Video-game enthusiasts can use their skills to help autistic students at Bellevue College on May 18. The Autism Awareness Video Game tournament, from 3-8 p.m., will benefit the college’s Autism Spectrum Navigators Program, which helps autistic students achieve success.

For $10, players ages 13 and older can enter “Super Smash Bros. Brawl” on the Nintendo Wii, with prizes for the top competitors. The champion will receive a signed collector’s edition of the video game “Guild Wars Nightfall;” a “Portal 2” gift box will go to the runner-up.

The event is free for those who aren’t as confident in their gaming skills. For the younger kids, a play room will be set up with Xbox Kinect consoles.

The event also will include a talk by Dr. Hilarie Cash, an expert on technology addiction, who will talk about healthy video game use. Local author Jane Meyerding will discuss her book “Mapping Charlie,” about a character with autism.

A panel of Bellevue College students currently in the program will discuss their college experiences.

Attendees also can bid on items in a silent auction, with the proceeds also benefitting the program. Items will include video games, gift baskets and books, such as “The Art of Guild Wars 2,” signed by the artists of ArenaNet.

The tournament will take place in the cafeteria on the college’s main campus, located at 3000 Landerholm Circle SE.