAs and ending with the platform’s first anniversary. According to this roadmap, Pavia, the first Cardano metaverse, will go live sometime in mid-2022.

According to the team’s interoperability principles, users can expect complete integration with the broader Metaverse by the end of this year. Still, the Cardano blockchain and its cryptocurrency, ADA, are available to users and investors.

Also, read – Cardano Completes Network Upgrade and ADA Reacts to Positive News

Trends in Pavia for 2022

In 2022, market analysts expect a bright future for Pavia and the broader Cardano Metaverse ecosystem. In a market with several metaverse platforms in varying stages of development, the promise of energy efficiency and broad interoperability is undeniably appealing. Users will not be able to visit their land parcels for at least the next quarter, and the platform will not permit content deployment on the land.