How does Cryo Storage work?

[Azungar]

I think this is completely and purely up to each person and it would be slightly silly for us to reach a unanimous decision. There's nothing concrete in the game or the "lore" for this but it is safe to say that the crew is awakened by either their own will or by an internal AI that is indeed just a computer somewhere on the ship/stations that is never interacted with. I personally just like to think that people wake up to do a part of their shift and once they see that there is nothing more to do, they return to stasis until they get awakened by the AI to perform their duties once more.

Personally, I like to explain the same person performing different jobs during a shift because they have multiple roles aboard the shift and are currently filling up the one that is most needed. (Although sometimes really doesn't make sense when you need a doctor and there's some guy running around as a janitor). And people being "new" in my opinion has more to do with Nanotrasen being really inept at choosing actually competent crew members or just in general cutting corners.

Personally I don't see anyone in a virtual reality while in the cryo. The whole point of cryo is that there would be no active cells in the human body, that would include human brain cells which would be needed to interact in VR.

These are just my opinions though, there really is nothing official.