Pi-Experience – Making 62.8 Trillion Digits Come Alive

In 2021, the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons (FHGR) set the world record for the most accurate calculation of the circular number pi by calculating 62.8 trillion decimal places. The goal of the follow-up project described here is to present the world record to the public using different methodologies. To make the record comprehensible, it was planned to use different techniques and methods to convey the dimensions of the calculated number. In a first step, we created a website to allow searching for number patterns within the decimal places of pi. So far, pattern search has been implemented for dates, birthdays, and geocoordinates. We developed a custom corporate design and implemented it into the website for its presentation. We also enriched data with Linked Open Data. Further implementations, for example in the form of a virtual reality experience in the “Igloo” at the Institute for Multimedia Production at FHGR, are planned.