After weeks of deliberation, the judges have finally come to consensus about the winner, runner up, and third place competition entries of the Aventus Protocol DApp Competition. We would like to thank everyone for participating in the competition and helping to make it a success! All proposals were impressive and will receive a 12 AVT reward for participating.

Winner: Usher

The winning competition entry was Usher, a personalised event assistant that rewards users for buying tickets, merchandise, etc in AVT and provides event organisers with consumer behaviour insights by leveraging in-event RFID tracking.

The judges particularly liked how it aimed to increase the inherent value of AVT, along with its overall commercial viability. Professor Mike Waterson had the following to say about the entry:

“It rethinks the entire event from a technology standpoint. My research on the music event industry showed a disjointed picture where ticketing companies hold some information but promoters and managers seem to take no advantage of it (or have access to it). Parties are strong on anecdotes and hunches, but have little hard information. Customers receive confirmation and tickets, but no other form of engagement until the event itself. This app enables build-up, development of customer knowledge, useful supplementary vendor information and accurate settlement data all from the same source.”

As the winner, Usher will receive 4000 AVT.

Runner Up: Zorb

The runner-up entry was Zorb, a promotional and navigational tool for events on the Aventus protocol, with its own reward system Orbs that couples to AVT.

The judges liked that this entry in particular had a more “crypto” take on the competition; it posed the creation of a new reward-based cryptocurrency that is especially valuable for big events and festivals with multiple sub-sections and complex maps. Of all entries, Zorb was definitely unique. The Aventus head of product, Andy Grant, said:

“This person clearly came to the competition with a different mindset, and we were impressed by their use of gamification to elicit behaviour that offers interesting engagement opportunities to event organisers.”

As the runner up, Zorb will receive 1600 AVT.

Third Place: 12th Man

The third place entry was 12th Man, a fair market for football tickets built on the Aventus protocol, where sellers are rated, pricing is dynamic, and football-related businesses can market directly to fans.

The judges appreciated the narrow vertical this idea targeted, and noted on the need in the football ticketing market for such a product. They also were impressed by the detail put into the proposal, especially in terms of the UI/UX presented. Danny Masters had the following to say:

“The football ticketing industry has been plagued with problems for a long time and 12th Man has promising ideas for how to solve some of them.”

As the third place winner, 12th Man will receive 400 AVT.